Re: can't install from a local repository - success!!!

2003-08-26 Thread Geert Stappers
On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 05:02:31PM -0700, Eric Winger wrote: > Got it! My package installed! Thank you Thank you Thank you everyone. I > think I was confusing the two types of repositories and how to access > them (automagic & simple - from the repository howto). > > Sorry for delayed response.

Re: can't install from a local repository - success!!!

2003-08-26 Thread Thomas Wana
On Tuesday 26 August 2003 08:51, Geert Stappers wrote: > > MfG? (just curious) > > Mit freundliche Greusse > It is German for Not exactly. "Mit freundlichen Grüßen" [...] > WfG > > With Friendly Greetings Does that really exist in English? Tom > > > Geert Stappers

Re: can't install from a local repository - success!!!

2003-08-26 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Eric Winger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > That means (replace {dist} and {section} with sid,main or sid,local): > > > > repository/dists/{dist}/{section}/binary-/Package.gz > > reposirory/pool/ > > > Question: Since this is a local-use only repository, wouldn't it make > more sense to give this

Re: can't install from a local repository - success!!!

2003-08-26 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Goswin von Brederlow ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >PS: carefull with File://, apt-get source will create links into the >mirror and debuild will then erase the files from the repository and >replace them when you rebuild. While you're warning about file://, how about including a reference to copy://?

RFS: dbmail: fast and scalable sql based imap and pop server

2003-08-26 Thread Paul J Stevens
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi all, Someone out here willing to sponsor this package and advocate my DD application? DBMAIL is a collection of programs that enables email to be stored in and retrieved from a database. upstream: http://www.dbmail.org closes wnpp IPT: #179879

Re: RFS: sn - Small NNTP server for leaf sites

2003-08-26 Thread Chris Niekel
To add some information to my previous post (in the hope of attracting some more attention) On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 02:52:31PM +0200, Chris Niekel wrote: > The 'sn' package was orphaned, and I ITA'ed it. I'm not a DD yet, and > this is my first package, so I would like to receive some feedback on

Re: Looking for a sponsor for package update

2003-08-26 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 12:07:32AM +0200, Aaron Isotton wrote: > Hi, > > I'm the maintainer of the sitemap package, but I'm no DD. I've got an > update (2.3-5) which is linda- and lintian clean. It is available at > [0]. Could somebody upload it, please? Thank you very much. > > [0] http://ww

Still looking for a sponsor?

2003-08-26 Thread Christoph Haas
Hi, desperate package maintainers... ;) the mentors.debian.net team has just recently put up a web based forum on their web site [1] as a "beta test". If you have done a package and feel like no potential sponsor has been replying to your requests on this list then you are kindly invited to post i

Re: Policy query

2003-08-26 Thread Roger Leigh
Frank Lichtenheld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 08:55:53PM +0100, Roger Leigh wrote: >> E: cupsys-driver-gimpprint: >> depends-on-essential-package-without-using-version gzip >> N: >> N: The package declares a depends on an essential package i.e. dpkg >> N: without usi

Re: can't install from a local repository - success!!!

2003-08-26 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
"Thomas Viehmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Goswin von Brederlow ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > >PS: carefull with File://, apt-get source will create links into the > >mirror and debuild will then erase the files from the repository and > >replace them when you rebuild. > While you're warning a

RFS: pizza-business

2003-08-26 Thread Laurent Fousse
Hi, I'm seeking a sponsor for pizza-business, a pizza restaurant simulation game. This closes #180789. The package is lintian clean except for: W: pizza-business: menu-item-creates-new-section Games/Simulation /usr/lib/menu/pizza-business:2 which I think is a lintian bug (being out of sync with

Can someone please check my package? (no need for a sponsor, I'm a DD)

2003-08-26 Thread Nicolas Boullis
Hi, I've spent quite some time recently trying to generate correct packages for em8300. These are quite complex packages with source for a kernel module, a library, quite complex maintainer scripts, complex upgrade from previous versions, etc... I don't feel self-confident enough to upload thi

timidity-patches

2003-08-26 Thread Tommy Moore
Hi guys. I'm interested in working on the timidity-patches package and am in need of a sponser for the package because I am not currently an official Debian developer yet. Is there anyone out there willing to sponser this package for me? Thanks, Tommy pgp7WbEh3Afin.pgp Description: PGP signatu

Re: can't install from a local repository - success!!!

2003-08-26 Thread Eric Winger
Goswin von Brederlow wrote: PS: carefull with File://, apt-get source will create links into the mirror and debuild will then erase the files from the repository and replace them when you rebuild. I guess I don't follow the warnings enough to heed them. I thought looking at the man page of de

Re: RFS: pizza-business

2003-08-26 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Laurent Fousse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, > > I'm seeking a sponsor for pizza-business, a pizza restaurant > simulation game. This closes #180789. > > The package is lintian clean except for: > > W: pizza-business: menu-item-creates-new-section Games/Simulation > /usr/lib/menu/pizza-busi

Re: timidity-patches

2003-08-26 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 05:17:21PM -0400, Tommy Moore wrote: > Hi guys. I'm interested in working on the timidity-patches package > and am in need of a sponser for the package because I am not currently > an official Debian developer yet. > Is there anyone out there willing to sponser this package

Re: can't install from a local repository - success!!!

2003-08-26 Thread Joshua Kwan
On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 03:33:44PM -0700, Eric Winger wrote: > I thought looking at the man page of debuild would help, as I'm not > familiar with debuild. But I didn't see a debian package in the > repository called debuild. Perhaps it is spelled incorrectly? Or maybe I > just missed it. apt-g

Re: timidity-patches

2003-08-26 Thread Tommy Moore
On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 06:37:40PM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: > Do you have documentation to show that we have a license to distribute > this package (bug #156057)? Hi Steve. I took a look at the copyright file in the package and from this document I believe that the package could still remain

Re: timidity-patches

2003-08-26 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 10:28:16PM -0400, Tommy Moore wrote: > On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 06:37:40PM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: > > Do you have documentation to show that we have a license to distribute > > this package (bug #156057)? > Hi Steve. I took a look at the copyright file in the package

Re: can't install from a local repository - success!!!

2003-08-26 Thread Eric Winger
Got it! My package installed! Thank you Thank you Thank you everyone. I think I was confusing the two types of repositories and how to access them (automagic & simple - from the repository howto). Sorry for delayed response. Goswin von Brederlow wrote: Luk Claes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Re: Policy query

2003-08-26 Thread Craig Small
On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 08:55:53PM +0100, Roger Leigh wrote: > Lintian gives me this error: > > E: cupsys-driver-gimpprint: depends-on-essential-package-without-using-version gzip > N: > N: The package declares a depends on an essential package i.e. dpkg > N: without using a versioned depends.

Re: can't install from a local repository - success!!!

2003-08-26 Thread Geert Stappers
On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 05:02:31PM -0700, Eric Winger wrote: > Got it! My package installed! Thank you Thank you Thank you everyone. I > think I was confusing the two types of repositories and how to access > them (automagic & simple - from the repository howto). > > Sorry for delayed response.

Re: can't install from a local repository - success!!!

2003-08-26 Thread Thomas Wana
On Tuesday 26 August 2003 08:51, Geert Stappers wrote: > > MfG? (just curious) > > Mit freundliche Greusse > It is German for Not exactly. "Mit freundlichen Grüßen" [...] > WfG > > With Friendly Greetings Does that really exist in English? Tom > > > Geert Stappers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email t

Re: can't install from a local repository - success!!!

2003-08-26 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Eric Winger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > That means (replace {dist} and {section} with sid,main or sid,local): > > > > repository/dists/{dist}/{section}/binary-/Package.gz > > reposirory/pool/ > > > Question: Since this is a local-use only repository, wouldn't it make > more sense to give this

Re: can't install from a local repository - success!!!

2003-08-26 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Goswin von Brederlow ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >PS: carefull with File://, apt-get source will create links into the >mirror and debuild will then erase the files from the repository and >replace them when you rebuild. While you're warning about file://, how about including a reference to copy://?

RFS: dbmail: fast and scalable sql based imap and pop server

2003-08-26 Thread Paul J Stevens
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi all, Someone out here willing to sponsor this package and advocate my DD application? DBMAIL is a collection of programs that enables email to be stored in and retrieved from a database. upstream: http://www.dbmail.org closes wnpp IPT: #179879 deb

Re: RFS: sn - Small NNTP server for leaf sites

2003-08-26 Thread Chris Niekel
To add some information to my previous post (in the hope of attracting some more attention) On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 02:52:31PM +0200, Chris Niekel wrote: > The 'sn' package was orphaned, and I ITA'ed it. I'm not a DD yet, and > this is my first package, so I would like to receive some feedback on

Re: Looking for a sponsor for package update

2003-08-26 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 12:07:32AM +0200, Aaron Isotton wrote: > Hi, > > I'm the maintainer of the sitemap package, but I'm no DD. I've got an > update (2.3-5) which is linda- and lintian clean. It is available at > [0]. Could somebody upload it, please? Thank you very much. > > [0] http://ww

Still looking for a sponsor?

2003-08-26 Thread Christoph Haas
Hi, desperate package maintainers... ;) the mentors.debian.net team has just recently put up a web based forum on their web site [1] as a "beta test". If you have done a package and feel like no potential sponsor has been replying to your requests on this list then you are kindly invited to post i

Re: Policy query

2003-08-26 Thread Roger Leigh
Frank Lichtenheld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 08:55:53PM +0100, Roger Leigh wrote: >> E: cupsys-driver-gimpprint: depends-on-essential-package-without-using-version gzip >> N: >> N: The package declares a depends on an essential package i.e. dpkg >> N: without using a

Re: can't install from a local repository - success!!!

2003-08-26 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
"Thomas Viehmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Goswin von Brederlow ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > >PS: carefull with File://, apt-get source will create links into the > >mirror and debuild will then erase the files from the repository and > >replace them when you rebuild. > While you're warning a

timidity-patches

2003-08-26 Thread Tommy Moore
Hi guys. I'm interested in working on the timidity-patches package and am in need of a sponser for the package because I am not currently an official Debian developer yet. Is there anyone out there willing to sponser this package for me? Thanks, Tommy pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature

RFS: pizza-business

2003-08-26 Thread Laurent Fousse
Hi, I'm seeking a sponsor for pizza-business, a pizza restaurant simulation game. This closes #180789. The package is lintian clean except for: W: pizza-business: menu-item-creates-new-section Games/Simulation /usr/lib/menu/pizza-business:2 which I think is a lintian bug (being out of sync with

Can someone please check my package? (no need for a sponsor, I'm a DD)

2003-08-26 Thread Nicolas Boullis
Hi, I've spent quite some time recently trying to generate correct packages for em8300. These are quite complex packages with source for a kernel module, a library, quite complex maintainer scripts, complex upgrade from previous versions, etc... I don't feel self-confident enough to upload thi