RFS: cnet - a network simulator

2003-10-03 Thread Nick Jamieson
Hi. I'd be very grateful for a sponsor for my package of the cnet network simulator. The package (compiled for sarge) is at http://www.mcs.vuw.ac.nz/~ncj/cnet.html Best regards. Nick Jamieson

Security updates

2003-10-03 Thread Daniel J. Priem
Hello, one question: What will be the _right_ method for sec updates. refering to http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2003/debian-devel-200309/msg01509.html and refering special to http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2003/debian-devel-200309/msg01537.html 1. choice everytime where a new b

fvwm-themes dont have a sponsor

2003-10-03 Thread Andrei Mitrofanow
fvwm-themes the 6. http://smilebef.homelinux.org/~smilebef here are the files. I think fvwm-themes are ready. For Sponsors without concept of native packages, this is a native package.(i fell nobody will answer to me, ok my english also is bad) Also i have access to the cvs. This request is for co

Re: Security updates

2003-10-03 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Oct 03, 2003 at 09:39:54AM +0200, Daniel J. Priem wrote: > 1. choice > > everytime where a new busybox | xserver_something | another package > due to security reasons is released > LTSP also needs and gets an secupdate > > 2. choice > > or having something like > > build_rootfs.sh re

Re: RFS: cnet - a network simulator

2003-10-03 Thread Rob Bradford
On Fri, 2003-10-03 at 05:56, Nick Jamieson wrote: > Hi. > > I'd be very grateful for a sponsor for my package of the cnet network > simulator. The package (compiled for sarge) is at > http://www.mcs.vuw.ac.nz/~ncj/cnet.html You should always check your packages compile against unstable rather t

Renaming a package

2003-10-03 Thread Peter S Galbraith
Hi all, In the upcoming version of the `emacs-goodies-el' source package, I want the following to happen to these bianry packages: `emacs-goodies-extra-el' -> removed and contents merged into `emacs-goodies-el' `debbugs-el' -> replaced by `debian-el' I did the following in the control

Re: Renaming a package

2003-10-03 Thread Jérôme Marant
Quoting Peter S Galbraith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I created a Packages.gz file to test the upgrade to these and added an > entry to it to sources.list. Here's what happens: > > # apt-get -u dist-upgrade > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > Calculating Upgrade... D

Re: Renaming a package

2003-10-03 Thread Santiago Vila
On Fri, 3 Oct 2003, Peter S Galbraith wrote: > In the upcoming version of the `emacs-goodies-el' source package, I want > the following to happen to these bianry packages: > > `emacs-goodies-extra-el' >-> removed and contents merged into `emacs-goodies-el' > > `debbugs-el' >-> replaced b

Re: Renaming a package

2003-10-03 Thread Jérôme Marant
Quoting Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > If the ordinary tools to upgrade the system are not enough to upgrade > the system and the release notes are longer than that, I think it's a > clear sign that we have made something wrong. I think versioned provides would be a way to fix this by avoid

Re: Renaming a package

2003-10-03 Thread Andreas Metzler
On Fri, Oct 03, 2003 at 03:09:39PM -0400, Peter S Galbraith wrote: > In the upcoming version of the `emacs-goodies-el' source package, I want > the following to happen to these bianry packages: > > `emacs-goodies-extra-el' >-> removed and contents merged into `emacs-goodies-el' > > `debbug

Re: Renaming a package

2003-10-03 Thread Peter S Galbraith
Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe, the fact that APT tries to not remove any of your currently > installed packages during an upgrade. kay, I was under the false impression this worked. > There is not a "standard" to make a package to disappear, but there is > something you can d

Re: Renaming a package

2003-10-03 Thread Peter S Galbraith
Peter S Galbraith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > There is not a "standard" to make a package to disappear, but there is > > something you can do to ensure that "apt-get upgrade" works: Just make > > emacs-goodies-extra-el a dummy (empty) package which

bug data mining

2003-10-03 Thread John Belmonte
Hello, Is there some resource that lets me find "overlooked" bugs-- for example, RC bugs older than 2 weeks and having no follow-up messages? If not, what is the best way to generate such a list on my own? Thanks, -John -- http:// if le.o /

Security updates

2003-10-03 Thread Daniel J. Priem
Hello, one question: What will be the _right_ method for sec updates. refering to http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2003/debian-devel-200309/msg01509.html and refering special to http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2003/debian-devel-200309/msg01537.html 1. choice everytime where a new b

fvwm-themes dont have a sponsor

2003-10-03 Thread Andrei Mitrofanow
fvwm-themes the 6. http://smilebef.homelinux.org/~smilebef here are the files. I think fvwm-themes are ready. For Sponsors without concept of native packages, this is a native package.(i fell nobody will answer to me, ok my english also is bad) Also i have access to the cvs. This request is for co

Re: Security updates

2003-10-03 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Oct 03, 2003 at 09:39:54AM +0200, Daniel J. Priem wrote: > 1. choice > > everytime where a new busybox | xserver_something | another package > due to security reasons is released > LTSP also needs and gets an secupdate > > 2. choice > > or having something like > > build_rootfs.sh re

Re: RFS: cnet - a network simulator

2003-10-03 Thread Rob Bradford
On Fri, 2003-10-03 at 05:56, Nick Jamieson wrote: > Hi. > > I'd be very grateful for a sponsor for my package of the cnet network > simulator. The package (compiled for sarge) is at > http://www.mcs.vuw.ac.nz/~ncj/cnet.html You should always check your packages compile against unstable rather t

Renaming a package

2003-10-03 Thread Peter S Galbraith
Hi all, In the upcoming version of the `emacs-goodies-el' source package, I want the following to happen to these bianry packages: `emacs-goodies-extra-el' -> removed and contents merged into `emacs-goodies-el' `debbugs-el' -> replaced by `debian-el' I did the following in the control

Re: Renaming a package

2003-10-03 Thread Jérôme Marant
Quoting Peter S Galbraith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I created a Packages.gz file to test the upgrade to these and added an > entry to it to sources.list. Here's what happens: > > # apt-get -u dist-upgrade > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > Calculating Upgrade... D

Re: Renaming a package

2003-10-03 Thread Santiago Vila
On Fri, 3 Oct 2003, Peter S Galbraith wrote: > In the upcoming version of the `emacs-goodies-el' source package, I want > the following to happen to these bianry packages: > > `emacs-goodies-extra-el' >-> removed and contents merged into `emacs-goodies-el' > > `debbugs-el' >-> replaced b

Re: Renaming a package

2003-10-03 Thread Jérôme Marant
Quoting Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > If the ordinary tools to upgrade the system are not enough to upgrade > the system and the release notes are longer than that, I think it's a > clear sign that we have made something wrong. I think versioned provides would be a way to fix this by avoid

Re: Renaming a package

2003-10-03 Thread Andreas Metzler
On Fri, Oct 03, 2003 at 03:09:39PM -0400, Peter S Galbraith wrote: > In the upcoming version of the `emacs-goodies-el' source package, I want > the following to happen to these bianry packages: > > `emacs-goodies-extra-el' >-> removed and contents merged into `emacs-goodies-el' > > `debbug

Re: Renaming a package

2003-10-03 Thread Peter S Galbraith
Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe, the fact that APT tries to not remove any of your currently > installed packages during an upgrade. kay, I was under the false impression this worked. > There is not a "standard" to make a package to disappear, but there is > something you can d

Re: Renaming a package

2003-10-03 Thread Peter S Galbraith
Peter S Galbraith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > There is not a "standard" to make a package to disappear, but there is > > something you can do to ensure that "apt-get upgrade" works: Just make > > emacs-goodies-extra-el a dummy (empty) package which

bug data mining

2003-10-03 Thread John Belmonte
Hello, Is there some resource that lets me find "overlooked" bugs-- for example, RC bugs older than 2 weeks and having no follow-up messages? If not, what is the best way to generate such a list on my own? Thanks, -John -- http:// if le.o / -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with