moving conffiles: Is there a way to fool dpkg?

2004-02-23 Thread Frank Küster
Hi, when a configuration file is moved from one package to an other one, but the file itself is not changed, then there's a problem with smooth upgrades: dpkg will tell the user he (or a script) has changed the file. The same is true if the file changed its name and content, and is mv'ed to the n

ITA with already removed packages

2004-02-23 Thread Hidetaka Iwai
Hello, I intend to adopt libming etc. But [1]they are already removed. Does anyone tell me whether I should reopen and re-title the old wnpp bug #166973, or submit new ITP? 1. http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=166973 regards, -- Hidetaka Iwai [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: ITA with already removed packages

2004-02-23 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Hidetaka Iwai wrote: > I intend to adopt libming etc. But [1]they are already removed. > Does anyone tell me whether I should reopen and re-title the old wnpp > bug #166973, or submit new ITP? I think it would be best to submit a new ITP, maybe providing a reference to the RFA/removal bug. Before

Re: ITA with already removed packages

2004-02-23 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 12:49:54PM +0100, Thomas Viehmann wrote: > > libming currently has two grave bugs, one of which indicates that it > > needs source changes to make it work with the current PHP API. > > Unless you can address all of these (upstream presumed dead and the > grave bugs), you sh

Re: RFS: BinClock - binary clock

2004-02-23 Thread Romain Francoise
Nico Golde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > shure. but you can't configure colors and printing characters. Actually, starting with 0.3 you can configure colors as well. :-) -- ,''`. : :' :Romain Francoise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `. `' http://people.debian.org/~rfrancoise/ `-

Re: RFS: BinClock - binary clock

2004-02-23 Thread Nico Golde
Hallo Romain, * Romain Francoise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-02-23 16:13]: > > shure. but you can't configure colors and printing characters. > > Actually, starting with 0.3 you can configure colors as well. :-) But you cannot make points to square etc. :) i only want a sponsor for binclock... re

how to test for architecture in perl base pre/postinst scripts ?

2004-02-23 Thread Sven Luther
Hello, I am searching to test for architecture in perl written pre/post inst scripts. I am not perl fluetn though, and i don't know what is the correct way of querying for architecture in those scripts. Sure i could parse the uname output or something such, but maybe there is already a prefered wa

Re: how to test for architecture in perl base pre/postinst scripts ?

2004-02-23 Thread Jochen Friedrich
Hi Sven, > I am searching to test for architecture in perl written pre/post inst > scripts. I am not perl fluetn though, and i don't know what is the > correct way of querying for architecture in those scripts. Sure i could > parse the uname output or something such, but maybe there is already a >

Re: how to test for architecture in perl base pre/postinst scripts ?

2004-02-23 Thread Sven Luther
On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 06:42:08PM +0100, Jochen Friedrich wrote: > Hi Sven, > > > I am searching to test for architecture in perl written pre/post inst > > scripts. I am not perl fluetn though, and i don't know what is the > > correct way of querying for architecture in those scripts. Sure i coul

Re: how to test for architecture in perl base pre/postinst scripts ?

2004-02-23 Thread Don Armstrong
On Mon, 23 Feb 2004, Sven Luther wrote: > Yeah, seems reasonable, now i only need to find out how to call it > from perl. %arch = split /[=\n]/, qx(dpkg-architecture) or die q(dpkg-architecture failed); should do nicely. [dpkg-architecture should exist once dpkg has been unpacked...] Don Armstr

RFS: hashcash

2004-02-23 Thread Hubert Chan
I've created a Debian package for hashcash[1]. It is available from: http://www.uhoreg.ca/programming/debian.html [1] http://www.hashcash.org Package: hashcash Version: 0.28-2 Section: mail Priority: optional Architecture: i386 Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-4) Installed-Size: 173 Maintain

Need sponsor for Alien Pool

2004-02-23 Thread Michael J. Korman
Hello All, I am looking for a sponsor for Alien Pool, a nice arcade game. Alien Pool is a space-shooter that is similar to both asteroids and pool. Move a spaceship around the screen and shoot at aliens. Aliens that have been shot bounce around the screen and hit other aliens. I have made a Debi

moving conffiles: Is there a way to fool dpkg?

2004-02-23 Thread Frank Küster
Hi, when a configuration file is moved from one package to an other one, but the file itself is not changed, then there's a problem with smooth upgrades: dpkg will tell the user he (or a script) has changed the file. The same is true if the file changed its name and content, and is mv'ed to the n

ITA with already removed packages

2004-02-23 Thread Hidetaka Iwai
Hello, I intend to adopt libming etc. But [1]they are already removed. Does anyone tell me whether I should reopen and re-title the old wnpp bug #166973, or submit new ITP? 1. http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=166973 regards, -- Hidetaka Iwai [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBS

Re: ITA with already removed packages

2004-02-23 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Hidetaka Iwai wrote: > I intend to adopt libming etc. But [1]they are already removed. > Does anyone tell me whether I should reopen and re-title the old wnpp > bug #166973, or submit new ITP? I think it would be best to submit a new ITP, maybe providing a reference to the RFA/removal bug. Before

Re: ITA with already removed packages

2004-02-23 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 12:49:54PM +0100, Thomas Viehmann wrote: > > libming currently has two grave bugs, one of which indicates that it > > needs source changes to make it work with the current PHP API. > > Unless you can address all of these (upstream presumed dead and the > grave bugs), you sh

Re: RFS: BinClock - binary clock

2004-02-23 Thread Romain Francoise
Nico Golde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > shure. but you can't configure colors and printing characters. Actually, starting with 0.3 you can configure colors as well. :-) -- ,''`. : :' :Romain Francoise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `. `' http://people.debian.org/~rfrancoise/ `-

Re: RFS: BinClock - binary clock

2004-02-23 Thread Nico Golde
Hallo Romain, * Romain Francoise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-02-23 16:13]: > > shure. but you can't configure colors and printing characters. > > Actually, starting with 0.3 you can configure colors as well. :-) But you cannot make points to square etc. :) i only want a sponsor for binclock... re

how to test for architecture in perl base pre/postinst scripts ?

2004-02-23 Thread Sven Luther
Hello, I am searching to test for architecture in perl written pre/post inst scripts. I am not perl fluetn though, and i don't know what is the correct way of querying for architecture in those scripts. Sure i could parse the uname output or something such, but maybe there is already a prefered wa

Re: how to test for architecture in perl base pre/postinst scripts ?

2004-02-23 Thread Jochen Friedrich
Hi Sven, > I am searching to test for architecture in perl written pre/post inst > scripts. I am not perl fluetn though, and i don't know what is the > correct way of querying for architecture in those scripts. Sure i could > parse the uname output or something such, but maybe there is already a >

Re: how to test for architecture in perl base pre/postinst scripts ?

2004-02-23 Thread Sven Luther
On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 06:42:08PM +0100, Jochen Friedrich wrote: > Hi Sven, > > > I am searching to test for architecture in perl written pre/post inst > > scripts. I am not perl fluetn though, and i don't know what is the > > correct way of querying for architecture in those scripts. Sure i coul

Re: how to test for architecture in perl base pre/postinst scripts ?

2004-02-23 Thread Don Armstrong
On Mon, 23 Feb 2004, Sven Luther wrote: > Yeah, seems reasonable, now i only need to find out how to call it > from perl. %arch = split /[=\n]/, qx(dpkg-architecture) or die q(dpkg-architecture failed); should do nicely. [dpkg-architecture should exist once dpkg has been unpacked...] Don Armstr

RFS: hashcash

2004-02-23 Thread Hubert Chan
I've created a Debian package for hashcash[1]. It is available from: http://www.uhoreg.ca/programming/debian.html [1] http://www.hashcash.org Package: hashcash Version: 0.28-2 Section: mail Priority: optional Architecture: i386 Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-4) Installed-Size: 173 Maintain

Need sponsor for Alien Pool

2004-02-23 Thread Michael J. Korman
Hello All, I am looking for a sponsor for Alien Pool, a nice arcade game. Alien Pool is a space-shooter that is similar to both asteroids and pool. Move a spaceship around the screen and shoot at aliens. Aliens that have been shot bounce around the screen and hit other aliens. I have made a Debi