configure/build/install

2004-08-26 Thread martin f krafft
dh_make's debian/rules is not authoritative, but it does separate configure, build, and install phases. i am trying to package a software that has a single script to do it all, and it's very difficult to pull the three apart because of dependencies between parts. it does not use autotools. my que

Re: configure/build/install

2004-08-26 Thread Simon Richter
Hi, > my question is whether you can see any problems arising from this? > or does it not matter if i have NOOP configure and build targets and > do everything in the install target before debianising in binary-*? Only the targets mentioned in the policy are required, i.e. there is no need to eve

Re: RFS: kst: A KDE data analysis program

2004-08-26 Thread Mark Hymers
On Tue, 24, Aug, 2004 at 01:51:40PM +1000, Anibal Monsalve Salazar spoke thus.. > Include the upstream homepage in the description in debian/control. Although policy states this is optional, I agree with you so I've done it. > Also, remove the commented out lines in debian/rules. Done - I agree,

Re: readline library question

2004-08-26 Thread Alexander Baranov
- Original Message - From: "Francesco P. Lovergine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 3:22 PM Subject: Re: readline library question > On Thu, Aug 19, 2004 at 03:34:57PM -0400, Alexander Baranov wrote: > > > > So, the readline seems to work fine with standard inp

Re: Sponsor for a new package

2004-08-26 Thread Nelson A. de Oliveira
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi people Well, about Raster3D. I have talked a little more with the author: *ABOUT THE LICENSE* OK, this is one time too many. It seems I must bow to the inevitable and add a paragraph marked "License" to the web site and to the distributed packa

Re: Sponsor for a new package

2004-08-26 Thread Colin Watson
On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 03:52:34PM -0300, Nelson A. de Oliveira wrote: > So... even with the author giving us permission to put Raster3D on > Debian, it's necessary to have a license? Explicit permission to distribute should be enough for non-free. Include all the documentation you have (e.g. the

Re: Sponsor for a new package

2004-08-26 Thread Nelson A. de Oliveira
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi I have a explicity permission to distribute Raster3D from the author. It can also be used for commercial purposes. The package is linda and linthian clean and is availabe at http://biolinux.df.ibilce.unesp.br/naoliv/raster3d/ Could someone take

gamecon driver

2004-08-26 Thread Matt Fishburn
Hello, I recently soldered a couple of SNES controllers as suggested in the Documentation/input/joystick-parport.txt file (from the kernel tree). The controllers work well under the stock Debian 2.4.18-1-686 kernel, but I've been unable to get the controllers working under several 2.6 kernels (th

what stops dmalloc of entering sarge?

2004-08-26 Thread Luk Claes
Hi dmalloc is a valid candidate regarding pts, but is blocking itself regarding bjorn.haxx.se and it isn't even built on arm regarding buildd.net??? So, what is wrong and when will dmalloc 5.3.0-3 be ready to enter testing? Cheers Luk

Re: Sponsor for a new package

2004-08-26 Thread Jesus Climent
> Hi people > > Well, about Raster3D. I have talked a little more with the author: > > *ABOUT THE LICENSE* > > OK, this is one time too many. It seems I must bow to the inevitable > and add a paragraph marked "License" to the web site and to the > distributed package. But it may take me some w

Re: what stops dmalloc of entering sarge?

2004-08-26 Thread Steve Langasek
On Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 01:04:54AM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > dmalloc is a valid candidate regarding pts, but is blocking itself > regarding bjorn.haxx.se and it isn't even built on arm regarding > buildd.net??? > So, what is wrong and when will dmalloc 5.3.0-3 be ready to enter testing? Package:

Re: version numbers in testing-proposed-updates

2004-08-26 Thread Matt Brubeck
Frank K?ster wrote: > By the way, why are only alphanumerics, . and + allowed in version > numbers? If this were less resctrictive, one could do > > dpkg --compare-versions 1-3_sarge.1 gt 1-3.1; echo $? In part so that filenames can be parsed easily. If package names and version numbers could co

How to remove ITP from debian.org?

2004-08-26 Thread Lawrence Williams
Hi, I would like to remove two ITP:, namely python2.3-lame and lsongs. I want to remove python2.3-lame because it depends on LAME, which has patent issues. LSongs needs to be removed too because the current version depends on python2.3-lame. It is pointless to leave them open, since neither

Re: How to remove ITP from debian.org?

2004-08-26 Thread Adeodato Simó
* Lawrence Williams [Thu, 26 Aug 2004 23:26:25 -0230]: > Hi, > I would like to remove two ITP:, namely python2.3-lame and lsongs. I > want to remove python2.3-lame because it depends on LAME, which has > patent issues. LSongs needs to be removed too because the current > version depends on pyth

Re: gamecon driver

2004-08-26 Thread Lawrence Williams
Matt Fishburn wrote: Hello, I recently soldered a couple of SNES controllers as suggested in the Documentation/input/joystick-parport.txt file (from the kernel tree). The controllers work well under the stock Debian 2.4.18-1-686 kernel, but I've been unable to get the controllers working unde

Re: what stops dmalloc of entering sarge?

2004-08-26 Thread Ken Bloom
On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 16:28:38 -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 01:04:54AM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > >> dmalloc is a valid candidate regarding pts, but is blocking itself >> regarding bjorn.haxx.se and it isn't even built on arm regarding >> buildd.net??? > >> So, what is wro

Re: RFS: gtklp-0.9u

2004-08-26 Thread Anibal Monsalve Salazar
On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 03:58:30AM -0500, Zak B. Elep wrote: >I've just finished a very *late* deb of gtklp-0.9u. Nothing really >worth noting, except that it might get into Sarge (but, in all >probability, it won't :() Please post the URL of the source debian package. Anibal Monsalve Salazar --

Re: How to remove ITP from debian.org?

2004-08-26 Thread John Buttery
* Lawrence Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-08-26 23:26:25 -0230]: > It is pointless to leave them open, since neither package can ever be > released. Am I missing something here...couldn't these packages be in contrib if they themselves are free, even if their dependencies aren't? -- John

Re: How to remove ITP from debian.org?

2004-08-26 Thread Lawrence Williams
John Buttery wrote: * Lawrence Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-08-26 23:26:25 -0230]: It is pointless to leave them open, since neither package can ever be released. Am I missing something here...couldn't these packages be in contrib if they themselves are free, even if their depe

configure/build/install

2004-08-26 Thread martin f krafft
dh_make's debian/rules is not authoritative, but it does separate configure, build, and install phases. i am trying to package a software that has a single script to do it all, and it's very difficult to pull the three apart because of dependencies between parts. it does not use autotools. my que

Re: configure/build/install

2004-08-26 Thread Simon Richter
Hi, > my question is whether you can see any problems arising from this? > or does it not matter if i have NOOP configure and build targets and > do everything in the install target before debianising in binary-*? Only the targets mentioned in the policy are required, i.e. there is no need to eve

Re: RFS: kst: A KDE data analysis program

2004-08-26 Thread Mark Hymers
On Tue, 24, Aug, 2004 at 01:51:40PM +1000, Anibal Monsalve Salazar spoke thus.. > Include the upstream homepage in the description in debian/control. Although policy states this is optional, I agree with you so I've done it. > Also, remove the commented out lines in debian/rules. Done - I agree,

Re: readline library question

2004-08-26 Thread Alexander Baranov
- Original Message - From: "Francesco P. Lovergine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 3:22 PM Subject: Re: readline library question > On Thu, Aug 19, 2004 at 03:34:57PM -0400, Alexander Baranov wrote: > > > > So, the readline seems to work fin

Re: Sponsor for a new package

2004-08-26 Thread Nelson A. de Oliveira
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi people Well, about Raster3D. I have talked a little more with the author: *ABOUT THE LICENSE* OK, this is one time too many. It seems I must bow to the inevitable and add a paragraph marked "License" to the web site and to the distributed package.

Re: Sponsor for a new package

2004-08-26 Thread Colin Watson
On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 03:52:34PM -0300, Nelson A. de Oliveira wrote: > So... even with the author giving us permission to put Raster3D on > Debian, it's necessary to have a license? Explicit permission to distribute should be enough for non-free. Include all the documentation you have (e.g. the

Re: Sponsor for a new package

2004-08-26 Thread Nelson A. de Oliveira
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi I have a explicity permission to distribute Raster3D from the author. It can also be used for commercial purposes. The package is linda and linthian clean and is availabe at http://biolinux.df.ibilce.unesp.br/naoliv/raster3d/ Could someone take a loo

gamecon driver

2004-08-26 Thread Matt Fishburn
Hello, I recently soldered a couple of SNES controllers as suggested in the Documentation/input/joystick-parport.txt file (from the kernel tree). The controllers work well under the stock Debian 2.4.18-1-686 kernel, but I've been unable to get the controllers working under several 2.6 kernels (th

Re: version numbers in testing-proposed-updates

2004-08-26 Thread Matt Brubeck
Frank Küster wrote: > By the way, why are only alphanumerics, . and + allowed in version > numbers? If this were less resctrictive, one could do > > dpkg --compare-versions 1-3_sarge.1 gt 1-3.1; echo $? In part so that filenames can be parsed easily. If package names and version numbers could co

what stops dmalloc of entering sarge?

2004-08-26 Thread Luk Claes
Hi dmalloc is a valid candidate regarding pts, but is blocking itself regarding bjorn.haxx.se and it isn't even built on arm regarding buildd.net??? So, what is wrong and when will dmalloc 5.3.0-3 be ready to enter testing? Cheers Luk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subj

Re: Sponsor for a new package

2004-08-26 Thread Jesus Climent
> Hi people > > Well, about Raster3D. I have talked a little more with the author: > > *ABOUT THE LICENSE* > > OK, this is one time too many. It seems I must bow to the inevitable > and add a paragraph marked "License" to the web site and to the > distributed package. But it may take me some w

Re: what stops dmalloc of entering sarge?

2004-08-26 Thread Steve Langasek
On Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 01:04:54AM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > dmalloc is a valid candidate regarding pts, but is blocking itself > regarding bjorn.haxx.se and it isn't even built on arm regarding > buildd.net??? > So, what is wrong and when will dmalloc 5.3.0-3 be ready to enter testing? Package:

How to remove ITP from debian.org?

2004-08-26 Thread Lawrence Williams
Hi, I would like to remove two ITP:, namely python2.3-lame and lsongs. I want to remove python2.3-lame because it depends on LAME, which has patent issues. LSongs needs to be removed too because the current version depends on python2.3-lame. It is pointless to leave them open, since neither pac

Re: How to remove ITP from debian.org?

2004-08-26 Thread Adeodato Simó
* Lawrence Williams [Thu, 26 Aug 2004 23:26:25 -0230]: > Hi, > I would like to remove two ITP:, namely python2.3-lame and lsongs. I > want to remove python2.3-lame because it depends on LAME, which has > patent issues. LSongs needs to be removed too because the current > version depends on pyth

Re: gamecon driver

2004-08-26 Thread Lawrence Williams
Matt Fishburn wrote: Hello, I recently soldered a couple of SNES controllers as suggested in the Documentation/input/joystick-parport.txt file (from the kernel tree). The controllers work well under the stock Debian 2.4.18-1-686 kernel, but I've been unable to get the controllers working under sev

Re: what stops dmalloc of entering sarge?

2004-08-26 Thread Ken Bloom
On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 16:28:38 -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 01:04:54AM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > >> dmalloc is a valid candidate regarding pts, but is blocking itself >> regarding bjorn.haxx.se and it isn't even built on arm regarding >> buildd.net??? > >> So, what is wro

Re: RFS: gtklp-0.9u

2004-08-26 Thread Anibal Monsalve Salazar
On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 03:58:30AM -0500, Zak B. Elep wrote: >I've just finished a very *late* deb of gtklp-0.9u. Nothing really >worth noting, except that it might get into Sarge (but, in all >probability, it won't :() Please post the URL of the source debian package. Anibal Monsalve Salazar --

Re: How to remove ITP from debian.org?

2004-08-26 Thread John Buttery
* Lawrence Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-08-26 23:26:25 -0230]: > It is pointless to leave them open, since neither package can ever be > released. Am I missing something here...couldn't these packages be in contrib if they themselves are free, even if their dependencies aren't? -- John

Re: How to remove ITP from debian.org?

2004-08-26 Thread Lawrence Williams
John Buttery wrote: * Lawrence Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-08-26 23:26:25 -0230]: It is pointless to leave them open, since neither package can ever be released. Am I missing something here...couldn't these packages be in contrib if they themselves are free, even if their dependenci

request for help with subversion 1.1.0-rc2 Debian packages

2004-08-26 Thread Faheem Mitha
Dear People, I've tried my hand at building Subversion 1.1.0-rc2 packages. I've imitated the packaging of the official Debian packages as far as possible. Whenever possible I applied the Debian patches. However, since I don't understand exactly what I am doing, I suppose some breakage was inevi

Re: Sponsor for a new package

2004-08-26 Thread Jesus Climent
Mathew is right. I have to be nicer with new people. And i should not write mails at 2AM when i am almost falling asleep and not taking more care of my language. However my points stand. DFSG are the guides by which a DD and non-DD wanting to put packages in the repository should be enlightened. T