Re: aspell-uz: new upstream release (0.6.0)

2006-12-17 Thread Mashrab Kuvatov
On Wednesday 13 December 2006 09:34, Daniel Baumann wrote: > Mashrab Kuvatov wrote: > >> additionally, i recommend you rename the source package name to > >> uzbek-wordlist, since source package names with points as seperator is > >> uncommon and looks very ugly. > > > > Yes. I planned it for the n

Re: RFS: kallery - Image gallery generator for the KDE

2006-12-17 Thread Marvin Stark
Am Samstag, 16. Dezember 2006 22:08 schrieb Daniel Baumann: > Marvin Stark wrote: > > http://stuff.der-marv.de/debian/kallery/1.2.0-1/ > > * you should build-depend on -dev library packages, not the library > itself. FIXED. > > * Instead of just writing ' http://kallery.kdewebdev.org/',

Re: RFS: kallery - Image gallery generator for the KDE

2006-12-17 Thread Daniel Baumann
Marvin Stark wrote: >> * the package doesn't build, because chrpath cannot be found. >> unrelated to that, instead of chrpath you can pass --disable-rpath >> to configure. > > This configure option does not work for kallery. I'm always getting following > lintian message: > W: kallery:

Re: Looking for a sponsor, adopting an orphan

2006-12-17 Thread Daniel Baumann
Brandon Barnes wrote: > The source is at: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/x/xevil Please include also the URI to the *.dsc file, otherwise I have to fire up a browser just because of that. > I can email the binary to anyone who asks. It looks like > mentors.debian.net doesn't accept bi

Re: Looking for a sponsor, adopting an orphan

2006-12-17 Thread Daniel Baumann
Daniel Baumann wrote: > However, please bump the standards version to the current one, write a > manpage for 'serverping', and I'm happy to sponsor it. Oh, and I forgot: Please include the full GPL blurb in debian/copyright, look at libextractor if unsure. -- Address:Daniel Baumann, Burg

Re: aspell-uz: new upstream release (0.6.0)

2006-12-17 Thread Daniel Baumann
Mashrab Kuvatov wrote: > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/u/uzbek-wordlist/ good, uploaded now (the *.dirs file is still useless, though ;). if you want/need further sponsoring, contact me off-list: http://people.debian.org/~daniel/documents/sponsoring.html#contact -- Address:

RFS: jlha-utils -- command-line lzh archiver written in Java

2006-12-17 Thread Ying-Chun Liu (PaulLiu)
Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "jlha-utils". * Package name: jlha-utils Version : 0.1.3-3 Upstream Author : Ying-Chun Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://sourceforge.net/projects/jlhafrontend/ * License : Cryptix General License (BS

Re: RFS: knetstats

2006-12-17 Thread Daniel Baumann
Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote: > Hope this time something doesn't break. :-) well, the package is good now, except that it doesn't build: [...] # Add here commands to compile the package. /usr/bin/make make[1]: Entering directory `/home/user/knetstats-1.6.1' cd . && /bin/sh /home/user/knetstats-1.6.1/a

Re: RFS: liblinux-kernelsort-perl | Simple sorting library for kernel version strings

2006-12-17 Thread Daniel Baumann
Maximilian Wilhelm wrote: > Package: deb http://debian.rfc2324.org/debian unstable > liblinux-kernelsort-perl Please post at least the URI to the *.dsc file, I don't want to search for a package to find the sources. > Anyone who wantŽs to sponsor it? I can do that, but there needs to be some th

Re: RFS: jlha-utils -- command-line lzh archiver written in Java

2006-12-17 Thread Daniel Baumann
Ying-Chun Liu (PaulLiu) wrote: > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/j/jlha-utils/jlha-utils_0.1.3-3.dsc given that you are upstream, please fix your tarballs. they should extract to a new directory (e.g. ${package}-${version}) and *not* to the current directory. * in README.Debian, this

Re: RFS: fig2sxd

2006-12-17 Thread Daniel Baumann
Alexander Bürger wrote: > the most recent version available from http://fig2sxd.sf.net/ sf.net sucks for getting source packages. please give the, at least, URI to the *.dsc file and upload it somewhere where one can download the files without having to open a browser (e.g. mentors.d.n). however,

Re: RFS: liblinux-kernelsort-perl | Simple sorting library for kernel version strings

2006-12-17 Thread Maximilian Wilhelm
Am Sonntag, den 17 Dezember hub Daniel Baumann folgendes in die Tasten: Hi Daniel! Thank´s for your reply! > Maximilian Wilhelm wrote: > > Package: deb http://debian.rfc2324.org/debian unstable > > liblinux-kernelsort-perl > Please post at least the URI to the *.dsc file, I don't want to searc

Re: RFS: liblinux-kernelsort-perl | Simple sorting library for kernel version strings

2006-12-17 Thread Daniel Baumann
Maximilian Wilhelm wrote: > http://debian.rfc2324.org/debian/dists/sid/liblinux-kernelsort-perl/binary-all/liblinux-kernelsort-perl_0.01-1.dsc >> * The line with the Homepage in control should have two leading >> spaces. > > done. > Silly question, why? someone somewhen decided that this i

Re: RFS: liblinux-kernelsort-perl | Simple sorting library for kernel version strings

2006-12-17 Thread Maximilian Wilhelm
Am Sonntag, den 17 Dezember hub Daniel Baumann folgendes in die Tasten: > Maximilian Wilhelm wrote: > > http://debian.rfc2324.org/debian/dists/sid/liblinux-kernelsort-perl/binary-all/liblinux-kernelsort-perl_0.01-1.dsc > >> * remove the configure: target, it's useless > > done. > also remove

Re: RFS: liblinux-kernelsort-perl | Simple sorting library for kernel version strings

2006-12-17 Thread Daniel Baumann
Maximilian Wilhelm wrote: >> also remove configure from PHONY. > > I thought I did so? > I updated the files on the server short after writing the last mail > again to cleanup the rules-file just a bit more. > Maybe you have been to fast :) could be, don't know. anyway, it's good now. >> btw, yo

Build-Depends-Indep and build target

2006-12-17 Thread Joachim Reichel
Hi, section 7.6 of the policy states that Build-Depends-Indep must be satisfied if the build target is invoked. Consider the log file of core++ on ia64: http://experimental.debian.net/fetch.php?&pkg=core%2B%2B&ver=1.7-6&arch=ia64&stamp=1165413626&file=log&as=raw The build target is invoked, but

Re: RFS: jlha-utils -- command-line lzh archiver written in Java

2006-12-17 Thread Daniel Baumann
Ying-Chun Liu (PaulLiu) wrote: > I've fixed these problems and upload a new version to mentors. Thanks > for viewing. The new version can be downloaded from > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/j/jlha-utils/ > or > dget > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/j/jlha-utils/jlha-utils_0.

Re: RFS: liblinux-kernelsort-perl | Simple sorting library for kernel version strings

2006-12-17 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 15:49:49 +0100, Daniel Baumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > someone somewhen decided that this is bestpractise and documented > the two leading spaces in the developers reference. roumors has it, > that it is required for some automatic tools. > as long as it is written in the

Re: RFS: array-info

2006-12-17 Thread Raphaël Pinson
Hi Daniel & Magnus, Thank you both for your comments. We have begun another thread about this package on the ITP thread [0], which answers most of your comments. As sais in this thread, array-info can't build with recent kernel headers, which is why I'm including this old version of the linux/

Re: RFS: fig2sxd

2006-12-17 Thread Alexander Bürger
>> the most recent version available from http://fig2sxd.sf.net/ > mentors.d.n It's there and also on sf.net. > however, i had a look at your package: > * remove the useless empty line at the end of changelog > * bump the standards version to the current one, check with lintian if > there

Re: RFS: liblinux-kernelsort-perl | Simple sorting library for kernel version strings

2006-12-17 Thread Daniel Baumann
Manoj Srivastava wrote: > What happens when opinions differ about what is and is not > "best practice", a label which can often be subjective? then, the sponsorees says "I ignore developers reference in this case and insist on having only one leading space" or similar and I sponsor it wit

Re: RFS: liblinux-kernelsort-perl | Simple sorting library for kernel version strings

2006-12-17 Thread Felipe Sateler
Daniel Baumann wrote: > someone somewhen decided that this is bestpractise and documented the > two leading spaces in the developers reference. roumors has it, that it > is required for some automatic tools. APT frontends reformat the description to fit in wherever they are printing it. The doubl

Re: RFS: fig2sxd

2006-12-17 Thread Daniel Baumann
Alexander Bürger wrote: >>> the most recent version available from http://fig2sxd.sf.net/ >> mentors.d.n > > It's there and also on sf.net. *please* include the URI to the dsc. > I tried to do this. Is it okay? i uploaded it. if you want/need further sponsoring, contact me off-list, but read t

Re: RFS: array-info

2006-12-17 Thread Daniel Baumann
Raphaël Pinson wrote: > We have begun another thread about this package on the ITP thread [0], which > answers most of your comments. i saw it on -wnpp already :) let me know when i can be of any help with sponsoring the package for you. -- Address:Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, C

Re: Build-Depends-Indep and build target

2006-12-17 Thread Florent Rougon
Hi, Joachim Reichel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > section 7.6 of the policy states that Build-Depends-Indep must be > satisfied if the build target is invoked. [...] > Now, if my sponsor uploads this package, it will still fail, right? If > Build-Depends-Indep is not satisfied by acciden

Re: RFS: liblinux-kernelsort-perl | Simple sorting library for kernel version strings

2006-12-17 Thread Kurt B. Kaiser
Daniel Baumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Silly question, why? > > someone somewhen decided that this is bestpractise and documented the > two leading spaces in the developers reference. roumors has it, that it > is required for some automatic tools. > > as long as it is written in the develop

Re: netcdf packages

2006-12-17 Thread Warren Turkal
On Friday 15 December 2006 17:22, Warren Turkal wrote: > Known issues: > * haven't bumped soname for C++ yet. I want to see if upstream will do > that. Ed from upstream had a question: *** I'm not too strong yet on how these numbers are used, but last time I looked into it the conclusion was to

Re: Looking for a sponsor, adopting an orphan

2006-12-17 Thread Brandon Barnes
Thanks, Daniel. I changed the standards version. I'm not sure what you meant about the GPL blurb. Did you mean to include the entire GPL text in debian/copyright? I'll write the man page next. I found an article on writing man pages. It looks pretty easy; I just haven't done it before. I'm going t