Re: RFS: python-pytils

2007-01-02 Thread Daniel Baumann
Mikhail Gusarov wrote: > Ah, this makes much more sense :) Thanks for hint, applied and > uploaded to > http://dottedmag.net/debian/python-pytils/python-pytils_0.2.0-1.dsc good, uploaded. if you want/need further sponsoring, contact me off-list: http://people.debian.org/~daniel/documents/sponsori

Re: RFS: gexec

2007-01-02 Thread Daniel Baumann
Chris Bannister wrote: > I am looking for a sponsor for my package "gexec". Hi, is this still the case? If so, please fix the following things: * remove the useless empty line at the end of changelog * replace 'autocompletition' with 'autocompletion' in control * remove the useless comm

Re: RFS: otter

2007-01-02 Thread Daniel Baumann
Peter Collingbourne wrote: > I am looking for a sponsor for my package "otter". Hi, is this still the case? If so, please fix the following things: * remove the useless empty line at the end of changelog * do not use multiple empty lines as a seperator in rules, one is just enough.

Re: RFS: knetstats

2007-01-02 Thread Daniel Baumann
Daniel Baumann wrote: > Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote: >> Doesn't it look like the machine, on which you tried to build the package, >> doesn't have the necessary tools ? > > of course it is 'my machine' which fails, but it's your job to take > care, that everything needed for compiliation (except essen

Re: Beginner Maintainer: tremulous-editor, tremulous-mappack

2007-01-02 Thread Daniel Baumann
Daniel Baumann wrote: > Salokine wrote: >> I'm very interesting to continue these packages ! > > good, looking forware to hear from you. Hi, what is the current state? -- Address:Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH-4562 Biberist Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet: http

Re: Looking for a sponsor, adopting an orphan

2007-01-02 Thread Daniel Baumann
Daniel Baumann wrote: > take your time, enjoy christmas/new year Hi, what is the current state? -- Address:Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH-4562 Biberist Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet: http://people.panthera-systems.net/~daniel-baumann/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, ema

Re: RFS: knetstats

2007-01-02 Thread Ritesh Raj Sarraf
On Tuesday 02 January 2007 17:24, Daniel Baumann wrote: > Daniel Baumann wrote: > > Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote: > >> Doesn't it look like the machine, on which you tried to build the > >> package, doesn't have the necessary tools ? > > > > of course it is 'my machine' which fails, but it's your job to

Re: RFS: knetstats

2007-01-02 Thread Daniel Baumann
Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote: > I need to setup a VM (UML) which I'll use to test the packages before > uploading. I'm having some configuration issues (security related) which are > important before I start using it and I've not looked more into it. why not use a chroot? it's much easier and faster

Re: Bad practice to make a package depend on a specific kernel image

2007-01-02 Thread Mark Brown
On Tue, Jan 02, 2007 at 02:05:01PM +1100, Robert Collins wrote: > The point of packaging is to let things work as well as possible by > default. Its not true to say that kernels and libraries are identical in > their constraints : and I haven't claimed that. What I have claimed is > that in no cas

Re: Looking for a sponsor, adopting an orphan

2007-01-02 Thread Brandon Barnes
Just got back home late Saturday night, and have been settling in. Just getting back to packaging xevil now. On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 12:58:06 +0100 Daniel Baumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Daniel Baumann wrote: > > take your time, enjoy christmas/new year > > Hi, > > what is the current state? >

Re: Beginner Maintainer: tremulous-editor, tremulous-mappack

2007-01-02 Thread Salokine
Le mardi 2 janvier 2007 12:55, Daniel Baumann a écrit : > what is the current state? Hi, I think maybe you don't receive my last message "RFS: tremulous-editor" (see the end of this message for the copy of original message). I have no answer about licence to use. Upstream author don't contact

Re: RFS: mailscanner (updated package, willing to adopt)

2007-01-02 Thread Daniel Baumann
Simon Walter wrote: > I am looking for a comments and a sponsor for the new version 4.55.10-4 > of the package "mailscanner". I am willing to adopt this package. Hi Simon, I'm sorry that it took me so long to have a look at your package. Nevertheless, thanks for giving your love to this package.

Re: Permissions for kernel device and /proc/

2007-01-02 Thread Florent Rougon
Hi, I'm not expert in these matters, but since nobody answered, I'll give it a try. Hynek Hanke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have no direct controll over /dev/softsynth and /proc/speakup as > they are not created by my package. Sounds like the crucial point to me. As for /proc/speakup, I thin

Re: Looking for a sponsor, adopting an orphan

2007-01-02 Thread Brandon Barnes
Where do I put the man page? I put it in the debian directory, as specified in the New Maintainer's Guide. Not specified, exactly, but vaguely alluded to. Anyway, that didn't work. Where am I supposed to put it? -Brandon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscri

Re: Looking for a sponsor, adopting an orphan

2007-01-02 Thread Daniel Baumann
Brandon Barnes wrote: > Where do I put the man page? I put it in the debian directory, as > specified in the New Maintainer's Guide. Not specified, exactly, but > vaguely alluded to. Anyway, that didn't work. Where am I supposed to > put it? in the debian directory, and install it with either a dh

Re: Bad practice to make a package depend on a specific kernel image

2007-01-02 Thread Stefan Fritsch
On Tuesday 02 January 2007 03:33, Robert Collins wrote: > I think its a fair and proper assumption that the stack of software > is all packaged: its very easy to build a packaged, vanilla kernel > - and doing so can generate appropriate information for dpkg. But on vserver and xen machines, the ke

Re: [RFS]: acerhk, Acer Hotkey Driver for Linux

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Cécile (Le_Vert)
Adam Cécile (Le_Vert) a écrit : Le mercredi 15 novembre 2006 08:07, Kel Modderman a écrit : On Wednesday 15 November 2006 16:48, Adam Cécile (Le_Vert) wrote: Le mercredi 15 novembre 2006 01:24, Kel Modderman a écrit : Hi mentors, Hello Kel! I am seeking a sponsor for the following package,

Re: Looking for a sponsor, adopting an orphan

2007-01-02 Thread Brandon Barnes
Daniel- Re: xevil Ok. I've added a manpage, tested it, added the gpl blurb to the copyright file, and updated the standards version. I'm ready for you to test my package. For your convenience, here is the link to the dsc: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/x/xevil/xevil_2.02r2-5.dsc -Bra

When to call debconf-updatepo and when not?

2007-01-02 Thread Marc Haber
I have a package (exim4) where debian/rules clean calls debconf-updatepo. And still people complain that when they rebuild the package, some po diffs end up in the interdiff. What am I doing wrong? Where do I call debconf-updatepo, and where do I not? Greetings Marc -- -

Re: Looking for a sponsor, adopting an orphan

2007-01-02 Thread Daniel Baumann
Brandon Barnes wrote: > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/x/xevil/xevil_2.02r2-5.dsc good, except: * 3.7.2.2 as standards version is over precise, should be only 3.7.2. * debian/copyright should have a reference to the full license text in /usr/share/common-licenses; look at e.g

Re: When to call debconf-updatepo and when not?

2007-01-02 Thread Russ Allbery
Marc Haber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have a package (exim4) where debian/rules clean calls > debconf-updatepo. And still people complain that when they rebuild the > package, some po diffs end up in the interdiff. > What am I doing wrong? Where do I call debconf-updatepo, and where do > I n

Re: RFS: knetstats

2007-01-02 Thread Ritesh Raj Sarraf
On Tuesday 02 January 2007 18:20, Daniel Baumann wrote: > Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote: > > I need to setup a VM (UML) which I'll use to test the packages before > > uploading. I'm having some configuration issues (security related) which > > are important before I start using it and I've not looked mor

Re: Looking for a sponsor, adopting an orphan

2007-01-02 Thread Brandon Barnes
On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 20:02:38 +0100 Daniel Baumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brandon Barnes wrote: > > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/x/xevil/xevil_2.02r2-5.dsc > > good, except... OK. How about now? -Brandon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsu

Re: Looking for a sponsor, adopting an orphan

2007-01-02 Thread Brandon Barnes
Resending message to debian-mentors list. On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 20:02:38 +0100 Daniel Baumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brandon Barnes wrote: > > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/x/xevil/xevil_2.02r2-5.dsc > > good, except... OK. How about now? -Brandon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email t

Re: RFS: knetstats

2007-01-02 Thread Daniel Baumann
Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote: >> maybe do you want Marvin to finish it? It's not much left, only the >> build-depends to automake1.9. > > Okay!! I've re-uploaded it but haven't been able to check it. i said automake1.9, not automake (>= 1.9). -- Address:Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH

Re: Bad practice to make a package depend on a specific kernel image

2007-01-02 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 13:33:34 +1100, Robert Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > On Sun, 2006-12-17 at 01:52 -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:20:56 +1100, Robert Collins >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >> >> > What you need to do is twofold: depend upon the presence of the >>