Re: Why only one non-free section?

1998-09-12 Thread Manoj Srivastava
ed when I realized this. I was even more Raul> surprised when I found out there wasn't anything to be done Raul> about it. What do you suggest be done about this? manoj -- Virginia law forbids bathtubs in the house; tubs must be kept in the yard. Manoj Srivastava

Re: Using 'release' to process a bugfix ->stable

1998-09-17 Thread Manoj Srivastava
not easy to put changes into stable by design. manoj -- Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper. Francis Bacon Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E

Re: make vs. $(MAKE) in debian/rules

1998-09-18 Thread Manoj Srivastava
KE). Look at the excerpt from the manual below that details the reasons. Florian> BTW: What does the "-" at the beginning of the line do? Tells make to ignore any non-zero returns from the command. Normally make would abort on non zero (error) return values. mano

Re: version numbering vor beta releases

1998-10-01 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Endless, n.: see Endless Loop. Random Shack Data Processing Dictionary Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E

Re: Contributing to Debian

1998-10-16 Thread Manoj Srivastava
mastery of Packaging Debian packages. manoj -- The world looks as if it has been left in the custody of trolls. Father Robert F. Capon Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E

Re: Beginners problem with cvs-buildpackage

1998-10-29 Thread Manoj Srivastava
nice. manoj -- I'D LIKE TO BE BURIED INDIAN-STYLE, where they put you up on a high rack, above the ground. That way, you could get hit by meteorites and not even feel it. Jack Handley, The New Mexican, 1988. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.co

Re: latex2html in build process

1998-10-29 Thread Manoj Srivastava
e, and who, content with his life, can retire from the world like a satisfied guest. Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E

Re: latex2html in build process

1998-10-29 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi >>"John" == John Lapeyre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: John> On 29 Oct 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote: srivas> This is how the LaTeX2HTML package builds it own docs in the srivas> ./debian/rules file: srivas> (cd docs; set -e; TMP="/tmp/l2hbuild$$";

Re: Where to patch?

1998-11-28 Thread Manoj Srivastava
you have to put the patch in the ./debian/ directory, so you have to decide which is less of a hassle for you. manoj -- He was so narrow-minded he could see through a keyhole with both eyes. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/>

Re: A few new-maintainer questions.

1998-12-01 Thread Manoj Srivastava
.04.9.beta10 or 1.04.9.pre5.beta10 ;-) manoj -- Maternity pay? Now every Tom, Dick and Harry will get pregnant. Malcolm Smith Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E

Re: A few new-maintainer questions.

1998-12-02 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Zephaniah> This seems to come up a bit too often, hmm, perhaps Zephaniah> something in the policy could help? Develoeprs reference, maybe. This is not a policy issue. manoj -- In buying horses and taking a wife shut your eyes tight and commend yourself to

Re: Progress report of upload queue

1998-12-02 Thread Manoj Srivastava
mething Florian> other happens? (Are there other possibilities wich can Florian> happen?) Yes, you get mail from dinstall in any case. manoj -- Don't cultivate the company of bad companions. Don't cultivate depraved men. Cultivate companions of good characte

Re: A few new-maintainer questions.

1998-12-07 Thread Manoj Srivastava
policy issue. Adam> *perk up* Huh? What? What are we talking about here? This is where we came in. manoj -- Military justice is to justice what military music is to music. Groucho Marx Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]><http://www.golden-gryphon.com/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E

Re: new maintainer: upload to frozen?

1998-12-07 Thread Manoj Srivastava
untry demands bold, persistent experimentation." Franklin Delano Roosevelt Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]><http://www.golden-gryphon.com/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E

Re: Interesting delema (xfig, debhelper, and doc-base in frozen slink)

1999-01-23 Thread Manoj Srivastava
gence without character is a dangerous thing." Steinem Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]><http://www.golden-gryphon.com/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E

Re: how do I create orig.tar.gz archive ?

1999-01-31 Thread Manoj Srivastava
sources? It Chris> doesn't take that long to do a diff -r against the source Chris> trees if you're really curious. You have to be kidding. Espescially for packages where the upstream sources have detatched signatures, you really think we should blow that off?

Re: /usr/bin vs /usr/sbin

1999-02-23 Thread Manoj Srivastava
. manoj -- When the candles are out all women are fair. Plutarch Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]><http://www.golden-gryphon.com/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E

Re: What to do when new version available upstream...

1999-03-01 Thread Manoj Srivastava
icked and knocked, I said to him, and I said it plain And when I found the door was shut, "Then you must wake them up again." I tried to turn the handle, But... "Is that all?" asked Alice. "That is all." said Humpty Dumpty. "Goodbye." Manoj Srivastava &

Re: What to do when new version available upstream...

1999-03-02 Thread Manoj Srivastava
version on the package is different enough to give me pasuse before uploading. manoj -- Mathematics deals exclusively with the relations of concepts to each other without consideration of their relation to experience. Albert Einstein Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Installing things into a system's webspace

1999-05-21 Thread Manoj Srivastava
. manoj -- If while you are in school, there is a shortage of qualified personnel in a particular field, then by the time you graduate with the necessary qualifications, that field's employment market is glutted. Marguerite Emmons Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <

Re: Essential stuff in /usr/doc (Was Re: Installing things into a...)

1999-05-21 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Peter" == Peter S Galbraith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Peter> Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> Umm. I should be able to nuke /usr/doc on a machine and still >> have it work Peter> Why would you expect that? It's not policy yet. Some packages

Re: maint-doc and dh_make

1999-06-29 Thread Manoj Srivastava
nd yet retain enough common points to enable rapid development of new packages. manoj who does not have _any_ helper packages installed -- "My life is a soap opera, but who has the rights?" MadameX Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esriva

Re: maint-doc and dh_make

1999-06-30 Thread Manoj Srivastava
ig.tar.gz? I tend to add to the copyright file thusly: The debian specific changes are Copyright (c) 1996 Manoj Srivastava, and distributed under the terms of the Artistic License. The Artistic License is available on Debian systems in the file /usr/doc/copyright/Artistic. (This i

Re: PGP and verifying ids / emails

1999-07-29 Thread Manoj Srivastava
I would not sign a key unless the ID field in the key matched the physical ID that I saw. And you matched the pictures on the ID. I assume that implicitly when I see a signature on a pgp key. manoj -- Ryan's Law: Make three correct guesses consecutively and you will establish y

Re: PGP and verifying ids / emails

1999-07-30 Thread Manoj Srivastava
, how short of forging two picture ID's, there is a flaw in this. manoj -- The meta-Turing test counts a thing as intelligent if it seeks to devise and apply Turing tests to objects of its own creation. Lew Mammel, Jr. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E

Re: PGP and verifying ids / emails

1999-07-30 Thread Manoj Srivastava
this exchange of secrets and subsequent handshake with encrypted mail messages are more work than most people are willing to put in. manoj -- "Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup." Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E

Re: PGP and verifying ids / emails

1999-07-30 Thread Manoj Srivastava
artment house rules, So all you 'partment house fools Remember: one man's ceiling is another man's floor. One man's ceiling is another man's floor. Paul Simon, "One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor" Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E

Re: Marking bug as fixed ?

1999-07-30 Thread Manoj Srivastava
the status of the report. This applies to any maintainer as well -- bugs should not be closed/marked as fixed unless the packages have been accepted by dinstall. manoj -- Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Sextus Aurelius Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debi

Re: basics: easiest way to create new debian version?

2000-02-24 Thread Manoj Srivastava
case one is building ones own package. manoj -- "Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." Chesterton Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C

Re: Find the display

2000-08-14 Thread Manoj Srivastava
ment, and seems tob e mostly opinion. Have you looked at installation interaction in more than a handful of packages? manoj -- BLISS is ignorance. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C

Re: a bit policy, a bit devel [was: Re: Find the display]

2000-08-15 Thread Manoj Srivastava
j -- The aim of education is the knowledge not of fact, but of values. Dean William R. Inge Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C

Re: Source package policy problem.

2001-01-25 Thread Manoj Srivastava
: 18 Apr 90 23:02:31 GMT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Randal Schwartz) $_='vec(1,1,1); print substr($_ ^ "<\020\020\134\021M_CEA^RP\042\014\034\030\000\033\024\001\030\ 021\000\004",0,25)'; eval Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C

Re: how to build debugging binaries

2001-01-29 Thread Manoj Srivastava
on -devel. manoj -- When I woke up this morning, my girlfriend asked if I had slept well. I said, "No, I made a few mistakes." Steven Wright Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 C

Re: Maintainer qualification

2001-02-01 Thread Manoj Srivastava
be long in this earthly vale of tears. Prove to thyself that all circuits that radiateth, and upon which the worketh, are grounded and thusly tagged lest they lift thee to a radio frequency potential and causeth thee to make like a radiator too. Tarry thou not amongst these fools that engage in in

Re: Maintainer qualification

2001-02-01 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Marcus" == Marcus Brinkmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Marcus> On Thu, Feb 01, 2001 at 03:35:53PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> >> Have we accepted that mediocrity is really our lot? What >> happened to the quest for excellence?

Re: question about libraries in packages.

2001-02-07 Thread Manoj Srivastava
ad, We'll wander back to home and bed. Mist and twilight, cloud and shade, Away shall fade! Away shall fade! Fire and lamp, and meat and bread, And then to bed! And then to bed! -- J. R. R. Tolkien Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/>

Re: cvs-- can't remember initial vendor tag

2001-04-03 Thread Manoj Srivastava
vious versions! cvs status -v ; or just less /path/to/repository/filename,v manoj -- You will wish you hadn't. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C

Re: lintian -i file.changes error

2001-04-21 Thread Manoj Srivastava
f it's worth hacking on well, it's worth hacking on for money. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C

Re: [users] Re: Where's lame

2001-05-10 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Any package that cannot be distributed in the binary form, or any that otherwise fails to meet the DFSG, cannot be a part of Debian. Refer to the social contract for details. manoj -- By night an atheist half believes a God. -- Edward Young Manoj Srivastava <

Re: USA crypto rules and libssl-dependent packages

2001-05-12 Thread Manoj Srivastava
to use $(MAKE) -f Makefile.with.ssl $(MAKE) -f Makefile.without See, no sed, no copying back and forth, and one can build with or without ssl packages independently. manoj -- I'm ZIPPY the PINHEAD and I'm totally committed to the festive mode. Manoj S

Re: USA crypto rules and libssl-dependent packages

2001-05-13 Thread Manoj Srivastava
-- Some people have a way about them that seems to say: "If I have only one life to live, let me live it as a jerk." Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C

Re: lintian: empty (transition) packages shouldn't need a copyright file

2001-06-26 Thread Manoj Srivastava
aining about the lack of a copyright notice -- there should always be one, if only for the metadata. manoj -- VOLUNTEER SUBJECT: A college sophomore who, of his or her own free will, is allowed to choose between participating in an experiment or failing a course. Manoj Srivastava <[EM

Re: GPG Key Signing (Was: Advocate/Sponsor)

2001-06-29 Thread Manoj Srivastava
he sight of death frightens them [Earthers]. Kras the Klingon, "Friday's Child", stardate 3497.2 Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C

Re: GPG Key Signing

2001-06-29 Thread Manoj Srivastava
ns twice, it's a feature. If it happens more than twice, it's a design philosophy. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C

Re: GPG Key Signing (Was: Advocate/Sponsor)

2001-06-30 Thread Manoj Srivastava
ed nomenclature is key signing? Because I am more interested in conveying my ideas than nit picking irrelevant details? manoj -- There are bugs and then there are bugs. And then there are bugs. Karl Lehenbauer Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta

Re: GPG Key Signing

2001-06-30 Thread Manoj Srivastava
an orthonormal basis. It makes sense, when you don't think about it. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C

Re: GPG Key Signing

2001-07-02 Thread Manoj Srivastava
n lied. Even if the ID is self signed, I prefer not to sign it unless I can be sure the person has control of the email ID. manoj -- "Nuclear war would really set back cable." Ted Turner Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/>

Re: GPG Key Signing

2001-07-02 Thread Manoj Srivastava
you try to say that James Kaplowitz owns an ID [EMAIL PROTECTED], well, I would have a slight problem with that. manoj -- Wake up and smell the coffee. Ann Landers Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12

Re: GPG Key Signing

2001-07-02 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Anyway. Its a key signing protocol. Almost no one except me follows it. I like it. Your mileage may vary. manoj -- I don't know why, but first C programs tend to look a lot worse than first programs in any other language (maybe except for fortran, but then I suspect all fortra

Re: GPG Key Signing

2001-07-07 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Ralf" == Ralf Treinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Ralf> On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 11:06:49PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> >>"Jimmy" == Jimmy Kaplowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Jimmy> Would you have a problem with co

Re: GPG Key Signing

2001-07-07 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"jae" == Jürgen A Erhard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>>>> "Manoj" == Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Manoj> Email ID's have value. Some one comes up with, say, a Manoj> First National Bank ID, and one trusts that

Re: sponsor wanted for 'ketchup' package

2004-06-30 Thread Manoj Srivastava
his thread. What does ketchup do? manoj -- "I've got some amyls. We could either party later or, like, start his heart." "Cheech and Chong's Next Movie" Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 p

Re: RFS:cross-compiler package

2004-08-11 Thread Manoj Srivastava
s the powerpc64 :) Would you be willing to write up your experience doing the cross compile, and perhaps a mini-howto that I could include in kernel-package? manoj -- Etiquette is for those with no breeding; fashion for those with no taste. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> &

Re: looking for a sponsor

2004-10-21 Thread Manoj Srivastava
t circumstances they were dealing with -- they may not have a choice about the OS/MUA at this point. We should be inviting to people who are trying to help Debian while not yet on a free platform, rather than exposing our own prejudices and pre-judgements. manoj -- Delta: A real

Re: debian/rules: Moving to debhelper or cdbs

2005-05-17 Thread Manoj Srivastava
manoj ps: All my packages have hand rolled ./debian directories, and I prefer to keep them this way. -- Do you like "TENDER VITTLES"? Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA D

Re: debian/rules: Moving to debhelper or cdbs

2005-05-17 Thread Manoj Srivastava
preferences, and what one is used to. I would hope that most people are used to cp, mv, install, make, nad gzip, which is what the vast majority of my rules files are comprised of. manoj -- Luck, that's when preparation and opportunity meet. P.E. Trudeau Manoj Srivastava <[E

Re: debian/rules: Moving to debhelper or cdbs

2005-05-17 Thread Manoj Srivastava
67 I could, but in charity I shall not, point to cases where the helper packages are used as a crutch, with the developer having no idea what was going on , and copying rules files around, engaging in cargo cult programming. It all comes down to what the maintainer prefers

Re: debian/rules: Moving to debhelper or cdbs

2005-05-18 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Thu, 19 May 2005 00:29:03 +0200, cobaco (aka Bart Cornelis) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > On Wednesday 18 May 2005 08:06, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> I find myself agreeing, except that I feel that way as soon as >> people get away from tried and tested POSIX commands and &

Re: make-kpkg question

1998-02-02 Thread Manoj Srivastava
d the body is certain bound to grow old, but the Truth found by the saints is not subject to aging. That is what the saints themselves proclaim. 151 Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = C

Re: My first packages -- some questions.

1998-02-03 Thread Manoj Srivastava
rious bugs than just this one. Kirk> 8. Why is build complaining about "no utmp entry available"? Ignore this, dpkg has more serious bugs than just this one. manoj -- Trust no future howe'er pleasant! Let the dead past bury its dead! Act--act in the living present! Heart within and God o'erhead! -- Longfellow Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E

Working set of rules file as a learning example

1998-02-03 Thread Manoj Srivastava
do with it latex2html This was difficult to write, and has a few interesting variations. Sets up icons in conformance with the web standard; add things to the TeX heirarchy. -- Whoever has the gold makes the rules. Manoj Srivastava <[EM

Re: My first packages -- some questions.

1998-02-03 Thread Manoj Srivastava
the "by hand" Kirk> method as well. If not, then I would love to see such an Kirk> outline. Couls you post/email the outline? (I have no idea what that says) manoj -- "I go on working for the same reason a hen goes on laying eggs." Mencken Manoj Srivastava

Re: mirroring

1998-02-09 Thread Manoj Srivastava
to the file or directory they point at. This makes local symlinks invisible to mir­ ror. [''] __ manoj -- "The road to hell is paved with

Re: Could someone please check my packages?

1998-02-12 Thread Manoj Srivastava
debian-devel and upload it to the FTP site. 4. Go and use the new or changed names. __ manoj -- Therefore don't take a liking to anything. To lose what one likes is hard, but there are no bonds

Re: making SGML package (sdc) sgml-base compliant

1998-02-17 Thread Manoj Srivastava
hen I register the catalog. Does the package not use the catalog file then? I thought catalog files were standard? manoj -- "I have two very rare photographs: one is a picture of Houdini locking his keys in his car; the other is a rare photograph of Norman Rockwell beating

Re: 'release' vs 'dupload'? (was Re: new packages)

1998-03-02 Thread Manoj Srivastava
n ftp site). Now that dinstall is going to auto close all bugs, there maybe even less reason to use ``release''. manoj -- When I was a kid I said to my father one afternoon, "Daddy, will you take me to the zoo?" He answered, "If the zoo wants you let them co

Re: being clean -- non package file detection

1998-03-02 Thread Manoj Srivastava
. Pretty simple, too. Enhance it to look at /fstab, and exclude /home and /var and /opt and /usr/local, you may have a general check going. manoj who does not at the moment have time to mess with this -- Idleness is the holiday of fools. --anonymous Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: how to provide pristine source package

1998-03-03 Thread Manoj Srivastava
ewtopdir") || &syserr("Unable to rename $dirchdir/$dirchdirfiles[0] to ". "$dirchdir/$newtopdir"); -- "I will make no bargains with terrorist hardware." Peter da Silva Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E

Re: 2nd call for help

1998-03-09 Thread Manoj Srivastava
edure). manoj -- It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine... R.E.M, from the song of the same name. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E

Re: 2nd call for help

1998-03-09 Thread Manoj Srivastava
. The basic idea behind Pascal was that it didn't matter how vague the language specification was (it took *years* to clarify) or how many rough edges there were, as long as the CDC Pascal compiler was fast. Richard A. O'Keefe Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http

Re: new .orig.tar.gz uploading - how??

1998-03-20 Thread Manoj Srivastava
. manoj -- "Experience has proved that some people indeed know everything." Russell Baker Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, ema

Re: Getting started - Q about post int procedures etc.

1998-03-21 Thread Manoj Srivastava
ed, is stronger than a writer's need to change another writer's copy." Arthur Evans Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

Re: build?? why not?

1998-03-21 Thread Manoj Srivastava
of subjects to conditions in an experiment according to some preconceived plan. Randomness like chastity is more often claimed than maintained. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12

Re: Signature problem ...

1998-03-22 Thread Manoj Srivastava
as to slide easily through life; to believe everything or to doubt everything. Both ways save us from thinking." Alfred Korzybski Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8

Re: help w/ configure

1998-03-24 Thread Manoj Srivastava
-- Trying to shoot yourself in the foot in: Prolog: You attempt to shoot yourself in the foot, but the bullet, failing to find its mark, backtracks into the gun which then explodes in your face. BG Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/>

Re: files not owned by root after build

1998-03-25 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot has been my recommendation. If that does not work, there is a bug in the rules file. manoj -- "Success covers a multitude of blunders." George Bernard Shaw Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.co

Re: sdc_1.0.8beta-7_i386.changes REJECTED

1998-03-27 Thread Manoj Srivastava
giving -sa etc commands to the *-buildpackage scripts. manoj -- "Reality is not binding on news admins." Cathy Foulston ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4

Re: One source, two binary packages

1998-04-09 Thread Manoj Srivastava
nteresting variations. Sets up icons in conformance with the web standard; add things to the TeX heirarchy. -- I would suggest the taxation of all property equally whether church or corporation. --anonymous Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http

Example files now have http access

1998-04-09 Thread Manoj Srivastava
hand. "Pity I don't have any more bullets," thought Frito. _Bored_of_the_Rings_, a Harvard Lampoon parody of Tolkein Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8

Re: One source, two binary packages

1998-04-10 Thread Manoj Srivastava
modifies or is relevant to the upstream copyright. manoj -- "I don't agree at all with any partisan or other criticism of the United States build-up in Vietnam." Richard M. Nixon, February 15, 1962 Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7E

Re: TEI-lite copyright -- no modifications

1998-04-11 Thread Manoj Srivastava
rk for me." Jim Thompson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), paraphrasing Hunter S. Thompson Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] wit

Re: Where is the order of versions specified?

1998-04-13 Thread Manoj Srivastava
lways be judged guilty until they are proven innocent. George Orwell Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject

Re: build does not include source

1998-04-13 Thread Manoj Srivastava
no reason to upload an identical file for the -2 version. What is the problem? manoj -- All true theorems are obvious. Keane's Kriterion Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E

Re: General Questions

1998-05-02 Thread Manoj Srivastava
; $(make_directory) debian/tmp/usr/sbin None. Chalk this up to idiosyncracy on my part. manoj -- "In addition I think science has enjoyed an extraordinary success because it has such a limited and narrow realm in which to focus its efforts. Namely, the physical universe.

Re: my first package... loads of questions :)

1998-05-16 Thread Manoj Srivastava
-war -- Date: 19 Apr 90 23:21:03 GMT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Randal Schwartz) print grep($_=sprintf("%c",exp($_)),split(/\s+/,<<'-- ')); 3.481 3.795 Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D

Re: postinst howto q's

1998-05-18 Thread Manoj Srivastava
decisions. manoj -- "The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation." Franklin Delano Roosevelt Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4

Re: Find the display

2000-08-14 Thread Manoj Srivastava
ment, and seems tob e mostly opinion. Have you looked at installation interaction in more than a handful of packages? manoj -- BLISS is ignorance. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1

Re: a bit policy, a bit devel [was: Re: Find the display]

2000-08-15 Thread Manoj Srivastava
manoj -- The aim of education is the knowledge not of fact, but of values. Dean William R. Inge Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093

Re: Source package policy problem.

2001-01-25 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Date: 18 Apr 90 23:02:31 GMT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Randal Schwartz) $_='vec(1,1,1); print substr($_ ^ "<\020\020\134\021M_CEA^RP\042\014\034\030\000\033\024\001\030\ 021\000\004",0,25)'; eval Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esri

Re: how to build debugging binaries

2001-01-29 Thread Manoj Srivastava
on -devel. manoj -- When I woke up this morning, my girlfriend asked if I had slept well. I said, "No, I made a few mistakes." Steven Wright Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 C

Re: Maintainer qualification

2001-02-01 Thread Manoj Srivastava
be long in this earthly vale of tears. Prove to thyself that all circuits that radiateth, and upon which the worketh, are grounded and thusly tagged lest they lift thee to a radio frequency potential and causeth thee to make like a radiator too. Tarry thou not amongst these fools that engage in in

Re: Maintainer qualification

2001-02-01 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Marcus" == Marcus Brinkmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Marcus> On Thu, Feb 01, 2001 at 03:35:53PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> >> Have we accepted that mediocrity is really our lot? What >> happened to the quest for excellence?

Re: question about libraries in packages.

2001-02-07 Thread Manoj Srivastava
ahead, We'll wander back to home and bed. Mist and twilight, cloud and shade, Away shall fade! Away shall fade! Fire and lamp, and meat and bread, And then to bed! And then to bed! -- J. R. R. Tolkien Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/>

Re: cvs-- can't remember initial vendor tag

2001-04-03 Thread Manoj Srivastava
vious versions! cvs status -v ; or just less /path/to/repository/filename,v manoj -- You will wish you hadn't. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424

Re: lintian -i file.changes error

2001-04-21 Thread Manoj Srivastava
f it's worth hacking on well, it's worth hacking on for money. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DAB

Re: [users] Re: Where's lame

2001-05-10 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Any package that cannot be distributed in the binary form, or any that otherwise fails to meet the DFSG, cannot be a part of Debian. Refer to the social contract for details. manoj -- By night an atheist half believes a God. -- Edward Young Manoj Srivastava <

Re: USA crypto rules and libssl-dependent packages

2001-05-12 Thread Manoj Srivastava
to use $(MAKE) -f Makefile.with.ssl $(MAKE) -f Makefile.without See, no sed, no copying back and forth, and one can build with or without ssl packages independently. manoj -- I'm ZIPPY the PINHEAD and I'm totally committed to the festive mode. Manoj S

Re: USA crypto rules and libssl-dependent packages

2001-05-12 Thread Manoj Srivastava
-- Some people have a way about them that seems to say: "If I have only one life to live, let me live it as a jerk." Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D

Re: lintian: empty (transition) packages shouldn't need a copyright file

2001-06-26 Thread Manoj Srivastava
aining about the lack of a copyright notice -- there should always be one, if only for the metadata. manoj -- VOLUNTEER SUBJECT: A college sophomore who, of his or her own free will, is allowed to choose between participating in an experiment or failing a course. Manoj Srivastava <[EM

Re: GPG Key Signing (Was: Advocate/Sponsor)

2001-06-29 Thread Manoj Srivastava
he sight of death frightens them [Earthers]. Kras the Klingon, "Friday's Child", stardate 3497.2 Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272

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