Unlicensed code in upstream

when it is not possible for me to accomplish that task? Thanx in advance for beeing patient and answering my questions. -- kind regards, Michael Moerz

Re: Unlicensed code in upstream

ense of that code. I think that the licenses are DFSG compliant, but they are not free licenses that are mentioned in the DFSG. Should I move on to debian-legal with that licenses ? I suppose I should. [snip] -- kind regards, Michael Moerz

metamail package

t data should be (even the unstable package built in an stable environment) -- kind regards, Michael Moerz

Re: Contact?

a good idea to prepare the things that are required in the meantime if you didn't prepare them already. If you are so trembling that you can't await to put some packages out, then perhaps looking for a sponsor is a good idea (yes debian-mentors is the right place to do that). -- kind regards, Michael Moerz

metamail: wishlist bug

e source really does (and what it is supposed to do). -- kind regards, Michael Moerz

Re: metamail: wishlist bug

On Mon, Nov 27, 2000 at 03:37:16AM +0100, Jorgen Schaefer wrote: > Michael Moerz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > The problem is that metamail makes use of mkstemp and it leaves > > tmp files behind > > [...] > > 1) I could add each tmp file to a list and c

Re: metamail: wishlist bug

do it this way. So I will take some list code of my own that is GPL'ed and add it to metamail so that it keeps track of the created files in order to release them at program termination. -- kind regards, Michael Moerz

unattandend maintainer(s) - what do I do?

like to continue that package, but I don't want to steal the package. (I am in the NM queue awaiting DAM approval and account creation) -- kind regards, Michael Moerz

Re: Problem building a package

iption of your build environment would be needed to help you further. (what debhelper version do you have installed, do you run stable/unstable, etc.) -- kind regards, Michael Moerz

problem when trying to build metamail package with unstable

l-2.7/metamail' make: *** [basics] Error 2 I would have fixed that when a '-' would have been in line 117 of signal.h, but there is none. Any suggestions? Well I have been trying everything what I know, but nothing helped me. -- kind regards, Michael Moerz

Re: problem when trying to build metamail package with unstable

ting rid of that causes > more problems, though (starting with parameter types to signal() being > wrong); let us know how far you get. > Thanx for that answere, nevertheless I have traced it myself to config.h and I decided to convert all that stuff over to automake&autoconf so that problems with mutiple #define are not going to happen anymore in future. -- kind regards, Michael Moerz

metamail & changes to make it work under unstable

no OS at all so I simply decided to do it. -- kind regards, Michael Moerz

Re: metamail & changes to make it work under unstable

On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 09:59:21PM +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote: > On Mon, 8 Jan 2001, Michael Moerz wrote: > > > Hi! > > Hi Michael! > > > I have adopted metamail to make it work with unstable, but I used > > autoconf&autoconf to rewrite the build-process.

Re: debconf and daemons

l > > and text::template? > > doing a echo "key value" >> /etc/myfile is a rather evil approach (for reasons search the mailing list and/or debconf docu) better would be something like: cat /etc/myfile | sed -e 's/key.*/key value/' >> /etc/myfile2 mv /etc/myfile2 /etc/myfile ( you could do that over /tmp too, to avoid cluttering /etc with files, but I leave that over for your imagination ... ) -- kind regards, Michael Moerz (aka. natoka)

Unlicensed code in upstream

when it is not possible for me to accomplish that task? Thanx in advance for beeing patient and answering my questions. -- kind regards, Michael Moerz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Unlicensed code in upstream

ense of that code. I think that the licenses are DFSG compliant, but they are not free licenses that are mentioned in the DFSG. Should I move on to debian-legal with that licenses ? I suppose I should. [snip] -- kind regards, Michael Moerz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with

metamail package

t data should be (even the unstable package built in an stable environment) -- kind regards, Michael Moerz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Contact?

a good idea to prepare the things that are required in the meantime if you didn't prepare them already. If you are so trembling that you can't await to put some packages out, then perhaps looking for a sponsor is a good idea (yes debian-mentors is the right place to do that). -- kin

metamail: wishlist bug

e source really does (and what it is supposed to do). -- kind regards, Michael Moerz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: metamail: wishlist bug

On Mon, Nov 27, 2000 at 03:37:16AM +0100, Jorgen Schaefer wrote: > Michael Moerz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > The problem is that metamail makes use of mkstemp and it leaves > > tmp files behind > > [...] > > 1) I could add each tmp file to a list and c

Re: metamail: wishlist bug

do it this way. So I will take some list code of my own that is GPL'ed and add it to metamail so that it keeps track of the created files in order to release them at program termination. -- kind regards, Michael Moerz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

unattandend maintainer(s) - what do I do?

like to continue that package, but I don't want to steal the package. (I am in the NM queue awaiting DAM approval and account creation) -- kind regards, Michael Moerz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem building a package

iption of your build environment would be needed to help you further. (what debhelper version do you have installed, do you run stable/unstable, etc.) -- kind regards, Michael Moerz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

problem when trying to build metamail package with unstable

l-2.7/metamail' make: *** [basics] Error 2 I would have fixed that when a '-' would have been in line 117 of signal.h, but there is none. Any suggestions? Well I have been trying everything what I know, but nothing helped me. -- kind regards, Michael Moerz -- To UNSUBSCRIB

Re: problem when trying to build metamail package with unstable

ting rid of that causes > more problems, though (starting with parameter types to signal() being > wrong); let us know how far you get. > Thanx for that answere, nevertheless I have traced it myself to config.h and I decided to convert all that stuff over to automake&autoconf so that prob

metamail & changes to make it work under unstable

no OS at all so I simply decided to do it. -- kind regards, Michael Moerz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: metamail & changes to make it work under unstable

On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 09:59:21PM +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote: > On Mon, 8 Jan 2001, Michael Moerz wrote: > > > Hi! > > Hi Michael! > > > I have adopted metamail to make it work with unstable, but I used > > autoconf&autoconf to rewrite the build-process.

Re: debconf and daemons

l > > and text::template? > > doing a echo "key value" >> /etc/myfile is a rather evil approach (for reasons search the mailing list and/or debconf docu) better would be something like: cat /etc/myfile | sed -e 's/key.*/key value/' >> /etc/myfile2 mv /etc/m

Re: When can I include my package in stable?

e a potatoe at hand you can create a chroot environment) and put it on the www server (klecker.debian.org) (see the developers guide on more info about www server). Please note that this then an inofficial package for stable although you are a developer. -- kind regards, Michael Moerz pub 1024D

RPATH question

ry package that would build by using sdlmm-config. First question: -rpath specifies where a library (eventually) will be installed, but what is so bad about that? second: Is thst so bad that I should change sdlmm-config to not supply rpath? -- kind regards, Michael Moerz pub 1024D/B651

problems with libsdl1.2debian

uwien.ac.at/~mikem/debian/archive/ (take the .deb with debian revision -2) The other software (that fails to compile) is asc - you find some .debs at the same url - take the cvs snapshot cause it has got the _right_ build depends. -- kind regards, Michael Moerz pub 1024D/B651C436 2000-09-17 M

Re: problems with libsdl1.2debian

On Thu, Dec 13, 2001 at 10:24:30PM +0100, Robert Bihlmeyer wrote: > Michael Moerz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [snip] > > I think the problem is that -lXxf86vm occurs on the commandline > *before* libSDL is linked in. c++ does not yet know that these symbols > are nee

some questions about DBS

nd the one patched by Ben Colins? (patched one may be found in shadow) (not patched one may be found in alsa) Is there any url where I could fetch a debian/scripts tarball from? (or should I stick to the mentioned packages?) -- kind regards, Michael Moerz pub 1024D/B651C436 2000-09-17 Mic

package versioning

I do that ? -- kind regards, Michael Moerz pub 1024D/B651C436 2000-09-17 Michael Moerz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Key fingerprint = 55DB 2F1A BF45 DBAB F542 4128 2173 8753 B651 C436 http://idc19.itm.tuwien.ac.at/~mikem/private/mikem.public.gpg.key msg08282/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: When can I include my package in stable?

e a potatoe at hand you can create a chroot environment) and put it on the www server (klecker.debian.org) (see the developers guide on more info about www server). Please note that this then an inofficial package for stable although you are a developer. -- kind regards, Michael Moerz pub 1024D

RPATH question

ry package that would build by using sdlmm-config. First question: -rpath specifies where a library (eventually) will be installed, but what is so bad about that? second: Is thst so bad that I should change sdlmm-config to not supply rpath? -- kind regards, Michael Moerz pub 1024D/B651C436 200

problems with libsdl1.2debian

c19.itm.tuwien.ac.at/~mikem/debian/archive/ (take the .deb with debian revision -2) The other software (that fails to compile) is asc - you find some .debs at the same url - take the cvs snapshot cause it has got the _right_ build depends. -- kind regards, Michael Moerz pub 1024D/B651C436 2000-09-17 M

Re: problems with libsdl1.2debian

On Thu, Dec 13, 2001 at 10:24:30PM +0100, Robert Bihlmeyer wrote: > Michael Moerz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [snip] > > I think the problem is that -lXxf86vm occurs on the commandline > *before* libSDL is linked in. c++ does not yet know that these symbols > are nee

some questions about DBS

nd the one patched by Ben Colins? (patched one may be found in shadow) (not patched one may be found in alsa) Is there any url where I could fetch a debian/scripts tarball from? (or should I stick to the mentioned packages?) -- kind regards, Michael Moerz pub 1024D/B651C436 2000-09-17 Mic

package versioning

I do that ? -- kind regards, Michael Moerz pub 1024D/B651C436 2000-09-17 Michael Moerz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Key fingerprint = 55DB 2F1A BF45 DBAB F542 4128 2173 8753 B651 C436 http://idc19.itm.tuwien.ac.at/~mikem/private/mikem.public.gpg.key pgpPwJ0QzV3Qc.pgp Description: PGP signature