Somebody please put peless in a debian repository!

but I did create a .deb file. It works under ubuntu 510. All the debian style files can be found at: ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/peless/ubuntu.510/ Thank You. P.S. I am not subscribed to this mailing list, please CC me. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 [EMAIL PROTECTED

Please find fault with peless, before I try to file an ITR(whatever that is)!

file an ITR and what is an ITR anyway? I am the original author of peless. http://peless.berlios.de/ https://developer.berlios.de/projects/peless/ -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 [EMAIL PROTECTED]PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.io.com

dependancy question?

nto the package names! But I am a debian tyro, there must be a way around this; What is it? Thank You. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 [EMAIL PROTECTED]PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.io.com/~pelliott/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117 pg

Re: Please find fault with peless, before I try to file an ITR(whatever that is)!

On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 07:27:00PM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 5/15/07, Paul Elliott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >By the way, when I get the files fixed, how do I file an ITR and > >what is an ITR anyway? > > I think you mean ITP, and it means Intent To Packag

bugreport, debian, ubuntu

build ftp://ftp.BerliOS.de/pub/peless/ubuntu.704/peless_1.108-1_i386.changes ftp://ftp.BerliOS.de/pub/peless/ubuntu.704/peless_1.108-1_i386.deb ftp://ftp.BerliOS.de/pub/peless/ubuntu.704/peless_1.108.orig.tar.gz ftp://ftp.BerliOS.de/pub/peless/ubuntu.704/peless-1.108.tar.gz -- Paul Elliott

Bug#424843: RFP: peless -- peless is GTK tabbed text file lister.

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Re: RFS: peless -- dh_helper

les relevant to dh_install must also be adjusted. This has to be bad. The same data being managed in 2 places, by 2 different people. I am by no means a debian expert, but it seems to me from what I have been able to glean from this discussion that dh_install is associated with a fundamental soft

Re: RFS: peless -- dh_helper

else. History > > shows that this can not be good. > > Ok, then in that case the configure and make could be improved to have a > clean "nostrip" option which normally is called with > > "make install -s" > > and can be set up in debian/rules t

Re: RFS: peless -- dh_helper

still have to verify that the system still builds on Fedora, opensuse, mandrake and ubuntu 7.04. I still do not have a debian sid system for testing, but if ubuntu works other debian based systems will probably work possibly with minor changes. When all this is done I will put a new release on berli

Re: RFS: peless -- new upstream release.

On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 03:28:17PM -0500, Paul Elliott wrote: > OK I will, be comming out with a new version, shortly which will have > the following features. > > 1) .cc .h source code the same except for copyright messages > 2) configure.ac and Makefile.am changed to use a

repository for packaging project.

the case of people like me, a full packaging project is too much; I should just get a svn repository in the collab-maint project. I have an alioth -guest account. How do I get a svn repository in the collab- maint project? Thank You. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837

What is autobuilder? Please help me understand this bug.

full" build and can I be sure that a full build will never occur in the autobuilder? If I make a fix to this problem, how can I test that it will work in the autobuilder's evnironment? Thank you for helping a beginning packager fix a bug. -- Paul Elliott

why does debian packaging think ITP is still open?

<635672 is the bug number of your > ITP> * done dh_make much configuring remains to be done. > * remove emacsen-* ... Why does packaging not see this? Have I made a mistake? -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com

Should I split off arch independant part?

arch indpendant part? What do the true experts think? -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.

Re: Should I split off arch independant part?

om now on, I would convert once to docbook, or some other civilized format and then say that the .docbook file was the source. But I am not writing the documentation, so I can't do that. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com

Which git tool should I use?

I use to create my git info? git-dpm? StGit? Thank You for your response. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117 -- To

upload to debian.mentors disappears without a trace.

/mgit$ -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.

Re: upload to debian.mentors disappears without a trace.

ion number of the previous changelog entry." I had forgotten about the -sa switch the first time packaging for mentors.debian.net something for which the upstream had packaged and distributed outside of debian with the same version number. I still think I should have gotten an

Explain to me "any all"

The new standard allows "any all" in the Architecture field. Please explain this new feature. What does it do and under what circumstances should it be used? Thank You. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB

obsolete uploads to debian stable?

Is there any archive where I can get obsolete superseded uploads to debian unstable? I need to get one for historical reasons. Thank You -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http

Bug#661664: RFS: pyswisseph/1.77.00-0-3 [ITP]

on program that is also being RFSed: http://mentors.debian.net/package/openastro.org Changes since the last upload: * ephe_path should be "/usr/share/libswe/ephe2:/usr/share/libswe/ephe" * upgrade to Standards-Version: 3.9.3 Regards, Paul Elliott -- System Information: De

Bug#661665: RFS: openastro.org/1.1.25-2 [ITP]

Regards, Paul Elliott -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-1-686-pae (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=U

documentation for "Convenience copies of code" redundant regeneration?

and never used, of something that is regenerated from source in an external package? If it is OK, in this case, to just delete the pdfs and html, where should I note the problem? -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181,

Bug#661664: RFS: pyswisseph/1.77.00-0-3 [ITP]

ith bug number in the subject.) > > I don't intend to sponsor this package, but here's my review: > > * Paul Elliott , 2012-02-28, 18:32: > >dget -x > >http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/p/pyswisseph/pyswisseph_1. > >77.00-0-3.dsc >

Bug#661664: RFS: pyswisseph/1.77.00-0-3 [ITP]

On Thursday, March 01, 2012 05:19:48 PM Jakub Wilk wrote: > * Paul Elliott , 2012-03-01, 14:03: > >On the issue of the pdfs, those pdfs are rebuilt from source in another > >package that depends on this package. > > Personally, I don't buy the “source is in another pac

What happens when an architecture independent package won't build on all architectures?

then run under all architectures. My question is what happens in this case? Will the build system take the build results from one of the "good" architectures, ( that is architectures where the package does build successfully,) and give the results of that build to the bad archite

Re: What happens when an architecture independent package won't build on all architectures?

26/buildd-workarounds/ but it feels too kludgy. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.

upstream source is a source rpm!

questions: Assuming I have the url of the source rpm, how would one write the watch file and get-orig-source: in rules to create a proper .ds tarball? Do I need to put rpm2cpio and cpio in Build-depends: ? Do I need to note this dependancy anywhere? Thank You. -- Paul Elliott

Bug#667974: RFS: libreoffice-converter/3.3.34.1+ds-3 [ITP]

rgency=low * new upstream release 3.3.34.1 libreoffice-converter (3.3.32.1+ds-1) unstable; urgency=low * Initial release (Closes: 663273) * rules make. No Makefile. * enable Vcs fields. git repository in collab-maint Regards, Paul Elliott signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Help with watch file for OBS?

/api.opensuse.org:443/public/source/LibreOffice:Unstable/libreoffice-converter/libreoffice-converter-(\d\.\d)\.tar\.bz2 It does not find a match. What am I doing wrong? If I can get this working, I will post it so everyone can have watch files for OBS. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)83

how to create a debian watch file for tarballs hosted on the OBS.

part 3.3, has been written as (\d\.\d) so uscan can abstract the version numbers. And it includes the part that will be thrown away "\?rev=.*". Thanks to David Paleino for helping me with this. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...

Upload to mentors.debina.net disappeared without a trace.

. Over 1/2 hour gone by no message from the email notifiication system. Either success or failure. My packages link still does not show the upload. Help. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J

Bug#668877: RFS: libreoffice-converter/3.3-1 [ITP]

nitial release. (Closes: 663273) * get rid of old version numbering system * not a ds package anymore. upstream has a tarball! * new watch file * use debian/install * update debian/copyright for new tarball Regards, Paul Elliott signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Upload to mentors.debina.net disappeared without a trace.

oad since it results in immediate > feedback. The following error message shows why I don't use http: > $ dput mentors *.changes > Checking signature on .changes > gpg: Signature made Mon 16 Apr 2012 03:35:24 PM CDT using DSA key ID > 345CDD99 gpg: Good signature from "Paul El

maximal or minimal deletion when creating dfsg tarball?

move ALL of the "convenience copies of code". That way the unused code would not confuse anyone. I thought, that when creating a dfsg tarball, one should remove only the files with licensing problems. What is the proper procedure? Remove only the unsourced binaries, or all of the unuse

Bug#670453: RFS: libreoffice-converter/3.3-1 [ITP] (2nd try)

* patch from upstreams adds more types * update git Format: field * Initial release. (Closes: 663273) * get rid of old version numbering system * not a ds package anymore. upstream has a tarball! * new watch file * use debian/install * update debian/copyright for new tarball Re

Bug#671272: RFS: pyswisseph/1.77.00.0+dfsg-2 [ITP]

rded: line. * add newline to override file. * change name to python-swisseph * rebuild pydoc from source. * create a documentation package * create a python3 version of this extension - using recommendations in: - http://wiki.debian.org/Python/LibraryStyleGuide Regards, Pa

Bug#671277: RFS: openastro.org/1.1.25+dfsg-4 [ITP]

ebhelper (>= 7.0.50)" * use X-Python-Version, not XS-Python-Version * remove XB-Python-Version. * make openastromod private; move /usr/share/openastro.org Regards, Paul Elliott signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Which package owns this bug? Or is it my problem?

The file glibmmconfig.h exists but is in an archetecture dependant place: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/glibmm-2.4/include/glibmmconfig.h Is this problem a bug in any of the packages I am using? If so, what is the work around? If it is a flaw in my program, what is the most elegant fix? T

Bug#661665: RFS: openastro.org/1.1.25+dfsg-4 [ITP]

ound at > > dget -x > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/o/openastro.org/openastro.org_1. > 1.25+dfsg-4.dsc > > Regards, > Ansgar -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.

Bug#661664: RFS: pyswisseph/1.77.00-0-3 [ITP]

this new one should be merged with the old one 661664. I don't know how to do that, or if I have the privs. > > * Paul Elliott , 2012-02-28, 18:32: > >dget -x > >http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/p/pyswisseph/pyswisseph_1. > >77.00-0-3.dsc > >

Is there anyway to prettify long *-Depends: lines?

n that is easy to read. Is there anyway to prettify these lines? Hard to read code can lead to bugs. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/ Austin TX

Re: Is there anyway to prettify long *-Depends: lines?

On Saturday, May 12, 2012 11:00:04 PM Ben Finney wrote: > Paul Elliott writes: > > I have a really long Build-Depends: line. > > > > Multiple Build-Depends: lines is an error. > > I think you mean “multiple Build-Depends fields”. Yes, that's an error. > >

upstream upgrade capable of running in parallel with old version.

it? -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.

Non standard tar-ball.

ch a tarball be used as a pristine source for a debian package? Where would the debian subdirectory be? Thank You -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/

Re: Non standard tar-ball.

Make sure there are no errors, even some > irrelevant ones, because there will most probably be problems unpacking on > other people's systems, whose unpacking tools may or may not ignore those > anomalies. On your console screen, you should see the follow

upstream source contains .gif files

My upstream source contains .gif files that are not essential. If I delete these file and never use them, can I use this tarball as my pristine source, or must I resource? Thank You. P.S. there are a lot of complicated rules to create a package. -- Paul Elliott 1

Re: upstream source contains .gif files

On Thursday, March 24, 2011 10:00:32 pm Paul Wise wrote: > On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Paul Elliott > > wrote: > > My upstream source contains .gif files that are not essential. If I > > delete these file and never use them, can I use this tarball as my > >

upstream source also includes a .pdf without source

debian being more strict, would require that the source to pdfs be included? Thank You -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117 signatu

Example library package?

Is there a recommended example library package for a simple library using auto*tools. It should do libfoo, libfoo-devel, and libfoo-doc. Also any tool or methodology to test if a soname is already in use or to reserve them? Thank You -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837

Re: upstream source contains .gif files

On Friday, March 25, 2011 01:43:59 am Ben Finney wrote: > Paul Elliott writes: > > Never mind, I found out that patent expired > > I didn't think you were referring to the Unisys patent on GIF. Yes, that > patent has expired long ago (but GIF is still obsoleted

What naming scheme should be used for the Swiss Ephemeris?

cause of its superior development model. sharing is better than hoarding. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117 signature.asc Description

Re: What naming scheme should be used for the Swiss Ephemeris?

On Sunday, April 03, 2011 09:25:18 pm Paul Wise wrote: > On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Paul Elliott > > wrote: > > 1) How should my source packages be named? Is swe_unix_src_1.77.00 OK? > > The source package name should be swe and the version number 1.77.00. If I cha

data has a longer lifetime than libraries that read the data;What package should own the data directory?

nstall all the data at this point. Should not be the package for any particular file, because that package may not be needed hence not installed. Must I create one special essentially imortal package to own the "slush fund"? -- Paul Elliott

How are directories managed.

exactly are the rules? If a package wants to put files in a directory, how does the package "know" that the directory will live longer than the file? -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Su

Re: How are directories managed?

when all the packages that use it are gone. Is that correct? -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117 signature.asc Description: T

Package consisting of a single data file.

How does one package a single data file. Only other files are needed excepted required documentation files and license files. Nothing to be built. How would such a package be done? Are there any examples? -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli

data only package?

Can anyone name an example of a well packaged data only package, (no build needed), which is written in dh? I would like to look at an example. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http

How to delete the .la file?

I gather that new libraries in the usual case are supposed to delete the la file. What is the standard way to accomplish this if the package is written in dh? -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd

Re: How to delete the .la file?

On Wednesday, May 11, 2011 12:28:57 pm Andreas Moog wrote: > On 05/11/2011 06:30 PM, Patrick Matthäi wrote: > > Am 11.05.2011 18:27, schrieb Paul Elliott: > >> I gather that new libraries in the usual case are supposed to delete the > >> la file. What is the standard wa

Can quilt delete or rename a file?

Can Quilt delete or rename a file? My upstream supplies a GNU Makefile, but I am going to replace it with an auto* tools setup. The Makefile will be created by the ./configure step. Should I delete or rename the upstream's for clarity? How would I do this? Thank You -- Paul El

How to adjust the source before a build?

build system hook to do this kind of stuff? At what point to I stop making adjustments and resource the source? -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme

different version numbers?

number associated with his source tarballs, that have nothing to do with debian or Linux, because he does not develop with Linux in mind. All though he does build a Linux static library. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181

Plan for managing the SWISS EPHEMERIS data, virtual packages.

consensus step. If I need to go the debian-devel I want to get the bugs out of my plan first. I thank everyone for their input and comments. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.

how to write watch file for multi-tarball source package?

What is the correct way to handle the watch file in a multi-tarball source package? -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117

Is registered Categories required for debian?

Real bugs, have gone totally untouched for years. It is like no one is home. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117 signatur

Re: Plan for managing the SWISS EPHEMERIS data, virtual packages.

s are a cooperating group of packages, so that I do not have to seek consensus on devian-devel? Thank You for considering this. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpa

What is "privately, amongst a cooperating group of packages"?

uot;privately, amongst a cooperating group of packages"? I guess all names would start swiss_ephemeris_data_ to prevent collisions. Thank You -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www

In a single binary source package how does one fail to install some files?

. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.

Re: In a single binary source package how does one fail to install some files? It did not work

gt; dh-make. > > # Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode. > #export DH_VERBOSE=1 > > %: > dh $@ > > override_dh_install: > rm debian/swe-standard-data/usr/share/doc/swe-standard-data/COPYING \ > debian/swe-standard-data/usr/share/doc/swe-standard-data/

Depends on -dev package

ome the the debian/control file for libtar_1.2.11-6 does not list such a dependancy? it includes . I have been using it as a model, cause it has already gone thru the process. I am probably missing something. Thank you for clearing up my confusion. -- Paul Elliott

Re: Depends on -dev package

On Sunday, August 21, 2011 11:06:35 PM Fernando Lemos wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 12:59 AM, Paul Elliott > > wrote: > > I quote from Debian Library Packaging guide > > > >> 2. -DEV package dependencies > >> > >> The -DEV pack

Re: Depends on -dev package

your answers in that light. Thank You. On Monday, August 22, 2011 04:54:20 AM Christoph Egger wrote: > Hi! > > Paul Elliott writes: > > I quote from Debian Library Packaging guide > > > >> 2. -DEV package dependencies > >> > >> The -DEV package would

How do I create a symbols file?

are not in the public interface. The inteface includes global varriables. (I did not write this program.) What should I do? -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpan

Please review my 2 packages for the Swiss Ephemeris.

ephauto%3Aswe-standard-data Please inform me of any mistakes or flaws. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117 signature.asc Descripti

I can not register.

package so people can find fault with it! -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed

Attempt to dput fails.

001-1_i386.changes Checking signature on .changes gpg: Signature made Fri 23 Sep 2011 06:38:14 PM CDT using DSA key ID 345CDD99 gpg: Good signature from "Paul Elliott " gpg: aka "Paul Elliott " Good signature on /home/pelliott/develop/astrology/newlibswe/deb2/try/s

Re: Attempt to dput fails.

On Sunday, September 25, 2011 03:41:39 AM Paul Wise wrote: > On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Paul Elliott wrote: > > Uploading swe-standard-data_1-1_all.deb: Upload failed: 502 Bad > > Gateway > > ... > > >for res in getaddrinfo(host, port, 0, SOCK_STREAM

RFS: libswe

debian.net/package/libswe Alternatively, one can download the package with dget using this command: dget -x http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/libs/libswe/libswe_1.77.00.0001-1.dsc I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me. Kind regards, Paul Elliott -- Pa

RFS: swe-standard-data

age for me. Kind regards, Paul Elliott -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.

What version of debian to develop debian packages?

system says: W: libswe source: newer-standards-version 3.9.2 (current is 3.9.1) Must I have some special version of debian to develop, or is there some trick? Thank You -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd

At what point do I create a seperate -doc package for a library?

this project is 2.2Meg does this mean I must split out a seperate -doc package? -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117 signatur

dput failure to mentors.debian.net

/home/pelliott/develop/astrology/newlibswe/deb2sid/try$ dput mentors-ftp swe-standard-data_2-1_i386.changes Checking signature on .changes gpg: Signature made Sun 09 Oct 2011 02:59:05 AM CDT using DSA key ID 345CDD99 gpg: Good signature from "Paul Elliott " gpg: aka "

RFS: libswe

-1.dsc I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me. Kind regards, Paul Elliott -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/ Austin TX

RFS: swe-standard-data

e-standard-data/swe-standard-data_2-1.dsc I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me. Kind regards, Paul Elliott -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatc

Re: Notes about mentors.debian.net

/debexpo.git;a=blob;f=debexpo/cr > onjobs/removeolduploads.py;h=e710b2b05f31f3ba72bd3221d1be9ef4828bcb5b;hb=re > fs/heads/devel -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.c

berlios closing; where should my projects escape to?

taste. I signed up at savanah, but they have not even assigned my two create project requests even though their automated system says they should have been done 5 days ago. No one responds to me. I must move my projects before berlios closes. Any suggestions? Thank You. -- Paul Elliott

Re: berlios closing; where should my projects escape to?

On Tuesday, October 18, 2011 01:22:15 AM Paul McEnery wrote: > On 18 October 2011 06:02, Paul Elliott wrote: > > [...] > > > > Any suggestions? > > GitHub? I use them for my package repos, and I see that MythTV recently (in > the last few months) switched to

watch file when url is raw text not in a link.

.orig.tar.gz but it is raw text in the web page, not in a link. How would one write a watch file for this? I want to pick up files of the form : openastro.org_(.*).orig.tar.gz -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900

email rejected bugs.debian.org

ribl.com. (state 18). This is a small family domain. I control it. It goes thru google email. only 2 accounts in domain. All the computers on it use linux. It is extremely unlikely any spam has ever been sent from this domain. Could someone white list this domain so that I can par

my upstream's package contains a font.

that comming from? In any case, if I must split out a font package, how do I do it? Are there any examples out there? Thank You -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpane

setup packaging project on Alioth?

pe to package into a form that can be added to Debian. I am tired of doing a cp -ax to provide myself a way to revert a possible mistake. I usually use svn. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Su

pre ITP maintainer wishes to remain anonymous

maintainer did? -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.

Re: setup packaging project on Alioth?

On Saturday, October 29, 2011 03:29:56 AM Ben Finney wrote: > Paul Elliott writes: > > Could someone write a how to on how to setup a packaging project on > > Alioth? > > As I understand it, one criterion used by the Alioth admins when > deciding whether a project is ac

Re: pre ITP maintainer wishes to remain anonymous

On Saturday, October 29, 2011 03:15:46 PM Russ Allbery wrote: > Paul Elliott writes: > > Before I filed an ITP the upstream was his own maintainer distributing > > outside of debian. His changelog uses his web page instead of his email > > address. > > > > N

package errors requiring human judgment to detect?

Does anyone have a list of the most common errors that can not be caught by lintian because they require human judgment to detect? -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http

What is the proper way to rename scripts?

problems to deal with. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.

Re: What is the proper way to rename scripts?

On Wednesday, November 02, 2011 05:50:29 AM Alexander Reichle-Schmehl wrote: > Hi! > > Am 02.11.2011 11:36, schrieb Paul Elliott: > > Because of Debian Policy Manual section 10.4 (Scripts) > > > > I must rename a script. > > > > What is the proper

Re: What is the proper way to rename scripts?

On Wednesday, November 02, 2011 12:26:21 PM Siegfried-Angel Gevatter Pujals (RainCT) wrote: > 2011/11/2 Paul Elliott : > > I have put in a patch to change all references to this script. This > > includes references in the build procedure. Therefore, the renaming must > >

documentation conflict --unified-reject-files

doc/manuals/maint-guide/modify.en.html#quiltrc recomends adding the line: >QUILT_PATCH_OPTS="--reject-format=unified" to ~/.quiltrc-dpkg Which is correct? -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900

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