Re: what are the latest debian packaging tools.

On Thursday 3 September 1998, at 17 h 37, the keyboard of Sven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > debhelper ? deb-make dpkg-dev ? its a bit confusing, is there a doc on this > somewhere ? IMHO, that's one of the problems that beginners packagers have: there are several docs, which say different thi

Re: what are the latest debian packaging tools.

On Friday 4 September 1998, at 11 h 26, the keyboard of Sven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > this is true, and a bit sad, it would be very nice to have this solved ... Just do it... I considered adopting the Packaging HOWTO which seems orphan but it is work and I'm lazy :-} > ha, ... there is wer

Re: what are the latest debian packaging tools.

On Friday 4 September 1998, at 11 h 35, the keyboard of Raphael Hertzog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I will have to choose something to upload once I'll have my official > > registration :-) > > Me too. :-) But in fact, it seems that Martin Schulze (the only responsible > I know for register

Re: what are the latest debian packaging tools.

On Friday 4 September 1998, at 12 h 6, the keyboard of Sven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > this way you don't even need to leave the country ? or is this also illegal ? I don't know. See your lawyer. > what action can the governement take against me if i use 1024 pgp encryption ? According to th

Contradictions for new developers (Was: what are the latest debian packaging tools.

On Friday 4 September 1998, at 14 h 12, the keyboard of Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You realize, I hope, that debmake is deprecated by its author, > and is no longer being in kept in sync with policy. So anyone using > deb-make may have packages that do not conform to p

Re: Contradictions for new developers (Was: what are the latest debian packaging tools.

On Monday 7 September 1998, at 10 h 55, the keyboard of Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Before you start jumping all over me, the package had indeed > been orphaned, and it became unorphaned this week. The package is > still undergoing the technical changes required to make

Why only one non-free section?

It seems there are a lot of problems with the non-free section, for instance CDROM vendors who do not bother to check every licence individually and who exclude the whole non-free tree. Basically, it comes from the fact that non-free gathers packages which have very different reasons to be non-

Re: Why only one non-free section?

ussion with the author. If someone finds something I forgot: Date:Thu, 10 Sep 1998 08:18:01 PDT To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stephane Bortzmeyer) From:Joe Author <@edu> Subject: Re: X as a package Linux Debian: authorization and questions Thanks. I am generally familiar with

Re: Why only one non-free section?

On Monday 14 September 1998, at 16 h 5, the keyboard of Sven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > what if i release a software under some kind of DFSG compliant license. > someone > can simply come and sell the stuff. making profit from it, but never giving > some of it back to the author or the Free s

Re: Why only one non-free section?

On Tuesday 15 September 1998, at 8 h 53, the keyboard of Sven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > also another concern for this peoples is the right to modification > of the software, someone can take the software modify it and then sell it, > without according credits to the true author, ^^

Re: Reminder: echoping_2.2.0-2_i386.changes was rejected

On Monday 28 September 1998, at 13 h 4, the keyboard of Debian Installer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If the upload has been superceded, please delete it. If not, please > correct the error. You do not have to reupload good files; simply > move them from Incoming/REJECT to Incoming. That's w

Re: Just uploaded my first package

On Wednesday 30 September 1998, at 1 h 44, the keyboard of Carsten Leonhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Would someone be so kind and check it for any stupid errors on my > side? You can check it yourself with lintian. debian:/home/Debian/ftp/private/project/Incoming> lintian vera_1.4-1_all.d

Re: Contributing to Debian

[Warning: I'm a beginner myself.] On Thursday 15 October 1998, at 19 h 44, the keyboard of Wayne Cuddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > would like to contribute to the debian distribution. I figure reading > the packing/policy manual is a good place to get the rest of my info. Yes. Unlike the var

Re: Source uploads.

On Friday 16 October 1998, at 11 h 6, the keyboard of Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know how dupload works, but if it does not take the .changes file > as a reference, Yes, it does. You give it a changes file as an argument (or a directory and it looks for a changes file).

Re: man page

o you recommend? Where should I start reading > about these tools? > > Thanks, > Philipp > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Stephane Bortzmeyer

Re: man page

[Sorry for the empty message, wrong error :-) ] On Saturday 24 October 1998, at 0 h 6, the keyboard of Philipp Frauenfelder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've got a package that has no man page. I've some spare time > and would like to write it. The question is now: how should I do > that? Wha

How to update packages in frozen?

On Friday 13 November 1998, at 19 h 54, the keyboard of Debian Installer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Installing: > queso_0.980922-2_i386.deb to dists/potato/main/binary-i386/net/queso_0.980922 -2.deb (replacing queso_0.980922-1.deb) That's fine but this new version of queso was also uploaded t

My vanity Web page on Debian

Is there a policy about developer's Web pages? I saw that I can put pages on master and they are available as http://master.debian.org/~bortz. But I would like them to be on www.debian.org (specially since master is not intended as a Web server). I observed that

Re: Deb structure - general question

On Sunday 22 November 1998, at 14 h 9, the keyboard of "Brian S. Julin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On this note -- Arto is right that we are hard pressed to standardize > source packages given the diversity of technique used in writing code. > Adding source dependencies deserves thought and can

dpkg-shlibdeps is too strict

When I create a package on my slink machine, it has the following dependencies: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.0.7u-6) But the program does not use anything specific to that version and, if I install it (--force-depends) on a hamm system (libc6 2.0.7t), it runs fine. This reall bothers me because I wan

Re: dpkg-shlibdeps is too strict

On Thursday 26 November 1998, at 14 h 51, the keyboard of Matthias Klose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think you have some binaries linked to libraries which have the > libc6 (>= 2.0.7u-6) dependency itself in it's shlibs file. No, I tried on a simple program, which just depends on: li

libc6 needs >= 2.0.7u (Closes: dpkg-shlibdeps is too strict

On Thursday 26 November 1998, at 15 h 20, the keyboard of Stephane Bortzmeyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually, it is /var/lib/dpkg/info/libc6.shlibs which provide the unwanted > constraint: > > libc6 libc6 (>= 2.0.7u-6) I wrote that without rea

Re: [old] follow w.r.t. french developers

On Saturday 28 November 1998, at 16 h 19, the keyboard of Adam Di Carlo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > gumption to create a stripped down pgp 2.6.2i (or whatever) which > could only perform signing/verifying functions, and which had all the > crypto functions stipped out, then French developers cou

Re: Documentation for new maintainers

On Friday 30 October 1998, at 20 h 52, the keyboard of Raphael Hertzog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > as we speak about new-maintainers problems, I think a document > intented for them could be helpful. I'll write something as soon as > I can. Good idea. As several people mentioned there *are* do

debhelper and dh_installcron: why make them executables?

For the first time, I have a cron file for a package. The file is in the debian directory: ezili:~/Debian/packages/bigbrother/bigbrother-1.08a> ls -alt debian/cron.daily -rw-r--r-- 1 bortzbortz 75 Dec 8 14:20 debian/cron.daily And the debian/rules contain: dh_i

Re: debhelper and dh_installcron: why make them executables?

On Wednesday 9 December 1998, at 6 h 49, the keyboard of Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All scripts in the /etc/cron.{daily,weekly,monthly} directories are > supposed to be executable. These are supposed to be shell scripts, that ... > you put it into. If you your cron file is nothing m

Re: Some new largish packages: please comment

On Thursday 14 January 1999, at 13 h 16, the keyboard of Darren Benham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Id say, package it and put it into a seperate directory.. either a "non-cd" > directory or a directory that could later become a "data set cd" file. We've > got other large data sets that could be

Re: Including both `production' and `alpha' releases of a package

On Monday 1 February 1999, at 18 h 16, the keyboard of Remco van de Meent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is an alpha version of the long-awaited majordomo 2.x available in a > CVS-tree, which I'd like to package if possible. On the pciutils package: ... > As said, I'd like to include both the

Problem bytecompiling an Emacs add-on package

I'm struggling with my first Emacs package, biomode . Everything works fine if I do not try to bytecompile. Now, I add a emacsen-install script, which is installed by dh_installemacsen. When I 'dpkg -i' the

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

On Saturday 27 February 1999, at 18 h 14, the keyboard of Josip Rodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I usually extract the new one (or apply a patch if that is the method), > gunzip -dc old_version.diff.gz > somefile, then edit that 'somefile' and > replace all instances of progdirectory-1.2.0 with

Re: New package problems

On Sunday 28 February 1999, at 17 h 1, the keyboard of John Travers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1. It has no copyright notice. No email contacts and about four names of those > who wrote it. Apparantly it was some sort of university project. Anyway I > cannot contact anyone I very often have t

Re: how to make a library?

On Saturday 6 March 1999, at 12 h 30, the keyboard of Shaleh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I few projects I am working on need to make libraries (shared and static). > Could someone please point me to info or explain what is required? The template debian/rules produced by dh_make is well suffic

Re: creating libraries

On Wednesday 31 March 1999, at 1 h 37, the keyboard of Pedro Guerreiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why does the Package names have a _1_ in them? Because you may have several versions (with different sonames) installed at the same time. Unlike RedHat, Debian does not allow several packages wi

Re: Linux for Khmer

On Thursday 22 April 1999, at 1 h 6, the keyboard of Julian Gilbey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Please ask questions like this on debian-user, where you will probably > receive more useful help. Debian-mentors is for helping new > developers learn how to package software. If he wants to INSTALL

Re: CVS and packages

On Wednesday 21 April 1999, at 11 h 1, the keyboard of Chris Leishman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was wondering if someone could give me an breif overview of using CVS with > package source? Did you read the HOWTO in ? If so, what exactly is unclear? I

Re: Becoming a new developper

table mailtx => "[EMAIL PROTECTED]", # experimental visibleuser => "bortzmeyer", visiblename => "debian.org", fullname => "Stephane Bortzmeyer" }; And then you can do: dupload --to iafexp mypackage-1.2.changes Just as you would upload to master.

Re: first install...help on a LAN from floppies

On Thursday 1 July 1999, at 13 h 23, the keyboard of Ted Manka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm on a network here at schoolit is a tcp/ip network > What should I put for the domain name? Does it matter? debian-mentors is to help Debian DEVELOPERS when they begin, not USERS. Your question o

Re: Hopeful new packager needs help.

On Tuesday 6 July 1999, at 10 h 20, the keyboard of "Person, Roderick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > debian/rules it exists with an error 1, which I'm not quite sure what that > means. Do not expect help without the actual error messages and the involved debian/rules. > The first package I am a

Re: Packaging fom binaries

On Tuesday 20 July 1999, at 9 h 41, the keyboard of "J r me Marant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Debinaa New Maintainer's Guide explains how to package > apps from sources. But sometimes, one just have binaries (mainly when > non-free). > So, how to package from binaries? You do the same. Of

Re: category code

On Monday 26 July 1999, at 14 h 27, the keyboard of Gwyneth Lloyd-Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When installing a debian system to a computer, it asks you which set of > packages you want to install on your system (i.e. Admin, Basic, > Devel_comp, > Devel_std etc...). Does anyone have any p

Re: Adopting packages

On Monday 26 July 1999, at 10 h 51, the keyboard of Dpk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The web pages give much information about creating Debian packages. > However, I am starting out by adopting an existing package, which I > have found much information about doing. Could someone point me in > th

Maintainers not yet registered can announce their apt sources

If you're a new maintainer, but your application has not been processed (yet), you can set up an apt source (using dpkg-scanpackages, in the dpkg-dev package) and publicize it at: http://www.internatif.org/bortzmeyer/debian/apt-sources/ It allows you to distribu

Re: VRweb Sponsor upload.

On Monday 4 October 1999, at 9 h 57, the keyboard of Fabien Ninoles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How I do this so? > Do I upload a package with his name but sign with my key? > Do I make a new upload with my name and my key? > Do I simply upload it with his name and key (after sending the key > t

Re: Proper place to put a bootup script

On Wednesday 29 December 1999, at 0 h 55, the keyboard of Jonathan Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm preparing a Debian package for portslave, Good idea! > Well, there's nothing this script does to actually START or STOP anything, > and there's nothing to RELOAD or RESTART... It simply cha

Re: problem with sections

On Thursday 30 December 1999, at 15 h 58, the keyboard of "Domenico Andreoli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i can't figure how to put my package in the right section. Remember also that sections in the control file are just hints, the real information is in the override file on master. See

Re: about sponsors and maintainers

On Sunday 2 January 2000, at 0 h 12, the keyboard of [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have understood that persons not being a maintainer can get sponsors to > include their debian packages into the distribution. How much work does > a sponsor have to do for me? Typically, 'dpkg-buildpackage' and 'du

Re: seeking sponsor for powershell and sitescooper

On Tuesday 7 March 2000, at 15 h 15, the keyboard of Zed Pobre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hm. Didn't know we even had an unofficial sponsors page. Someone > needs to publicize that a bit. It is announced in the Developer's corner. Any candidate for sponsor

Re: NewbieQ's: packaging Java software

On Saturday 1 April 2000, at 12 h 41, the keyboard of "E.L. Willighagen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2. Problem two: my software actually needs Jdk1.2 so it wouldn't compile... The JDK 1.2 is horribly non-free. If your program depends on it, it will have to be in "contrib" instead of "main".

Re: NewbieQ's: packaging Java software

On Saturday 1 April 2000, at 19 h 46, the keyboard of "Christian T. Steigies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I dont think you have to make a Makefile for that, debian/rules is a > makefile, just do it there. But is your package still portable if the jar is > not "compiled"? jar files store Java b

Re: How to sponsor someone and upload a sponsored package?

On Wednesday 13 September 2000, at 17 h 37, the keyboard of Franklin Belew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not sure if there is a page yet http://www.internatif.org/bortzmeyer/debian/sponsor/ > but the steps are really simple, Here's what you should do if you want to sponsor someone (you must

Re: Request for advice

On Tuesday 29 August 2000, at 19 h 2, the keyboard of Roger Burton West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I haven't yet seen anyone editing XML with anything except a graphical > tool (text-editor plus fancy bits, usually). You must be kidding. In the free software world, almost everybody types XML b

Re: How popular is the sponsor page?

On Thursday 4 January 2001, at 19 h 31, the keyboard of Bastian Kleineidam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How popular is this web page? It is mostly a reminder, and a way to spam^H^H^H^Hmail all candidates and it can be used as a reference: mail from time to time on debian-devel (or relevant ma

Re: New-maintainer - STOP THAT SHIT

On Saturday 13 January 2001, at 11 h 10, the keyboard of Martin Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > . uploading packages (through a sponsor) After months of sponsorship-bashing ('it will break Debian', 'it will short-circuit the normal NM process'), then after months of ignorance, now it is

Re: Depending on 2.4

On Thursday 1 February 2001, at 17 h 8, the keyboard of Gordon Sadler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This program is arbitrarily changing MAC addresses? Sounds odd. DecNet v4 always worked that way. MAC addresses are constructed from level-3 addresses, so it needs no ARP.

Re: Request for advice

On Tuesday 29 August 2000, at 19 h 2, the keyboard of Roger Burton West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I haven't yet seen anyone editing XML with anything except a graphical > tool (text-editor plus fancy bits, usually). You must be kidding. In the free software world, almost everybody types XML

Re: How to sponsor someone and upload a sponsored package?

On Wednesday 13 September 2000, at 17 h 37, the keyboard of Franklin Belew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not sure if there is a page yet http://www.internatif.org/bortzmeyer/debian/sponsor/ > but the steps are really simple, Here's what you should do if you want to sponsor someone (you mus

Re: How popular is the sponsor page?

On Thursday 4 January 2001, at 19 h 31, the keyboard of Bastian Kleineidam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How popular is this web page? It is mostly a reminder, and a way to spam^H^H^H^Hmail all candidates and it can be used as a reference: mail from time to time on debian-devel (or relevant ma

Re: New-maintainer - STOP THAT SHIT

On Saturday 13 January 2001, at 11 h 10, the keyboard of Martin Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > . uploading packages (through a sponsor) After months of sponsorship-bashing ('it will break Debian', 'it will short-circuit the normal NM process'), then after months of ignorance, now it is

Re: Depending on 2.4

On Thursday 1 February 2001, at 17 h 8, the keyboard of Gordon Sadler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This program is arbitrarily changing MAC addresses? Sounds odd. DecNet v4 always worked that way. MAC addresses are constructed from level-3 addresses, so it needs no ARP. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE