Re: generating gpg keys

1998-07-08 Thread Adam Klein
gt; > gpg: canĀ“t lock memory: Invalid argument > > Hmm, it wasn't like this for me either. It said something like this: > > 'gpg: Warning! Using insecure memory' It says in the docs that making gpg suid root will fix this problem. Adam Klein -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: glibc_2.0.7pre1-3 uploaded to master

1998-03-04 Thread Adam Klein
d to cope with situations where the version numbering changes. It is not there to cope with version numbers containing strings of letters which dpkg cannot interpret (such as ALPHA or pre-), or with silly orderings (the author of this manual has heard of a package whose versions went 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1, 2.1, 2.2, 2 and so forth). -- Adam Klein

Re: glibc_2.0.7pre1-3 uploaded to master

1998-03-03 Thread Adam Klein
t; But in the future, either dpkg should be changed to understand 'pre' > correctly or people should be warned against it. It's already in the packaging manual. Is that enough? Adam Klein

Re: syslinux: main or contrib?

1998-02-17 Thread Adam Klein
out `nasm'. nasm is in the main distribution. Should it not be? > I was trying to port it to use `as86' (free assembler), but > it's not easy. > > BTW: this is a bit delicate... it's in our `base' section, and > it's `required' (but, IMHO, it shouldn't be...) I agree with this. Adam Klein

Re: awk: essential virtual package?

1998-02-16 Thread Adam Klein
against base-files for gratituously > removing the awk dependency and causing major breakage of the hamm > release? > > manoj No. The maintainer was following policy when he removed the dependency on awk. He attempted to discuss making awk an essential package, and no one responded. Adam Klein