Bug#138409: [PROPOSAL] Add build environment data to .changes files

2002-03-15 Thread Randolph Chung
Package: debian-policy Severity: wishlist Proposal: This is a proposal to add information about a package's build environment to the "changes" file that accompanies the upload of each package. The build environment information contains the versions of packages used to build the given package. The

Bug#138409: PROPOSAL] Add build environment data to .changes files

2002-03-15 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Thu, Mar 14, 2002 at 11:08:42PM -0800, Randolph Chung wrote: > 2. Ideally one might want to recursively list all the dependents of build- > dependencies too, but that is probably too expensive to compute. On my Pentium 166MHz, the following command took about 10s (real) to run, with devscripts

Using deb packages to release proprietary software

2002-03-15 Thread Daniel Ruoso
Hi, First of all, I'm not sure if this is the correct mailing list to post this question, if not, please tell me what's the correct one. Follows the question: I work in a software house and we always publish our software using deb packages. We have a little server configured with a Packages.gz,

Bug#138409: PROPOSAL] Add build environment data to .changes files

2002-03-15 Thread Randolph Chung
> > 2. Ideally one might want to recursively list all the dependents of build- > > dependencies too, but that is probably too expensive to compute. > On my Pentium 166MHz, the following command took about 10s (real) to > run, with devscripts (>= 2.6.90) installed: Thanks, that was good to know. o

Bug#138409: PROPOSAL] Add build environment data to .changes files

2002-03-15 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Fri, Mar 15, 2002 at 07:14:44AM -0800, Randolph Chung wrote: > > > 2. Ideally one might want to recursively list all the dependents of build- > > > dependencies too, but that is probably too expensive to compute. > > On my Pentium 166MHz, the following command took about 10s (real) to > > run, w

Re: Using deb packages to release proprietary software

2002-03-15 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Fri, Mar 15, 2002 at 10:20:28AM -0300, Daniel Ruoso wrote: > I want to publish the software in different stages (unstable, testing, > frozen and stable, just like debian itself), because I will have > machines testing each distribution. We no longer have a "frozen". > Finally, the question is.

Re: Using deb packages to release proprietary software

2002-03-15 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Daniel" == Daniel Ruoso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Daniel> I want to publish the software in different stages (unstable, testing, Daniel> frozen and stable, just like debian itself), because I will have Daniel> machines testing each distribution. Daniel> Finally, the question is... Dani

Bug#138409: PROPOSAL] Add build environment data to .changes files

2002-03-15 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Randolph" == Randolph Chung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Randolph> Proposal: This is a proposal to add information about a Randolph> package's build environment to the "changes" file that Randolph> accompanies the upload of each package. The build Randolph> environment information contains

Re: Using deb packages to release proprietary software

2002-03-15 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Daniel Ruoso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I want to publish the software in different stages (unstable, testing, > frozen and stable, just like debian itself), because I will have > machines testing each distribution. > > Finally, the question is... > What's the better strategy to publish packag

Bug#138409: PROPOSAL] Add build environment data to .changes files

2002-03-15 Thread Junichi Uekawa
Randolph Chung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cum veritate scripsit: > one problem is that some packages have build-dependency chains that > when resolved completely are very deep, and sometimes contains dependency > cycles. One could argue that these are bugs, but they seem difficult to fix > in some cases

Bug#138409: PROPOSAL] Add build environment data to .changes files

2002-03-15 Thread Randolph Chung
> And the bit > about standards version is a red herring, really: packages are > supposed to be current with policy (which is why policy froze) -- it > is just that stable releases have packages that conform to policy as > it existed then. Packages in Sid need to be current (can't claim > anci

Processed: This is a wishlist proposal for dpkg

2002-03-15 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > severity 138409 wishlist Bug#138409: [PROPOSAL] Add build environment data to .changes files Severity set to `wishlist'. > reassign 138409 dpkg Bug#138409: [PROPOSAL] Add build environment data to .changes files Bug reassigned from package `debian-poli

Re: Bug#138409: [PROPOSAL] Add build environment data to .changes files

2002-03-15 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Randolph" == Randolph Chung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Randolph> sure eventually all packages will move to the new scheme, Randolph> and everything will be happy. i'm not suggesting anything Randolph> more or less. Then it can't be made mandatory from the word go, if every single

Re: Using deb packages to release proprietary software

2002-03-15 Thread Chris Lawrence
On Mar 15, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > Daniel Ruoso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I want to publish the software in different stages (unstable, testing, > > frozen and stable, just like debian itself), because I will have > > machines testing each distribution. > > > > Finally, the question