Bug#234772: Must be a bug in apt

2004-02-26 Thread James Troup
reassign 234772 libice-dev thanks Thomas Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > reassign 234772 apt > thanks a) DON'T ABUSE -QUIET. b) don't randomly reassign bugs if you don't know what you're talking about. This is NOT a bug in apt. It's (the indirect result) of a bug in the postrm of the

Re: Changed library interface causing FTBFS of cernlib?

2004-02-24 Thread James Troup
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 06:24:31AM -0500, Kevin B. McCarty wrote: >> Hi, >> I've gotten a bunch of FTBFSes for cernlib 2003.09.03-4 which I assume are >> related to the new X release. The problem is that when linking a program >> with these flags,

Re: Stupid build failures for XFree86 4.3.0-2

2004-02-19 Thread James Troup
Michel Dänzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> James Troup, on IRC and a few of the porting lists, speculated that >> this is a buildd problem, and gave instructions for working around >> it. Eh, I didn't mean to give the impression that it was a buildd problem - I do

Re: X Strike Force XFree86 SVN commit: rev 930 - branches/4.3.0/sid/debian

2004-01-21 Thread James Troup
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Fair enough, don't worry about it then. > > Well, I don't actually *like* to inconvenience buildd admins... I didn't mean to imply you did. > I see. Perhaps I am being optimistic, but maybe all the buildd > chroots have been updated to the requisi

Re: X Strike Force XFree86 SVN commit: rev 930 - branches/4.3.0/sid/debian

2004-01-21 Thread James Troup
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 10:51:26PM +0000, James Troup wrote: >> Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> >> > +Build-Conflicts: cpp-3.3 (<< 1:3.3.3ds1-0pre1) >> >> FWI

Re: X Strike Force XFree86 SVN commit: rev 930 - branches/4.3.0/sid/debian

2004-01-19 Thread James Troup
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> > +Build-Conflicts: cpp-3.3 (<< 1:3.3.3ds1-0pre1) FWIW, Build-Depends on a >> version are much more buildd (admin) friendly than a Build-Conflicts. The B-C isn't wrong, of course, and the unfriendliness of a B-C for buildd (admins) is arguably an s

Bug#220864: xserver-xfree86: dumps lot of 'Not loading .note.GNU-stack' messages on console

2003-11-15 Thread James Troup
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > tag 220864 + moreinfo > thanks > > On Sat, Nov 15, 2003 at 08:31:28AM +0100, Jurriaan wrote: >> Package: xserver-xfree86 >> Version: 4.2.1-14 >> Severity: normal >> Tags: sid >> >> After typing 'startx', the VT I start X from becomes clogged with at

Re: #define rate period patch broken for 2.4 kernels

2003-11-14 Thread James Troup
Daniel Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > AFAICT, the only kernel headers on there are 2.4.21-sparc, and it should Err, no. All architectures use the linux-kernel-headers package now and it's 2.6 based. Anyway, don't worry, I've tracked down the problem with the help of the glibc folks and it'

xfree86_4.2.1-14(unstable/sparc): FTBFS

2003-11-14 Thread James Troup
Hi, I haven't had a chance to investigate this yet, so no bug, but I thought I'd at least warn you. This was the 3rd attempt on vore. The first had an out-of-date linux-kernel-headers installed in the chroot, so I freshened the chroot and retried. #2 got bitten by the sparc32 fuckage (see sparc

Re: X Strike Force XFree86 SVN commit: rev 753 - people/branden/xlibs-and-xbase-clients-split/debian

2003-11-04 Thread James Troup
X Strike Force SVN Repository Admin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Split xlibs-dbg package into one package per shared library. What's the rationale behind this? I understand the rationale for -dev and lib packages but not -dbg. AFAICS soname bumps don't affect -dbg packages and any split to a s

Re: xfree86_4.1.0-16woody1_ia64.changes REJECTED

2003-09-09 Thread James Troup
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 06:02:24PM -0400, Debian Installer wrote: >> Mapping stable-security to proposed-updates. >> Rejected: no source found for xfree86 4.1.0-16woody1 >> (xlibmesa3_4.1.0-16woody1_ia64.deb). > [etc.] > > I was told on IRC by mdz an

Re: xfree86_4.1.0-16woody1_ia64.changes REJECTED

2003-09-09 Thread James Troup
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 06:02:24PM -0400, Debian Installer wrote: >> Mapping stable-security to proposed-updates. >> Rejected: no source found for xfree86 4.1.0-16woody1 >> (xlibmesa3_4.1.0-16woody1_ia64.deb). > [etc.] > > I was told on IRC by mdz an

Re: X Strike Force SVN commit: rev 392 - trunk/debian

2003-08-20 Thread James Troup
X Strike Force SVN Admin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > - debian/control: add build-conflict with gcc-3.3 (<< 3.3.2-0pre1) [...] > +Build-Conflicts: gcc-3.3 (<< 3.3.2-0pre1) Unfortunately this is missing the epoch, rendering the Build-Conflict ineffective... | auric$ madison gcc-3.3 | [...] |

Re: X Strike Force SVN commit: rev 392 - trunk/debian

2003-08-20 Thread James Troup
X Strike Force SVN Admin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > - debian/control: add build-conflict with gcc-3.3 (<< 3.3.2-0pre1) [...] > +Build-Conflicts: gcc-3.3 (<< 3.3.2-0pre1) Unfortunately this is missing the epoch, rendering the Build-Conflict ineffective... | auric$ madison gcc-3.3 | [...] |

Re: xfree86 compilation / gcc-3.3 strict aliasing

2003-06-13 Thread James Troup
Matthias Klose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Looking at the build logs you'll see many warnings: > > dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules > > Is it safe to ignore these warnings? Please could you try to compile > using -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing to see if this is re

Re: xfree86 compilation / gcc-3.3 strict aliasing

2003-06-13 Thread James Troup
Matthias Klose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Looking at the build logs you'll see many warnings: > > dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules > > Is it safe to ignore these warnings? Please could you try to compile > using -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing to see if this is re

Re: X Strike Force SVN commit: rev 172 - in branches/4.3.0/sid/debian: . patches

2003-06-10 Thread James Troup
X Strike Force SVN Admin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > + /* m68k has no 2.4 kernel yet */ > + # ifndef Mc68020Architecture > + #define HasLinuxInput YES > @@ -701,7 +714,7 @@ This seems out-of-date? -- James

Re: X Strike Force SVN commit: rev 172 - inbranches/4.3.0/sid/debian: . patches

2003-06-10 Thread James Troup
X Strike Force SVN Admin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > + /* m68k has no 2.4 kernel yet */ > + # ifndef Mc68020Architecture > + #define HasLinuxInput YES > @@ -701,7 +714,7 @@ This seems out-of-date? -- James -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "un

Re: X Strike Force SVN commit: rev 139 - trunk/debian

2003-06-05 Thread James Troup
X Strike Force SVN Admin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Author: branden > Date: 2003-06-04 10:08:27 -0500 (Wed, 04 Jun 2003) > New Revision: 139 > > Modified: >trunk/debian/changelog >trunk/debian/rules > Log: > step compile optimization level down to -O from Policy-required -O2 for arm > a

Re: X Strike Force SVN commit: rev 139 - trunk/debian

2003-06-04 Thread James Troup
X Strike Force SVN Admin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Author: branden > Date: 2003-06-04 10:08:27 -0500 (Wed, 04 Jun 2003) > New Revision: 139 > > Modified: >trunk/debian/changelog >trunk/debian/rules > Log: > step compile optimization level down to -O from Policy-required -O2 for arm > a

Bug#191737: acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#191737: xinerama.h is missing extern C { for C++ compiling)

2003-05-03 Thread James Troup
Daniel Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Yes, but it's not Xinerama's problem, and I don't see why it should > be bending over backwards to support people using it from another > language. Err, because that's the way things are done? Have a look at the include files from any major library you

Re: xlibmesa naming and relationships

2003-02-08 Thread James Troup
Daniel Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sun, Feb 09, 2003 at 01:43:33AM +0100, Michel D?nzer scrawled: >> A broken package name to compensate for broken assumptions? Right. Give >> it the Mesa version then, or document it in the description, or >> wherever. > > You obviously don't understand

Re: xlibmesa naming and relationships

2003-02-08 Thread James Troup
Daniel Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sun, Feb 09, 2003 at 01:43:33AM +0100, Michel D?nzer scrawled: >> A broken package name to compensate for broken assumptions? Right. Give >> it the Mesa version then, or document it in the description, or >> wherever. > > You obviously don't understand

Re: please sign/upload successful autobuild of XFree86 4.2.1-3

2002-10-27 Thread James Troup
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > According to buildd.debian.org, the arm autobuilder successfully > built xfree86 4.2.1-3 on October 20th. The machine it's on (and the two other .ca arm buildds) are down and awaiting TLC from local admin. -- James

Re: please sign/upload successful autobuild of XFree86 4.2.1-3

2002-10-27 Thread James Troup
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > According to buildd.debian.org, the arm autobuilder successfully > built xfree86 4.2.1-3 on October 20th. The machine it's on (and the two other .ca arm buildds) are down and awaiting TLC from local admin. -- James -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [E

Re: apt-build and xfree86

2002-10-23 Thread James Troup
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > xfree86 4.2.1-4 will B-D on "kernel-headers-2.4.19-386 | > > > kernel-headers-2.4 | hurd | freebsd | netbsd | openbsd". This will of > > > course only help Linux/i386 people, but it's better than nothing. > > > > FYI that'll break auto-building;

Re: apt-build and xfree86

2002-10-23 Thread James Troup
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > xfree86 4.2.1-4 will B-D on "kernel-headers-2.4.19-386 | > > > kernel-headers-2.4 | hurd | freebsd | netbsd | openbsd". This will of > > > course only help Linux/i386 people, but it's better than nothing. > > > > FYI that'll break auto-building;

Re: apt-build and xfree86

2002-10-22 Thread James Troup
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > xfree86 4.2.1-4 will B-D on "kernel-headers-2.4.19-386 | > kernel-headers-2.4 | hurd | freebsd | netbsd | openbsd". This will of > course only help Linux/i386 people, but it's better than nothing. FYI that'll break auto-building; sbuild takes the fi

Re: apt-build and xfree86

2002-10-22 Thread James Troup
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > xfree86 4.2.1-4 will B-D on "kernel-headers-2.4.19-386 | > kernel-headers-2.4 | hurd | freebsd | netbsd | openbsd". This will of > course only help Linux/i386 people, but it's better than nothing. FYI that'll break auto-building; sbuild takes the fi

Re: DFSG and fonts [was: Bug#91856: Hello]

2001-04-03 Thread James Troup
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, Apr 03, 2001 at 12:18:46PM -0500, David Starner wrote: > > While the issues on unmodifiable non-software stuff in Debian are > > not as clear-cut as Branden has made them out to be (I know of at > > least a half dozen packages in main that are

Re: DFSG and fonts [was: Bug#91856: Hello]

2001-04-03 Thread James Troup
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, Apr 03, 2001 at 12:18:46PM -0500, David Starner wrote: > > While the issues on unmodifiable non-software stuff in Debian are > > not as clear-cut as Branden has made them out to be (I know of at > > least a half dozen packages in main that ar