Re: [gentoo-dev] Application server deployment eclass?

2005-10-02 Thread Sven Vermeulen
hich uses a single brand of J2EE servers anyway) 2. automate the upgrading of archives to a new version Wkr, Sven Vermeulen -- Gentoo Foundation Trustee | http://foundation.gentoo.org Gentoo Documentation Project Lead | http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/gdp Gentoo Counci

Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo Classes, a possible new method of spreading information

2005-10-10 Thread Sven Vermeulen
documented that well. What we really need is to find what topics people > are interested in learning more about. ... and document those. Welcome to the Gentoo Documentation Project. Wkr, Sven Vermeulen -- Gentoo Foundation Trustee | http://foundation.gentoo.org Gentoo Do

Re: [gentoo-dev] Council meeting Thursday October 13th

2005-10-11 Thread Sven Vermeulen
ocumentation"? Or "installed as dependency of virtual/logger"? If the former: hump the GDP. If the latter: hump the baselayout team. If both, try humping one of them at a time. Doing both just makes funny pictures, but doesn't give much results. Wkr, Sven Vermeule

Re: [gentoo-dev] Council meeting Thursday October 13th

2005-10-12 Thread Sven Vermeulen
On Tue, Oct 11, 2005 at 05:10:28PM -0400, Chris Gianelloni wrote: > > If the latter: hump the baselayout team. > > What does baselayout have to do with this? They're to blame for about everything. Nah, my bad. Of course I meant those responsible for the profiles. Wkr,

Re: [gentoo-dev] Getting Important Updates To Users

2005-10-31 Thread Sven Vermeulen
bably make them more open (with a moderation system to check > message), then they will be used more. But there is no such system available yet. It is a single commit that gets transferred to the web site, no moderation possible. Doesn't mean that it shouldn't be done though. Wkr,

Re: [gentoo-dev] Warn users not to do separate /usr partition without proper initramfs in the handbook?

2011-08-04 Thread Sven Vermeulen
tramfs and work from there? I personally have /usr on a separate partition too (using LVM) without an initramfs or initrd. Works just fine. And I'd like to keep it that way, since it is simple and very manageable. Wkr, Sven Vermeulen

Re: [gentoo-dev] /usr vs. initramfs redux

2011-08-05 Thread Sven Vermeulen
in other locations, like /usr and /var. How does the tool that creates an initramfs know which files to copy from /usr and /var anyhow? Also, how well does this play with all our profiles (so not only the popular architectures)? What about SELinux and/or grSecurity's RBAC model? Are these

Re: [gentoo-dev] /usr vs. initramfs redux

2011-08-05 Thread Sven Vermeulen
On Fri, Aug 05, 2011 at 07:42:29PM -0500, William Hubbs wrote: > On Fri, Aug 05, 2011 at 10:06:48PM +0200, Sven Vermeulen wrote: > > That said, I'm a bit hesitant to describing that we "recommend" it > > regardless of the situation. What is wrong with describing when?

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Warn users not to do separate /usr partition without proper initramfs in the handbook?

2011-08-16 Thread Sven Vermeulen
ed recently (last few days) so they should be okay now. However, some good reviews never hurt. If you do still find issues, don't hesitate to create a bugreport for it. Wkr, Sven Vermeulen

[gentoo-dev] Last rites: sec-policy/selinux-mta (SELinux profiles)

2011-10-07 Thread Sven Vermeulen
Hi all, For those using one of the SELinux profiles, sec-policy/selinux-mta will be masked/removed as its policy is already part of selinux-base-policy (and as such gives conflicts, cfr bug #384851). Other people won't notice this as the package is already masked by default. Wkr,

[gentoo-dev] GCC upgrades, FUD and gentoo documentation

2011-10-08 Thread Sven Vermeulen
of the FUD once and for all ;-) Wkr, Sven Vermeulen [1] http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gcc-upgrading.xml [2] http://dev.gentoo.org/~swift/docs/previews/gcc-upgrading.xml

Re: [gentoo-dev] supporting /usr on separate partition

2011-10-17 Thread Sven Vermeulen
t need to reappear again ;-) If you think it is still unclear or needs improvements left or right, don't hesitate to mail me or, even better, file a bugreport (I act better on bug reports than on e-mails). Oh, and I use a separate /usr with no initramfs (yet), with software raid and lvm2. /me quickly hides Wkr, Sven Vermeulen

[gentoo-dev] We need *you* for a USE="selinux" dependency

2011-12-04 Thread Sven Vermeulen
fficient due to binary package support requirements. Since there are quite a few packages that would need updates, I thought about first mailing gentoo-dev for feedback and perhaps a first chunk of work done. I also wouldn't mind creating bugreports for each of them, but that would still be be

Re: [gentoo-dev] We need *you* for a USE="selinux" dependency

2011-12-05 Thread Sven Vermeulen
olve it. > As said by other devs here, I also think it'd be more effective if you > just do the change yourself. USE="selinux" doesn't affect anything else > so it's safe. Ok, no problem. I'll check on IRC regardless, if not just to give a "heads up" on changes. Also, my apologies for not sorting the list. Careful readers will notice it is sorted, but by the package name, not category :/ Thanks you all for the feedback! Wkr, Sven Vermeulen

Re: [gentoo-dev] rfc: locations of binaries and separate /usr

2012-01-01 Thread Sven Vermeulen
ne, but also why it is necessary, how to manage initramfs'es, the concepts underlying, etc. Wkr, Sven Vermeulen

Re: [gentoo-dev] rfc: locations of binaries and separate /usr

2012-01-02 Thread Sven Vermeulen
the concepts underlying, etc. > > Short version: use dracut. And how does dracut know which files it needs to mount my /usr? Wkr, Sven Vermeulen

[gentoo-dev] Documentating advanced portage feaetures in Gentoo Handbook

2012-01-03 Thread Sven Vermeulen
have it documented anyhow, and I already notice that many of the features are already used in #gentoo or gentoo-user@g.o. But there's still a difference between "not documenting" and putting it in the Gentoo Handbook. Thoughts? Suggestions? Wkr, Sven Vermeulen

Re: [gentoo-dev] Documentating advanced portage feaetures in Gentoo Handbook

2012-01-03 Thread Sven Vermeulen
The first part is about getting a base system. The rest of the handbook is to describe the Gentoo-specific administrative stuff. Wkr, Sven Vermeulen

Re: [gentoo-dev] rfc: locations of binaries and separate /usr

2012-01-03 Thread Sven Vermeulen
king the next few days. Once (or when) it does, I'll submit the necessary patches to wherever is necessary. Wkr, Sven Vermeulen

Re: [gentoo-dev] rfc: locations of binaries and separate /usr

2012-01-05 Thread Sven Vermeulen
On Thu, Jan 05, 2012 at 08:08:44PM +, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: > > > Or will /etc move to /usr too? > > > > No, /etc isn't going anywhere. > > Are you sure? I heard a rumour that systemd will soon require you to > put /etc inside your initrd (since / can't be mounted without it). > Obviously, y

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Can we get PIE on all SUID binaries by default, por favor?

2012-01-23 Thread Sven Vermeulen
ures (like additional grSecurity restrictions or even SELinux) that makes Gentoo Hardened systems less vulnerable to this specific vulnerability. Wkr, Sven Vermeulen

Re: [gentoo-dev] what's the correct format for bugs containing package name and version?

2015-03-06 Thread Sven Vermeulen
n the wiki as well which might best be aligned with whatever recommendation is used. See "Beautiful bug reports" [2] and "Bugzilla HOWTO" [3] as examples. [2] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Beautiful_bug_reports [3] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Bugzilla_HOWTO Wkr, Sven Vermeulen

Re: [gentoo-dev] Referencing bug reports in git (WAS: Re: [gentoo-commits] repo/gentoo:master commit in: sci-libs/opencascade/)

2015-08-09 Thread Sven Vermeulen
l we start depending on it (for instance, when we would automate stuff based on the content of the commit message). Wkr, Sven Vermeulen

Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC/announcement] Reviewers project

2015-10-11 Thread Sven Vermeulen
n which a certain problem would already have been implemented. For instance, ebuilds with an optional python part using the python-r1 eclass. Do you think it is worthwhile to have a number of packages assigned as good examples? Wkr, Sven Vermeulen

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