Re: [Bug 77528] Re: 'Size mismatch' error is unhelpful

2009-02-11 Thread Elliott Hughes
release. as maintainer of the repository in question, i have a pretty good idea of exactly what's in it. -- Elliott Hughes, http://www.jessies.org/~enh/ -- "Size mismatch" error is unhelpful https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/77528 You received this bug notification because you are a memb

Re: [Bug 77528] Re: 'Size mismatch' error is unhelpful

2009-02-06 Thread Elliott Hughes
sing out-of-date data, and claiming surprise when it doesn't get what it (incorrectly) expects. > We also dont support unofficial repos. whose policy is that? > And > we dont support Debian binaries installing on Ubuntu as there can be big > issues with depends. that's not

Re: [Bug 77528] Re: 'Size mismatch' error is unhelpful

2009-02-05 Thread Elliott Hughes
: New => Invalid > > > -- > "Size mismatch" error is unhelpful > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/77528 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > -- Elliott Hughes, http://www.jessies.org/~enh/ -- "Size mismatch&quo

[Bug 195230] [NEW] gnome-screenshot does not remember user settings

2008-02-24 Thread Elliott Hughes
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-utils this bug has been reported (by other people) upstream, and i've supplied a patch upstream but, as you can see from some of the other outstanding gnome-screenshot bugs, the maintainer's effectively dead and patches aren't getting applied. i ask

[Bug 80697] Re: changelogs.ubuntu.com isn't the right place for 3rd-party packages

2007-02-10 Thread Elliott Hughes
yes, having a way to restrict an "apt source" so it can't maliciously or accidentally give you replacements for arbitrary packages would be good too. but if there were an easy hack to make Software Update look for .changelog in the same directory as package .deb, that would be great in the interim.

[Bug 26436] Re: gtkmozembed crashs with python

2007-02-10 Thread Elliott Hughes
Owen Williams mailed me for clarification of my comment above: 1. What changes did you have to make to ensure that it is parented? basically, you have to ensure that between the "moz = gtkmozembed.MozEmbed()" call to create your MozEmbed, and your first invocation of any method (load_url or rende

[Bug 77528] Re: "Size mismatch" error is unhelpful

2007-02-01 Thread Elliott Hughes
if i follow the instructions on http://software.jessies.org/salma-hayek/ to install the jessies.org packages: sudo bash > /etc/apt/sources.list EOF wget -O - http://software.jessies.org/downloads/debian/software.jessies.org.gpg | sudo apt-key ad

[Bug 26436] Re: gtkmozembed crashs with python

2007-01-25 Thread Elliott Hughes
spoke too soon: though LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/firefox worked for the test case above, it doesn't seem to work in general. if i modify the test case to use render_data instead of load_url, for example, i get the core dump. interestingly, my crash seems to be here: #0 0xb714f037 in gtk_moz_embe

[Bug 26436] Re: gtkmozembed crashs with python

2007-01-25 Thread Elliott Hughes
on edgy, i have the same problem. running the test case above, LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/firefox appears to be a work-around for me too. -- gtkmozembed crashs with python https://launchpad.net/bugs/26436 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/li

[Bug 80697] changelogs.ubuntu.com isn't the right place for 3rd-party packages

2007-01-19 Thread Elliott Hughes
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: update-manager if i do this to add a new .deb source and install some packages: sudo bash > /etc/apt/sources.list EOF wget -O - http://software.jessies.org/debian/software.jessies.org.gpg | sudo apt-key add - sud

[Bug 77528] Re: "Size mismatch" error is unhelpful

2007-01-11 Thread Elliott Hughes
/var/log/dist-upgrade/ is empty. -- "Size mismatch" error is unhelpful https://launchpad.net/bugs/77528 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 68484] Re: out of date with respect to upstream

2006-10-26 Thread Elliott Hughes
okay. i didn't realize "freeze" was as far back as July but a quick web search says you're right: http://lwn.net/Articles/191786/ drat! -- out of date with respect to upstream https://launchpad.net/bugs/68484 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mai

[Bug 68484] out of date with respect to upstream

2006-10-26 Thread Elliott Hughes
Public bug reported: Debian now has "1:5.6-1", which has significant enhancements for users of some languages. (Odd that Ubuntu didn't get updated too, since the maintainer for both is "Colin Watson".) ** Affects: exuberant-ctags (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -

[Bug 57537] "nautilus --no-desktop /etc/passwd" doesn't work

2006-08-23 Thread Elliott Hughes
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus problem: running "nautilus --no-desktop /etc/passwd" tells me "the location is not a folder". i know this. what i want is for nautilus to show me "/etc/" with the file "passwd" selected. prior art: Windows' Explorer offers this with "explorer