Today I had occasion to run Synaptic to install some java6 stuff. This was the error message it displayed when it tried to complete the still uncompleted SLMODEM installation.
E: sl-modem-source: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 3 On Saturday 05 September 2009 05:26:02 pm Roland Hughes wrote: > I was told he was the package maintainer. To me, and most of the industry, > that means a certain level of professionalism when it comes to the software > development process. At a minimum, this means two machines. One for > development and one which is regularly wiped and re-installed for testing. > It doesn't go into release until it has succeeded on a fresh install. > > If you read through this and the other sl-modem bug threads you will see > I'm not the only one to ask if he actually tests anything before sending > it up. Packages have been submitted which didn't even install. > > Now, you are chastising me claiming he is simply a volunteer trying to help > me. Well, I have seen evidence to the contrary in the readme files. > > When you want someone to take their time testing your stuff, you don't > delete the email thread when responding. You also don't issue a one line > statement to them expecting them to have your entire build environment and > symbol set, hence, the half arsed comment. > > I blew _all_ of today applying patches and trying to follow the piecemeal > instructions. Those instructions weren't even tried by the guy who gave > them to me or he would have known that the current distro source, not the > source he wanted me to try, would be downloaded, installed, and a build > tried. > > I actually set aside the morning to help this guy since that seems to be > when our schedules overlap. He doesn't appear to know how to use help > though. He doesn't have a test process he tried on his machine. If he > had two machines, I wouldn't even have to do this test for him. The > problem he wanted help with was determining if something from upstream had > broken this. He could have wiped his test machine and found that out. > Obviously he doesn't have a test machine, odd, but OK, I tried to help. > > The simple fact is sl-modem isn't working for anybody with Karmic and > Karmic will be out in October. > > I can spend some time tomorrow morning helping him, but I will only burn > that time if he provides a COMPLETE instruction set he has tried on his > own machine. Today was an absolute waste. The source code won't compile > using any of the other commands, at least it wouldn't before. > > On Saturday 05 September 2009 05:02:59 pm Scott Kitterman wrote: > > seasoned_geek: Ahmed isn't paid to do this. He's a volunteer doing his > > best to help you. Using unprofessional language at him isn't helping > > either. > -- Roland Hughes, President Logikal Solutions (630)-205-1593 (cell) http://www.theminimumyouneedtoknow.com http://www.infiniteexposure.net http://www.logikalsolutions.com -- no more /dev/ttySL0 device node https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/375148 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
