is there a problem if the private package *replaces* an official one (as is the case here)?
Sent from phone, thus brief. David Lang <da...@lang.hm> hat geschrieben: On Fri, 30 Nov 2012, Todd Mortensen wrote: > As far as I know there is no way to define a custom repo inside of > another .deb package. I suppose you could have it add the custom repo > to the system during the install and have it then run apt-get install > again. But that seems a bit convoluted to just avoid uploading to > launchpad. Ok, I was under the impression that a ppa added a new repository, so I was thinking that you could have the ppa process add the adiscon repository instead of a launchpad repository. This is about what the instructions tell you to do now, but the ppa mechanism is a few less steps (and has marketing type advantages) David Lang > One thing I am not clear on about this new repository is it for the > -devel branch or -stable. > > On the page it says it is for -stable. > > "Please note that the Ubuntu Repository is open for testing at the > moment, and contains only the latest Version for v7-stable." > > But the packages are for v7-devel 7.3.4. vs 7.2.3 which is the latest > stable release. > > > On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 10:42 AM, David Lang <da...@lang.hm> wrote: >> On Fri, 30 Nov 2012, Todd Mortensen wrote: >> >>> Are you looking at what it would take to add as an ubuntu ppa? They >>> would just need to submit to create a ppa and then add them to the ppa >>> by submitting each of the .changes file via dput. >>> >>> I recently did this for a rsyslog 7.2.3 package as a ppa. >>> >>> https://launchpad.net/~tmortensen/+archive/rsyslogv7 >>> >>> I have packages complete for precise. I am still working on back >>> porting to older ubuntu releases. >> >> >> Almost, I was hopeing that there is a way to create a ppa that points at the >> repository that Andre setup, so that they don't have to do the extra step of >> uploading each new version to launchpad. >> >> David Lang >> >> >>> On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 9:59 AM, David Lang <da...@lang.hm> wrote: >>>> >>>> On Fri, 30 Nov 2012, Andre Lorbach wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> a few month ago we made our own RPM repository available for testing, >>>>> and >>>>> it has been a great help for users and admins to distribute the latest >>>>> RSyslog Versions on their systems. >>>>> >>>>> So to expand the availability of RSyslog V7 to our Ubuntu users, we are >>>>> happy to announce our first Ubuntu repository for RSyslog, currently >>>>> containing the latest v7-devel and needed packages. These packages >>>>> should >>>>> work well on Ubuntu 12 systems, our own tests were successful. It's my >>>>> first >>>>> shot at building deb's for Ubuntu, so I'd appreciate if someone could >>>>> try >>>>> them out and let me know any problems or other general feedback. >>>>> >>>>> All necessary details can be found here: >>>>> http://www.rsyslog.com/ubuntu-repository/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Andre, it looks like you are very close to having this setup in a way >>>> that >>>> can be used as a PPA (It may even be there, just with changes in the >>>> instructions). >>>> >>>> It's probably worth going to the slight extra effort to be able to define >>>> this as a PPA. I don't know if I'll have any chance to look at exactly >>>> what >>>> is needed for this today, but I'll try to get to it. >>>> >>>> If anyone knows what needs to be done, please speak up and save me the >>>> research time :-) >>>> >>>> David Lang >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> rsyslog mailing list >>>> http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog >>>> http://www.rsyslog.com/professional-services/ >>>> What's up with rsyslog? Follow https://twitter.com/rgerhards >>>> NOTE WELL: This is a PUBLIC mailing list, posts are ARCHIVED by a myriad >>>> of >>>> sites beyond our control. PLEASE UNSUBSCRIBE and DO NOT POST if you DON'T >>>> LIKE THAT. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> rsyslog mailing list >>> http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog >>> http://www.rsyslog.com/professional-services/ >>> What's up with rsyslog? 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