Re: Bug#411209: ITP: libwiimote -- Simple Wiimote Library for Linux

[Kobayashi Noritada]

Hi Romain,

From: Romain Beauxis
Subject: Bug#411209: ITP: libwiimote -- Simple Wiimote Library for Linux
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:08:34 +0100

> > * Package name    : libwiimote
> >   Version         : 0.3
> >   Upstream Author : Joel Andersson 
> >                     Chad Phillips 
> > * URL             : http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwiimote/
> > * License         : GPL
> >   Description     : Simple Wiimote Library for Linux
> >
> > Libwiimote is a simple C library for communicating with the Nintendo Wii
> > Remote on a Linux system. Even though the API strives to be minimal, it
> > provides complete control over most features of the wiimote and nunchuk
> > controllers.
> 
> Please, use the name "libcwiimote" as changed upstream.
> 
> This avoid any colision with libwiimote as provided by cwiid that I am 
> actually packaging...

Hmm, I see...  I've found a discussion in the libwiimote project,
which seems to be begun by you :-) :
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1654089&forum_id=652223

Of course, I'll avoid the conflict for the binary package names and
library names (soname), while I think it's better to keep the source
package name as libwiimote since it is used as the project name and
the software name.  Since your cwiid package is now in the NEW queue,
I cannot see any information about the package, except for the source
package name.  If possible, could you please give me information on
something that can conflict, such as binary package names and
the library name (soname)?

Thanks,

-nori

Bug#411354: ITP: gtk2-engines-murrine -- cairo-based gtk+-2.0 theme engine

[Yves-Alexis Perez]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: "Yves-Alexis Perez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>


* Package name: gtk2-engines-murrine
  Version : 0.41
  Upstream Author : Andrea Cimitan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* URL : http://cimi.netsons.org/pages/murrine.php
* License : GPLv2
  Programming Lang: C
  Description : cairo-based gtk+-2.0 theme engine

 "Murrine" is an Italian word meaning the glass artworks done by Venicians
 glass blowers. The Engine is cairo-based, and it's very fast compared to
 clearlooks-cairo and ubuntulooks.
 .
 This package includes the Murrine engine and some Murrina themes included in
 upstream engine sources. There are other themes available from murrina-themes
 package.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 
'experimental')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.20
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Re: Handling of (inactive) Debian Accounts

[Marc Haber]

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:28:06 -0600, Manoj Srivastava
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I can see you have never actually packaged a .deb without
> using dpkg and debhelper and debian specific programs.  When I did
> this on a red hat box, I found the activity a great deal of fun, as
> well as being very instructive.
>
>We are packagers to start with. Yes, we are more than
> glorified packagers, but our primary value add is packaging and
> systems integration.  Seems like the ideal candidate would find
> learning how packages are put together and integrated a fun
> activity. 

I tend to learn better by watching tools at work. Thanks to free
software, tools[1] are available to watch tools.

>I personally find hand crafting my packages more satisfying
> and more fun than just using helper packages.  Your mileage obviously
> has varied.

Obviously. Your approach sounds like not invented here, mine like code
reuse.

[1] tcpdump, strace

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Re: unwanted loading of libnss_nis.so in etch

[Petter Reinholdtsen]

[Brian May]
> Can't you change the timeout? According to the comment in my
> libnss-ldap you can:

Sure.  But reducing it to a value where it is usable would render the
timeout useless.  It would have to be <5 seconds, and that almost
equivalent to connecting to all the servers at once and picking the
quickest responder.  I would rather have a system where all the
available LDAP servers are tested regularly, and the
best/quickest/available ldap server is used by nss_ldap when a program
request nss info.  Like ypbind is doing today, checking NIS servers
every 15 minutes or when a client report connection problems, and thus
making sure a client survive network splits as long as at least one
NIS server is available.

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Re: Handling of (inactive) Debian Accounts

[Manoj Srivastava]

Hi,

I think this message is likely to lead to a mostly useless
 flurry of messages, but then we have not had a mostly useless heated
 discussion on this topic in a few months.

On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 13:18:25 +0100, Marc Haber
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:  

> On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:28:06 -0600, Manoj Srivastava

>> We are packagers to start with. Yes, we are more than glorified
>> packagers, but our primary value add is packaging and systems
>> integration.  Seems like the ideal candidate would find learning
>> how packages are put together and integrated a fun activity.

> I tend to learn better by watching tools at work. Thanks to free
> software, tools[1] are available to watch tools.

While learning by example is fine, there is no substitute for
 actually doing the work. You can buy all the howto-be-a-carpenter
 books, but until you try building a project ... I also find that
 skimmin through computer language text books does not compare to
 actually writing code.

>> I personally find hand crafting my packages more satisfying and
>> more fun than just using helper packages.  Your mileage obviously
>> has varied.

> Obviously. Your approach sounds like not invented here, mine like
> code reuse.

You know, we seem to have reading comprehension issues here.
 My fondness of the training exercise to learn the underpinnings of
 the build process "once" does not lead to lack of code reuse -- first
 flaw in your logic.

Second, You are assuming there is no abstraction or code reuse
 if you do not use helper tools. Neither of these assumptions is
 justified, or indeed, correct, for my build systems.

Next, there are tradeoffs involved:
 a) helper tools imply added dependencies; any backward incompatible
change in your helper tool might render your package unbuildable
or buggy.
 b) You have to wait until your helper package implements a new
packaging improvement, or policy change
 c) A helper package has to be general purpose, and might not be as
efficient or correct as a hand crafted solution.
 d) Not using helper packages in the build makes it possible to build
on a non-debian box, or for a person from a different UNIX/Linux
background to grok what your build process is doing.I have found
both these characteristics beneficial.
 e) By not delegating the work to someone else, I retain a deeper
understanding of the nitty gritty details of how my packages are
put together, with, in my opinion, less of an expenditure of
effort. 
 f) With the abstraction layers I have in place, I find I need to put
in minimal effort for creating a new package, or maintaining a
current one; and I gain the benefits that helper packages are
supposed to provide one.

If not jumping not he latest fad (yada, cdbs, dbs, dpatch) is
 NIH, the color me guilty.  

manoj
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Re: /foo has been mounted xx times... check forced

[Steve Greenland]

On 17-Feb-07, 17:55 (CST), Theodore Tso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
> At the moment, if you want ^C to interrupt the e2fsck and you want the
> boot to continue, you actually have to set the following in
> /etc/e2fsck.conf:
> 
> [options]
>   allow_cancellation = 1
> 
> See the e2fsck.conf(8) man page for more details.
> 

Nifty. It would be nice if e2fsck(8) mentioned this... :-)

Steve
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Bug#411403: ITP: noscript -- Javascript/plugins permissions manager for Iceweasel and Iceape

[arno]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: arno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>


* Package name: noscript
  Version : 1.1.4.5.061221
  Upstream Author : Giorgio Maone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* URL : http://noscript.net
* License : GPL
  Programming Lang: Javascript
  Description : Javascript/plugins permissions manager for Iceweasel and 
Iceape

 This extension brings a powerful control over the way external scripts or
 embedded programs, such as Java or Flash, are loaded.
 .
 By blocking scripts and/or plugins, it improves security and disables annoying
 behaviours caused by malicious scripts. 
 .
 When a script is blocked, you are notified, and you can unblock a site or a
 page, either temporarily or permanently. You can then set a whitelist of
 trusted sites based on url or on domain name.
 .
  Homepage: http://noscript.net/

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-3-486
Locale: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=ISO-8859-15)


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Re: Seeking for Adrian Bridgett

[Amaya]

I provided Christian with alternate email addresses from the MIA
database.


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Re: /foo has been mounted xx times... check forced

[Benjamin Seidenberg]

Theodore Tso wrote:
>
> At the moment, if you want ^C to interrupt the e2fsck and you want the
> boot to continue, you actually have to set the following in
> /etc/e2fsck.conf:
>
> [options]
>   allow_cancellation = 1
>
> See the e2fsck.conf(8) man page for more details.
>
> Regards,
>
>   - Ted
Is there a way to set hard and soft limit? IE, after 30 mounts, checking
is strongly suggested and automatically run, but able to be canceled but
after 35 it is mandatory?

Benjamin



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Re: /foo has been mounted xx times... check forced

[Charles Plessy]

Le Sat, Feb 17, 2007 at 06:55:14PM -0500, Theodore Tso a écrit :
> 
> It's not a great idea to do this indefinitely, and it's a matter of
> whether or not you trust the person in front of the machine not to be
> in a hurry and to always type ^C all the time to avoid the e2fsck run.

Hi all,

how about a "I'm in a hurry" boot option in GRUB, which would make the
e2fscks skipped ?

Have a nice day,

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