Re: lintian warning: debconf-is-not-a-registry
Martin Orr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am packaging the MCBSAM package, for managing a squid proxy server. This package uses configuration files which must be set up at install time, so I have a script /usr/sbin/mcbsam-configure which is run by my postinst to do the setting up. When I run lintian on the .deb, I get the following warning: W: mcbsam: debconf-is-not-a-registry ./usr/sbin/mcbsam-configure Should I simply ignore it? Just appending to the other sugggestions: You should _ask_ the questions in the config script and use the answers to generate the configuration file in the postinst. See debconf-devel(8). cu andreas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
expiring gpg key, how do I update it?
(I'm asking this because I want to be really sure that my key still works after the current expire date, there has been a lot of key-discussions, expiration date and such.) My key is about to expire in a few months, is it enough to update the expiration date and submit it to the key server? Do I have to get my key re-signed? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: expiring gpg key, how do I update it?
Hi Jörgen, On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 03:16:06PM +0100, Jörgen Hägg wrote: (I'm asking this because I want to be really sure that my key still works after the current expire date, there has been a lot of key-discussions, expiration date and such.) My key is about to expire in a few months, is it enough to update the expiration date and submit it to the key server? Yes. Do I have to get my key re-signed? No. Cheers, -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Ciao Stella
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DH_COMPAT=2 and dh_shlibdeps
Hi all, Using DH_COMPAT=2 in my rules and calling dh_shlibdeps -a.. however, it does nothing! It creates a single substvars file if DH_COMPAT is unset. I don't think this is default dh_shlibdeps behavior. My package is multiple-binary. Right now i have just forgone dh_shlibdeps and I'm using this instead (pasted verbatim from debian/rules) # this replaces dh_shlibdeps until i get it to work dpkg-shlibdeps debian/tmp/usr/ircd-hybrid/bin/* mv debian/substvars debian/ircd-hybrid.substvars Anyone have a clue why this behavior is happening? I'm pretty sure it is my problem, and I've looked at other similar packages but haven't figured out the difference Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated ... :) Regards Josh -- New PGP public key: 0x27AFC3EE pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: DH_COMPAT=2 and dh_shlibdeps
Joshua Kwan [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi all, Using DH_COMPAT=2 in my rules and calling dh_shlibdeps -a.. however, it This may be a stupid question, but why do you use such a low DH_COMPAT setting? Andy -- Andreas Rottmann | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.8ung.at/rotty | GnuPG Key: http://www.8ung.at/rotty/gpg.asc Fingerprint | DFB4 4EB4 78A4 5EEE 6219 F228 F92F CFC5 01FD 5B62 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: sponsor for btn4ws gimp-perl plug-in needed
On 22/02/2003 Jan Dittberner wrote: I packaged my gimp-perl plugin btn4ws.pl and need a sponsor to include it in the debian distribution. The package is available at http://www.dittberner.info/file/btn4ws_0.6-1_all.deb Normally a sponsor doesn't need the .deb. He needs .orig.tar.gz, .diff.gz and .dsc. You should _never_ only provide a .deb. According to the debian free software guidelines, you have to provide always the sources. And the sources are .orig.tar.gz (which should be the original source package), .diff.gz and .dsc (both are created at dpkg-buildpackage). bye mejo -- Efficiency and progess is ours one more Now that we have the Neutron bomb It's nice and quick and clean and gets things done Kill kill kill kill kill the poor tonight -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: DH_COMPAT=2 and dh_shlibdeps
Joshua Kwan wrote: Using DH_COMPAT=2 in my rules and calling dh_shlibdeps -a.. however, it does nothing! It creates a single substvars file if DH_COMPAT is unset. The first thing to do is show us what it says in verbose mode with -v. At a guess you may not have any elf binaries installed into debian/package/; maybe you're installing into debian/tmp instead. -- see shy jo pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: How to detect if Sendmail/Postfix/Qmail is installed
On Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 09:41:18AM +0100, Xavier Roche wrote: In this case, should the package just document what the use should do (it will be different for each MTA) or at least detect which MTA is installed and copy an example config file Ensure that the depends: field in control has something like Depends: (sendmail | qmail | postfix) It should be Depends: sendmail | postfix . You cannot depend on a non-free package if you are in main. Is this package free? I could not find a license anywhere. It would be even better if you could make it work with a generic mail-transport-agent. -- Brian M. Carlson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 0x560553e7 Let us think the unthinkable, let us do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all. --Douglas Adams pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: sponsor for btn4ws gimp-perl plug-in needed
Am Mon, 2003-02-24 um 22.56 schrieb Jonas Meurer: On 22/02/2003 Jan Dittberner wrote: I packaged my gimp-perl plugin btn4ws.pl and need a sponsor to include it in the debian distribution. The package is available at http://www.dittberner.info/file/btn4ws_0.6-1_all.deb Normally a sponsor doesn't need the .deb. He needs .orig.tar.gz, .diff.gz and .dsc. You should _never_ only provide a .deb. According to the debian free software guidelines, you have to provide always the sources. And the sources are .orig.tar.gz (which should be the original source package), .diff.gz and .dsc (both are created at dpkg-buildpackage). Thanks, for the information. I'm very new with debian. I'm the upstream developer/maintainer of the mentioned package too and I'm willing to provide the sources in the required form. I'll study the debian free software guidelines during the week. I'd also like to contribute to other packages with open bugs. I just uploaded the files at the following location: http://www.dittberner.info/files/debian/btn4ws_0.6-1.diff.gz http://www.dittberner.info/files/debian/btn4ws_0.6-1.dsc http://www.dittberner.info/files/debian/btn4ws_0.6-1_all.deb http://www.dittberner.info/files/debian/btn4ws_0.6-1_i386.changes http://www.dittberner.info/files/debian/btn4ws_0.6.orig.tar.gz It would be nice if someone would review it ... lintian likes the deb :-) Regards Jan -- Jan Dittberner [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: DH_COMPAT=2 and dh_shlibdeps
On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 05:37:09PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote: At a guess you may not have any elf binaries installed into debian/package/; maybe you're installing into debian/tmp instead. No, if you were watching #debian-devel you know what I did wrong :) (ran shlibdeps/strip before dh_install.) Regards Josh -- New PGP public key: 0x27AFC3EE pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: How to detect if Sendmail/Postfix/Qmail is installed
Brian M. Carlson wrote: On Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 09:41:18AM +0100, Xavier Roche wrote: In this case, should the package just document what the use should do (it will be different for each MTA) or at least detect which MTA is installed and copy an example config file Ensure that the depends: field in control has something like Depends: (sendmail | qmail | postfix) It would be even better if you could make it work with a generic mail-transport-agent. to throw even more monkeywrenches in the gearbox, some people may have compiled an MTA outside of the packaging system, and be using qmail/ sendmail/postfix (the uspported MTA's) but not have it registered with apt/dpkg at all. it is at your discretion to not support such a setup, of course. -john -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: How to detect if Sendmail/Postfix/Qmail is installed
Hi, correct me if I am wrong... On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 03:37:25PM -0800, John H. Robinson, IV wrote: Brian M. Carlson wrote: On Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 09:41:18AM +0100, Xavier Roche wrote: In this case, should the package just document what the use should do (it will be different for each MTA) or at least detect which MTA is installed and copy an example config file Ensure that the depends: field in control has something like ^^^ Depends: (sendmail | qmail | postfix) There are nullmailer and ssmtp It would be even better if you could make it work with a generic mail-transport-agent. Yes :-) Something along (exim | mail-transport-agent) ^ to throw even more monkeywrenches in the gearbox, some people may have compiled an MTA outside of the packaging system, and be using qmail/ sendmail/postfix (the uspported MTA's) but not have it registered with apt/dpkg at all. What? Why this needs to be supported in depends: field. This is user issue. Use equives to fake it or build a local package with Provide: mail-transport-agent in terms of dependancies. it is at your discretion to not support such a setup, of course. Package should not do funky thing for dependancies, I thought. Osamu -- ~\^o^/~~~ ~\^.^/~~~ ~\^*^/~~~ ~\^_^/~~~ ~\^+^/~~~ ~\^:^/~~~ ~\^v^/~~~ + Osamu Aoki [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cupertino CA USA, GPG-key: A8061F32 .''`. Debian Reference: post-installation user's guide for non-developers : :' : http://qref.sf.net and http://people.debian.org/~osamu `. `' Our Priorities are Our Users and Free Software --- Social Contract -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: lintian warning: debconf-is-not-a-registry
Martin Orr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am packaging the MCBSAM package, for managing a squid proxy server. This package uses configuration files which must be set up at install time, so I have a script /usr/sbin/mcbsam-configure which is run by my postinst to do the setting up. When I run lintian on the .deb, I get the following warning: W: mcbsam: debconf-is-not-a-registry ./usr/sbin/mcbsam-configure Should I simply ignore it? Just appending to the other sugggestions: You should _ask_ the questions in the config script and use the answers to generate the configuration file in the postinst. See debconf-devel(8). cu andreas
expiring gpg key, how do I update it?
(I'm asking this because I want to be really sure that my key still works after the current expire date, there has been a lot of key-discussions, expiration date and such.) My key is about to expire in a few months, is it enough to update the expiration date and submit it to the key server? Do I have to get my key re-signed?
Re: expiring gpg key, how do I update it?
Hi Jörgen, On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 03:16:06PM +0100, Jörgen Hägg wrote: (I'm asking this because I want to be really sure that my key still works after the current expire date, there has been a lot of key-discussions, expiration date and such.) My key is about to expire in a few months, is it enough to update the expiration date and submit it to the key server? Yes. Do I have to get my key re-signed? No. Cheers, -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer pgpSeSpjTJ7VA.pgp Description: PGP signature
Ciao Stella
un bacio
DH_COMPAT=2 and dh_shlibdeps
Hi all, Using DH_COMPAT=2 in my rules and calling dh_shlibdeps -a.. however, it does nothing! It creates a single substvars file if DH_COMPAT is unset. I don't think this is default dh_shlibdeps behavior. My package is multiple-binary. Right now i have just forgone dh_shlibdeps and I'm using this instead (pasted verbatim from debian/rules) # this replaces dh_shlibdeps until i get it to work dpkg-shlibdeps debian/tmp/usr/ircd-hybrid/bin/* mv debian/substvars debian/ircd-hybrid.substvars Anyone have a clue why this behavior is happening? I'm pretty sure it is my problem, and I've looked at other similar packages but haven't figured out the difference Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated ... :) Regards Josh -- New PGP public key: 0x27AFC3EE pgptGrGHi5VGw.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: DH_COMPAT=2 and dh_shlibdeps
Joshua Kwan [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi all, Using DH_COMPAT=2 in my rules and calling dh_shlibdeps -a.. however, it This may be a stupid question, but why do you use such a low DH_COMPAT setting? Andy -- Andreas Rottmann | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.8ung.at/rotty | GnuPG Key: http://www.8ung.at/rotty/gpg.asc Fingerprint | DFB4 4EB4 78A4 5EEE 6219 F228 F92F CFC5 01FD 5B62
Re: DH_COMPAT=2 and dh_shlibdeps
On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 09:45:51PM +0100, Andreas Rottmann wrote: This may be a stupid question, but why do you use such a low DH_COMPAT setting? I read somewhere that it was good for multiple binary packages, but I just read the debhelper manpage and I'm using DH_COMPAT=4 now. Still the same problem though. Just FYI this is how i invoke each of the concerned debhelper programs: dh_shlibdeps -a dh_strip -a the affected package in debian/control is ircd-hybrid which is marked as architecture-dependent. (Architecture: any) hope you can help.. -Josh -- New PGP public key: 0x27AFC3EE pgpdDXWofLysI.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: sponsor for btn4ws gimp-perl plug-in needed
On 22/02/2003 Jan Dittberner wrote: I packaged my gimp-perl plugin btn4ws.pl and need a sponsor to include it in the debian distribution. The package is available at http://www.dittberner.info/file/btn4ws_0.6-1_all.deb Normally a sponsor doesn't need the .deb. He needs .orig.tar.gz, .diff.gz and .dsc. You should _never_ only provide a .deb. According to the debian free software guidelines, you have to provide always the sources. And the sources are .orig.tar.gz (which should be the original source package), .diff.gz and .dsc (both are created at dpkg-buildpackage). bye mejo -- Efficiency and progess is ours one more Now that we have the Neutron bomb It's nice and quick and clean and gets things done Kill kill kill kill kill the poor tonight
Re: DH_COMPAT=2 and dh_shlibdeps
Joshua Kwan wrote: Using DH_COMPAT=2 in my rules and calling dh_shlibdeps -a.. however, it does nothing! It creates a single substvars file if DH_COMPAT is unset. The first thing to do is show us what it says in verbose mode with -v. At a guess you may not have any elf binaries installed into debian/package/; maybe you're installing into debian/tmp instead. -- see shy jo pgprVzRBM9L0E.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: How to detect if Sendmail/Postfix/Qmail is installed
On Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 09:41:18AM +0100, Xavier Roche wrote: In this case, should the package just document what the use should do (it will be different for each MTA) or at least detect which MTA is installed and copy an example config file Ensure that the depends: field in control has something like Depends: (sendmail | qmail | postfix) It should be Depends: sendmail | postfix . You cannot depend on a non-free package if you are in main. Is this package free? I could not find a license anywhere. It would be even better if you could make it work with a generic mail-transport-agent. -- Brian M. Carlson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 0x560553e7 Let us think the unthinkable, let us do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all. --Douglas Adams pgpFfHCPfNZlN.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: sponsor for btn4ws gimp-perl plug-in needed
Am Mon, 2003-02-24 um 22.56 schrieb Jonas Meurer: On 22/02/2003 Jan Dittberner wrote: I packaged my gimp-perl plugin btn4ws.pl and need a sponsor to include it in the debian distribution. The package is available at http://www.dittberner.info/file/btn4ws_0.6-1_all.deb Normally a sponsor doesn't need the .deb. He needs .orig.tar.gz, .diff.gz and .dsc. You should _never_ only provide a .deb. According to the debian free software guidelines, you have to provide always the sources. And the sources are .orig.tar.gz (which should be the original source package), .diff.gz and .dsc (both are created at dpkg-buildpackage). Thanks, for the information. I'm very new with debian. I'm the upstream developer/maintainer of the mentioned package too and I'm willing to provide the sources in the required form. I'll study the debian free software guidelines during the week. I'd also like to contribute to other packages with open bugs. I just uploaded the files at the following location: http://www.dittberner.info/files/debian/btn4ws_0.6-1.diff.gz http://www.dittberner.info/files/debian/btn4ws_0.6-1.dsc http://www.dittberner.info/files/debian/btn4ws_0.6-1_all.deb http://www.dittberner.info/files/debian/btn4ws_0.6-1_i386.changes http://www.dittberner.info/files/debian/btn4ws_0.6.orig.tar.gz It would be nice if someone would review it ... lintian likes the deb :-) Regards Jan -- Jan Dittberner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: DH_COMPAT=2 and dh_shlibdeps
On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 05:37:09PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote: At a guess you may not have any elf binaries installed into debian/package/; maybe you're installing into debian/tmp instead. No, if you were watching #debian-devel you know what I did wrong :) (ran shlibdeps/strip before dh_install.) Regards Josh -- New PGP public key: 0x27AFC3EE pgpQj5OJvciYd.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: How to detect if Sendmail/Postfix/Qmail is installed
Brian M. Carlson wrote: On Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 09:41:18AM +0100, Xavier Roche wrote: In this case, should the package just document what the use should do (it will be different for each MTA) or at least detect which MTA is installed and copy an example config file Ensure that the depends: field in control has something like Depends: (sendmail | qmail | postfix) It would be even better if you could make it work with a generic mail-transport-agent. to throw even more monkeywrenches in the gearbox, some people may have compiled an MTA outside of the packaging system, and be using qmail/ sendmail/postfix (the uspported MTA's) but not have it registered with apt/dpkg at all. it is at your discretion to not support such a setup, of course. -john
Re: How to detect if Sendmail/Postfix/Qmail is installed
Hi, correct me if I am wrong... On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 03:37:25PM -0800, John H. Robinson, IV wrote: Brian M. Carlson wrote: On Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 09:41:18AM +0100, Xavier Roche wrote: In this case, should the package just document what the use should do (it will be different for each MTA) or at least detect which MTA is installed and copy an example config file Ensure that the depends: field in control has something like ^^^ Depends: (sendmail | qmail | postfix) There are nullmailer and ssmtp It would be even better if you could make it work with a generic mail-transport-agent. Yes :-) Something along (exim | mail-transport-agent) ^ to throw even more monkeywrenches in the gearbox, some people may have compiled an MTA outside of the packaging system, and be using qmail/ sendmail/postfix (the uspported MTA's) but not have it registered with apt/dpkg at all. What? Why this needs to be supported in depends: field. This is user issue. Use equives to fake it or build a local package with Provide: mail-transport-agent in terms of dependancies. it is at your discretion to not support such a setup, of course. Package should not do funky thing for dependancies, I thought. Osamu -- ~\^o^/~~~ ~\^.^/~~~ ~\^*^/~~~ ~\^_^/~~~ ~\^+^/~~~ ~\^:^/~~~ ~\^v^/~~~ + Osamu Aoki [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cupertino CA USA, GPG-key: A8061F32 .''`. Debian Reference: post-installation user's guide for non-developers : :' : http://qref.sf.net and http://people.debian.org/~osamu `. `' Our Priorities are Our Users and Free Software --- Social Contract
