Re: RFS: magicfilter (QA update of the package) (fwd) (fwd)
Hi, Roger. On Apr 22 2009, Roger Leigh wrote: I don't know if you already looked into this or already did it, but IIRC there's a new upstream for magicfilter which is actually maintained last time I looked. Yes, I am aware of that. Are you just uploading a new version of the old magicfilter sources, or are you intending to package the new upstream? For this time, I just uploaded a new revision of the old magicfilter sources, but I intend to package the v2.x quite soon, since I use low profile print servers. Li Daobing has kindly sponsored the package for me. `. `' Printing on GNU/Linux? http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/ Hummm, I see that gutenprint is orphaned (or RFA, I forgot) on wnpp. I'm interested in the ijs plugin to ghostscript so that, dependind on the architecture of magicfilter 2, I would like to combine those two. Oh, and lprng too. (I mention this because I have a very low powered embedded ppc box that I use as a print server). Thanks, Rogério Brito. -- Rogério Brito : rbr...@{mackenzie,ime.usp}.br : GPG key 1024D/7C2CAEB8 http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito : http://meusite.mackenzie.com.br/rbrito Projects: algorithms.berlios.de : lame.sf.net : vrms.alioth.debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: RFS: magicfilter (QA update of the package) (fwd) (fwd)
On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 08:05:34AM -0300, Rogério Brito wrote: On Apr 22 2009, Roger Leigh wrote: Are you just uploading a new version of the old magicfilter sources, or are you intending to package the new upstream? For this time, I just uploaded a new revision of the old magicfilter sources, but I intend to package the v2.x quite soon, since I use low profile print servers. Li Daobing has kindly sponsored the package for me. Cool. Hummm, I see that gutenprint is orphaned (or RFA, I forgot) on wnpp. I'm interested in the ijs plugin to ghostscript so that, dependind on the architecture of magicfilter 2, I would like to combine those two. Oh, and lprng too. OK. gutenprint is still RFA/Orphaned. I don't have the time to maintain it during my PhD, and I no longer have an inkjet printer, so I can't do any real testing. I'm still looking for a maintainer or comaintainer if you or anyone else is interested. It's all in git on collab-maint. Regards, Roger -- .''`. Roger Leigh : :' : Debian GNU/Linux http://people.debian.org/~rleigh/ `. `' Printing on GNU/Linux? http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/ `-GPG Public Key: 0x25BFB848 Please GPG sign your mail. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: RFS: magicfilter (QA update of the package) (fwd) (fwd)
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 07:32:46PM -0300, Rogério Brito wrote: Hi. Probably this was missed the past few times that I posted to the list. Please, could anybody sponsor it? I don't know if you already looked into this or already did it, but IIRC there's a new upstream for magicfilter which is actually maintained last time I looked. Are you just uploading a new version of the old magicfilter sources, or are you intending to package the new upstream? Regards, Roger -- .''`. Roger Leigh : :' : Debian GNU/Linux http://people.debian.org/~rleigh/ `. `' Printing on GNU/Linux? http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/ `-GPG Public Key: 0x25BFB848 Please GPG sign your mail. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: RFS: magicfilter (QA update of the package) (fwd) (fwd)
On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 11:22, Matthew Palmer mpal...@debian.org wrote: Hi Rogério, On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 07:32:46PM -0300, Rogério Brito wrote: Probably this was missed the past few times that I posted to the list. Please, could anybody sponsor it? I've started looking at this package, but got caught up with other things. At the very least, you'll need to properly adopt the package before I'll upload it. I don't sponsor NMUs, and it's quite obvious you're keen to be the maintainer, so stake your claim. already uploaded by me. Rogério Brito said he will adopt this package and package the new upstream version (on IRC). Thanks. -- Best Regards LI Daobing -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
RFS: magicfilter (QA update of the package) (fwd) (fwd)
Hi. Probably this was missed the past few times that I posted to the list. Please, could anybody sponsor it? Thanks, Rogério Brito. - Forwarded message from Rogério Brito rbr...@ime.usp.br - From: Rogério Brito rbr...@ime.usp.br To: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org Subject: RFS: magicfilter (QA update of the package) (fwd) Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:17:22 -0300 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Please, could anybody sponsor this package for me? I sent this about two weeks ago, but it didn't get any response. Oh, just one thing: this packaging is supposed to be as disruptive as possible, with more to come, one I became the actual maintainer of this (already agreed with David Frey). Also, you may notice that this program was packaged quite a long time ago, and it doesn't use debhelper or anything similar. It was just doing its things with simple shell commands. I opted to keep it this way for *this* upload. (As you can see, I am quite conservative here). Further uploads will migrate to debhelper co. Thanks in advance, Rogério Brito. - Forwarded message from Rogério Brito rbr...@ime.usp.br - From: Rogério Brito rbr...@ime.usp.br To: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org Subject: RFS: magicfilter (QA update of the package) Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 22:23:37 -0300 Cc: David Frey df...@debian.org User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Dear mentors, The package magicfilter, a print filter for spoolers like lpr/lprng/etc, in Debian had some issues (dependencies on nonexistent packages) since it had not been updated in the last 3 years (according to the changelog, its last updated was in 2006). Since I use the package regularly and care about it, I would love to see it uploaded to Debian and I plan on taking care of it (it is currently RFA'ed, as said in Bug #176737). I am, thus, looking for a sponsor for the new version 1.2-60.1 of magicfilter. Here is the relevant part of the changelog: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - magicfilter (1.2-60.1) unstable; urgency=low . * Non-maintainer upload. * Do some QA work, since I care about this package and the current maintainer issued an RFA bug (176737). * debian/control: revamp the file: + replace tetex-bin with texlive. + replace gs with ghostscript. + remove gzip dependency build-dependency (it's essential). + remove dvips nonexistent dependency (dvips is included in texlive). + remove libjpeg-gif dependency (nonexistent). + add poppler-utils in front of xpdf-utils (the first is more updated). + add autotools-dev to build-deps. + wrap the build-deps and deps fields. + add Homepage: field. * debian/watch: create from scratch. * debian/rules: + don't ignore make errors. + don't ignore make errors (-i). + soon to use a patch system (quilt). + soon to use debhelper (it's homebrew for now). + add upstream changelog. * debian/{postinst,postrm,prerm}: + use set -e. * debian/copyright: + refer to GPL-2, not GPL. + added upstream copyright notice. * debian/menu: + change section to Applications/System/Administration. * debian/control: + change Standards-Version to 3.8.1. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The source builds this binary package: magicfilter - automatic printer filter The package appears to be lintian clean (only one pedantic lintian warning, but that's all). The package can be found on mentors.debian.net: - URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/m/magicfilter - Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable main contrib non-free - dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/m/magicfilter/magicfilter_1.2-60.1.dsc I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me. Thanks in advance, Rogério Brito. -- Rogério Brito : rbr...@{mackenzie,ime.usp}.br : GPG key 1024D/7C2CAEB8 http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito : http://meusite.mackenzie.com.br/rbrito Projects: algorithms.berlios.de : lame.sf.net : vrms.alioth.debian.org - End forwarded message - -- Rogério Brito : rbr...@{mackenzie,ime.usp}.br : GPG key 1024D/7C2CAEB8 http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito : http://meusite.mackenzie.com.br/rbrito Projects: algorithms.berlios.de : lame.sf.net : vrms.alioth.debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org - End forwarded message - -- Rogério Brito : rbr...@{mackenzie,ime.usp}.br : GPG key 1024D/7C2CAEB8 http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito : http://meusite.mackenzie.com.br/rbrito Projects: algorithms.berlios.de : lame.sf.net : vrms.alioth.debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject
Re: RFS: magicfilter (QA update of the package) (fwd) (fwd)
Hi Rogério, On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 07:32:46PM -0300, Rogério Brito wrote: Probably this was missed the past few times that I posted to the list. Please, could anybody sponsor it? I've started looking at this package, but got caught up with other things. At the very least, you'll need to properly adopt the package before I'll upload it. I don't sponsor NMUs, and it's quite obvious you're keen to be the maintainer, so stake your claim. - Matt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
RFS: magicfilter (QA update of the package) (fwd)
Please, could anybody sponsor this package for me? I sent this about two weeks ago, but it didn't get any response. Oh, just one thing: this packaging is supposed to be as disruptive as possible, with more to come, one I became the actual maintainer of this (already agreed with David Frey). Also, you may notice that this program was packaged quite a long time ago, and it doesn't use debhelper or anything similar. It was just doing its things with simple shell commands. I opted to keep it this way for *this* upload. (As you can see, I am quite conservative here). Further uploads will migrate to debhelper co. Thanks in advance, Rogério Brito. - Forwarded message from Rogério Brito rbr...@ime.usp.br - From: Rogério Brito rbr...@ime.usp.br To: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org Subject: RFS: magicfilter (QA update of the package) Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 22:23:37 -0300 Cc: David Frey df...@debian.org User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Dear mentors, The package magicfilter, a print filter for spoolers like lpr/lprng/etc, in Debian had some issues (dependencies on nonexistent packages) since it had not been updated in the last 3 years (according to the changelog, its last updated was in 2006). Since I use the package regularly and care about it, I would love to see it uploaded to Debian and I plan on taking care of it (it is currently RFA'ed, as said in Bug #176737). I am, thus, looking for a sponsor for the new version 1.2-60.1 of magicfilter. Here is the relevant part of the changelog: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - magicfilter (1.2-60.1) unstable; urgency=low . * Non-maintainer upload. * Do some QA work, since I care about this package and the current maintainer issued an RFA bug (176737). * debian/control: revamp the file: + replace tetex-bin with texlive. + replace gs with ghostscript. + remove gzip dependency build-dependency (it's essential). + remove dvips nonexistent dependency (dvips is included in texlive). + remove libjpeg-gif dependency (nonexistent). + add poppler-utils in front of xpdf-utils (the first is more updated). + add autotools-dev to build-deps. + wrap the build-deps and deps fields. + add Homepage: field. * debian/watch: create from scratch. * debian/rules: + don't ignore make errors. + don't ignore make errors (-i). + soon to use a patch system (quilt). + soon to use debhelper (it's homebrew for now). + add upstream changelog. * debian/{postinst,postrm,prerm}: + use set -e. * debian/copyright: + refer to GPL-2, not GPL. + added upstream copyright notice. * debian/menu: + change section to Applications/System/Administration. * debian/control: + change Standards-Version to 3.8.1. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The source builds this binary package: magicfilter - automatic printer filter The package appears to be lintian clean (only one pedantic lintian warning, but that's all). The package can be found on mentors.debian.net: - URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/m/magicfilter - Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable main contrib non-free - dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/m/magicfilter/magicfilter_1.2-60.1.dsc I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me. Thanks in advance, Rogério Brito. -- Rogério Brito : rbr...@{mackenzie,ime.usp}.br : GPG key 1024D/7C2CAEB8 http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito : http://meusite.mackenzie.com.br/rbrito Projects: algorithms.berlios.de : lame.sf.net : vrms.alioth.debian.org - End forwarded message - -- Rogério Brito : rbr...@{mackenzie,ime.usp}.br : GPG key 1024D/7C2CAEB8 http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito : http://meusite.mackenzie.com.br/rbrito Projects: algorithms.berlios.de : lame.sf.net : vrms.alioth.debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
RFS: magicfilter (QA update of the package) (fwd)
Please, could anybody sponsor this package for me? I sent this about two weeks ago, but it didn't get any response. Oh, just one thing: this packaging is supposed to be as disruptive as possible, with more to come, one I became the actual maintainer of this (already agreed with David Frey). Also, you may notice that this program was packaged quite a long time ago, and it doesn't use debhelper or anything similar. It was just doing its things with simple shell commands. I opted to keep it this way for *this* upload. (As you can see, I am quite conservative here). Further uploads will migrate to debhelper co. Thanks in advance, Rogério Brito. - Forwarded message from Rogério Brito rbr...@ime.usp.br - From: Rogério Brito rbr...@ime.usp.br To: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org Subject: RFS: magicfilter (QA update of the package) Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 22:23:37 -0300 Cc: David Frey df...@debian.org User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Dear mentors, The package magicfilter, a print filter for spoolers like lpr/lprng/etc, in Debian had some issues (dependencies on nonexistent packages) since it had not been updated in the last 3 years (according to the changelog, its last updated was in 2006). Since I use the package regularly and care about it, I would love to see it uploaded to Debian and I plan on taking care of it (it is currently RFA'ed, as said in Bug #176737). I am, thus, looking for a sponsor for the new version 1.2-60.1 of magicfilter. Here is the relevant part of the changelog: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - magicfilter (1.2-60.1) unstable; urgency=low . * Non-maintainer upload. * Do some QA work, since I care about this package and the current maintainer issued an RFA bug (176737). * debian/control: revamp the file: + replace tetex-bin with texlive. + replace gs with ghostscript. + remove gzip dependency build-dependency (it's essential). + remove dvips nonexistent dependency (dvips is included in texlive). + remove libjpeg-gif dependency (nonexistent). + add poppler-utils in front of xpdf-utils (the first is more updated). + add autotools-dev to build-deps. + wrap the build-deps and deps fields. + add Homepage: field. * debian/watch: create from scratch. * debian/rules: + don't ignore make errors. + don't ignore make errors (-i). + soon to use a patch system (quilt). + soon to use debhelper (it's homebrew for now). + add upstream changelog. * debian/{postinst,postrm,prerm}: + use set -e. * debian/copyright: + refer to GPL-2, not GPL. + added upstream copyright notice. * debian/menu: + change section to Applications/System/Administration. * debian/control: + change Standards-Version to 3.8.1. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The source builds this binary package: magicfilter - automatic printer filter The package appears to be lintian clean (only one pedantic lintian warning, but that's all). The package can be found on mentors.debian.net: - URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/m/magicfilter - Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable main contrib non-free - dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/m/magicfilter/magicfilter_1.2-60.1.dsc I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me. Thanks in advance, Rogério Brito. -- Rogério Brito : rbr...@{mackenzie,ime.usp}.br : GPG key 1024D/7C2CAEB8 http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito : http://meusite.mackenzie.com.br/rbrito Projects: algorithms.berlios.de : lame.sf.net : vrms.alioth.debian.org - End forwarded message - -- Rogério Brito : rbr...@{mackenzie,ime.usp}.br : GPG key 1024D/7C2CAEB8 http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito : http://meusite.mackenzie.com.br/rbrito Projects: algorithms.berlios.de : lame.sf.net : vrms.alioth.debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: RFS: magicfilter (QA update of the package)
Dear Matthew, (Sorry this is being sent as a CC, but it is both a reply to the list and a continuation of some private e-mails). On Apr 04 2009, Matthew Palmer wrote: On Fri, Apr 03, 2009 at 10:23:37PM -0300, Rogério Brito wrote: Since I use the package regularly and care about it, I would love to see it uploaded to Debian and I plan on taking care of it (it is currently RFA'ed, as said in Bug #176737). I am, thus, looking for a sponsor for the new version 1.2-60.1 of magicfilter. Here is the relevant part of the changelog: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - magicfilter (1.2-60.1) unstable; urgency=low . * Non-maintainer upload. If you're planning on adopting the package and becoming the new maintainer, then it's not a non-maintainer upload, it's a new maintainer upload. You can also close the RFA bug. I would like to start small and then grow on the matter. First a fix here, just to bring the package up-to-date. Then, becoming its maintainer. Then, revamping the build system. Then, doing further updates. And so on. Beyond that, not knowing anything about the package or it's surrounding use cases, I'm probably not the best person to review it, but if you haven't had an upload from someone else by mid next week, ping me and I'll review/upload. Ping. :-) Thanks for taking care of an aging package, too... Since I am a minimalist in software (both by necessity and by preference), I like smaller packages and I have interest in many other aging packages that seem to be orphaned or RFA'ed. As you have seen already, David has agreed to let me be package maintainer. I will probably become one after the new version migrates to testing (and I can contact the upstream site to download the newer releases). dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/m/magicfilter/magicfilter_1.2-60.1.dsc Thanks for your offer to sponsor my package, Rogério Brito. -- Rogério Brito : rbr...@{mackenzie,ime.usp}.br : GPG key 1024D/7C2CAEB8 http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito : http://meusite.mackenzie.com.br/rbrito Projects: algorithms.berlios.de : lame.sf.net : vrms.alioth.debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
RFS: magicfilter (QA update of the package)
Dear mentors, The package magicfilter, a print filter for spoolers like lpr/lprng/etc, in Debian had some issues (dependencies on nonexistent packages) since it had not been updated in the last 3 years (according to the changelog, its last updated was in 2006). Since I use the package regularly and care about it, I would love to see it uploaded to Debian and I plan on taking care of it (it is currently RFA'ed, as said in Bug #176737). I am, thus, looking for a sponsor for the new version 1.2-60.1 of magicfilter. Here is the relevant part of the changelog: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - magicfilter (1.2-60.1) unstable; urgency=low . * Non-maintainer upload. * Do some QA work, since I care about this package and the current maintainer issued an RFA bug (176737). * debian/control: revamp the file: + replace tetex-bin with texlive. + replace gs with ghostscript. + remove gzip dependency build-dependency (it's essential). + remove dvips nonexistent dependency (dvips is included in texlive). + remove libjpeg-gif dependency (nonexistent). + add poppler-utils in front of xpdf-utils (the first is more updated). + add autotools-dev to build-deps. + wrap the build-deps and deps fields. + add Homepage: field. * debian/watch: create from scratch. * debian/rules: + don't ignore make errors. + don't ignore make errors (-i). + soon to use a patch system (quilt). + soon to use debhelper (it's homebrew for now). + add upstream changelog. * debian/{postinst,postrm,prerm}: + use set -e. * debian/copyright: + refer to GPL-2, not GPL. + added upstream copyright notice. * debian/menu: + change section to Applications/System/Administration. * debian/control: + change Standards-Version to 3.8.1. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The source builds this binary package: magicfilter - automatic printer filter The package appears to be lintian clean (only one pedantic lintian warning, but that's all). The package can be found on mentors.debian.net: - URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/m/magicfilter - Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable main contrib non-free - dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/m/magicfilter/magicfilter_1.2-60.1.dsc I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me. Thanks in advance, Rogério Brito. -- Rogério Brito : rbr...@{mackenzie,ime.usp}.br : GPG key 1024D/7C2CAEB8 http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito : http://meusite.mackenzie.com.br/rbrito Projects: algorithms.berlios.de : lame.sf.net : vrms.alioth.debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: RFS: magicfilter (QA update of the package)
On Fri, Apr 03, 2009 at 10:23:37PM -0300, Rogério Brito wrote: Dear mentors, The package magicfilter, a print filter for spoolers like lpr/lprng/etc, in Debian had some issues (dependencies on nonexistent packages) since it had not been updated in the last 3 years (according to the changelog, its last updated was in 2006). Since I use the package regularly and care about it, I would love to see it uploaded to Debian and I plan on taking care of it (it is currently RFA'ed, as said in Bug #176737). I am, thus, looking for a sponsor for the new version 1.2-60.1 of magicfilter. Here is the relevant part of the changelog: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - magicfilter (1.2-60.1) unstable; urgency=low . * Non-maintainer upload. If you're planning on adopting the package and becoming the new maintainer, then it's not a non-maintainer upload, it's a new maintainer upload. You can also close the RFA bug. Beyond that, not knowing anything about the package or it's surrounding use cases, I'm probably not the best person to review it, but if you haven't had an upload from someone else by mid next week, ping me and I'll review/upload. Thanks for taking care of an aging package, too... - Matt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org