Aptitude (was: Re: [Fink-devel] New fink release, testing needed)
On Jul 27, 2005, at 9:49 AM, Benjamin Reed wrote: I ported it a little while back, it's in unstable. I'd be happy to move it to stable if I get a few positive reports. (hint, hint) :) Aptitude won't build for me on 10.4: ... make[4]: Nothing to be done for `all'. rm -fr output-html/ xsltproc -o output-html/ ./../aptitude-html.xsl ./aptitude.xml ./aptitude.xml:65: warning: failed to load external entity "file:/// sw/share/xml/dtd/docbookx/4.2.0/docbookx.dtd" ... So I installed docbook-dtd, and then aptitude built fine. It seems it is missing from the dependencies. - Koen. --- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf ___ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
Re: [Fink-devel] New fink release, testing needed
On Jul 27, 2005, at 16:50:15, Benjamin Reed wrote: Kyle Moffett wrote: Secondly, the configuration text redirection error comes from this part of the patch: - user_config->Dump(out); + user_config->Dump(); I can't see any reason for this change. You don't even change the argument list for the Dump() function, so I assume it has a default argument (cout?), but this is definitely not desired behaviour :-D. The reason is because aptitude is kept in sync, for the most part, with the latest apt, which changed their API some. I had to remove those changes. ;) Hmm, well, something definitely isn't working, because when I run aptitude, press F10, go to the "Options" menu, then "Dependency Handling", I can change the setting "Install Recommended Packages Automatically", but when I close the dialog I get the following all over the aptitude GUI instead of in the ~/.aptitude/config file: aptitude ""; aptitude::Recommends-Important "false"; Thanks for your help! Cheers, Kyle Moffett -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.12 GCM/CS/IT/U d- s++: a18 C>$ UB/L/X/*(+)>$ P+++()>$ L(+ ++) E W++(+) N+++(++) o? K? w--- O? M++ V? PS+() PE+(-) Y+ PGP+++ t+(+++) 5 X R? tv-(--) b(++) DI+ D+ G e->$ h!*()>++$ r !y?(-) --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- --- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf ___ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
Re: [Fink-devel] New fink release, testing needed
On 27 Jul 2005, at 22:50, Benjamin Reed wrote: Hm, yeah, I honestly don't understand how the crazy gettext checking they're doing works, and what _nl_expand_alias is supposed to do, but it's not in our gettext. # nm -m /sw/lib/libintl.3.4.1.dylib|grep nl_expand_alias (undefined [lazy bound]) external __nl_expand_alias 2874 (__TEXT,__text) external __nl_expand_alias ?? JF --- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf ___ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
Re: [Fink-devel] New fink release, testing needed
Kyle Moffett wrote: You delete the line "const char *_nl_expand_alias ()" without deleting the "extern" and the "#ifdef __cplusplus" above it, which possibly makes the gettext test fail. Hm, yeah, I honestly don't understand how the crazy gettext checking they're doing works, and what _nl_expand_alias is supposed to do, but it's not in our gettext. I just hacked on it 'till it worked. :) Secondly, the configuration text redirection error comes from this part of the patch: - user_config->Dump(out); + user_config->Dump(); I can't see any reason for this change. You don't even change the argument list for the Dump() function, so I assume it has a default argument (cout?), but this is definitely not desired behaviour :-D. The reason is because aptitude is kept in sync, for the most part, with the latest apt, which changed their API some. I had to remove those changes. ;) --- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf ___ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
Re: [Fink-devel] New fink release, testing needed
On Jul 27, 2005, at 09:49:55, Benjamin Reed wrote:
Kyle Moffett wrote:
On a side note, does anyone know if porting "aptitude" (from Debian)
has been attempted? I was considering trying such a port and was
wondering if anybody has made the attempt before and run into
difficult or unsolvable problems.
I ported it a little while back, it's in unstable. I'd be happy to
move it to stable if I get a few positive reports. (hint, hint) :)
Actually, after testing it a bit, I've noticed a few issues. Firstly,
It seems to have display glitches occasionally when scrolling through
the list of packages, such that package text is sometimes incorrectly
redrawn, and secondly, it doesn't properly create and open its config
file, I get aptitude config text sent through STDOUT, STDERR, or the
tty whenever I try to change preferences.
After looking through your patch a bit, I see a few potential problems.
When you patch this in configure:
extern << Your patch omits this line
#ifdef __cplusplus
"C"
#endif
const char *_nl_expand_alias ();
int
main ()
{
bindtextdomain ("", "");
return (int) gettext ("") + _nl_msg_cat_cntr + *_nl_expand_alias (0)
return (int) gettext ("") + _nl_msg_cat_cntr
;
return 0;
}
You delete the line "const char *_nl_expand_alias ()" without deleting
the "extern" and the "#ifdef __cplusplus" above it, which possibly makes
the gettext test fail.
Secondly, the configuration text redirection error comes from this part
of the patch:
- user_config->Dump(out);
+ user_config->Dump();
I can't see any reason for this change. You don't even change the
argument list for the Dump() function, so I assume it has a default
argument (cout?), but this is definitely not desired behaviour :-D.
Cheers,
Kyle Moffett
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Re: [Fink-devel] New fink release, testing needed
Kyle Moffett wrote: On a side note, does anyone know if porting "aptitude" (from Debian) has been attempted? I was considering trying such a port and was wondering if anybody has made the attempt before and run into difficult or unsolvable problems. I ported it a little while back, it's in unstable. I'd be happy to move it to stable if I get a few positive reports. (hint, hint) :) --- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click ___ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
Re: [Fink-devel] New fink release, testing needed
On Jul 26, 2005, at 23:04:04, Dave Vasilevsky wrote: Personally I much prefer aptitude to deselect, even when not using it to just install packages, because it allows one to mark packages as "installed only due to dependency" and it will automatically remove them when the depending package goes away or is upgraded. I use 'debfoster' for this. I used to use debfoster, and still do occasionally, but with aptitude one can trivially browse package dependencies and such, both up and down the dependency graph, including proper handling for virtual packages and such. When you install a package through aptitude, it also marks any automatically installed packages with the "A" flag. Oh, and aptitude has a built-in Minesweeper game ;-) Cheers, Kyle Moffett -- I lost interest in "blade servers" when I found they didn't throw knives at people who weren't supposed to be in your machine room. -- Anthony de Boer --- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click ___ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
Re: [Fink-devel] New fink release, testing needed
On Jul 26, 2005, at 7:47 PM, Kyle Moffett wrote: I think I remember that it used to create/update apt-get package lists for local filesystem repositories, so that when running dselect you can see what deb files are on the local filesystem, even if they aren't installed at the moment. As akh pointed out, fink scanpackages does this now. Note that if you use Fink from CVS HEAD, and install the package apt-ftparchive, scanpackages runs much faster than it used to--but for some reason we left this feature out of 0.24.8, I'm not sure why. Personally I much prefer aptitude to deselect, even when not using it to just install packages, because it allows one to mark packages as "installed only due to dependency" and it will automatically remove them when the depending package goes away or is upgraded. I use 'debfoster' for this. Dave PGP.sig Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [Fink-devel] New fink release, testing needed
On Jul 26, 2005, at 19:52:44, Alexander Hansen wrote: On Jul 26, 2005, at 7:47 PM, Kyle Moffett wrote: I think I remember that it used to create/update apt-get package lists for local filesystem repositories, so that when running dselect you can see what deb files are on the local filesystem, even if they aren't installed at the moment. I've been unsubscribed for a while, so I don't know what development has happened or if the feature has been included elsewhere, but that's what I think it used to do, and maybe still does. That's done by 'scanpackages', now at any rate. Hmm, maybe they were synonyms? Oh well... On a side note, does anyone know if porting "aptitude" (from Debian) has been attempted? I was considering trying such a port and was wondering if anybody has made the attempt before and run into difficult or unsolvable problems. Personally I much prefer aptitude to deselect, even when not using it to just install packages, because it allows one to mark packages as "installed only due to dependency" and it will automatically remove them when the depending package goes away or is upgraded. http://fink.sourceforge.net/pdb/package.php/aptitude Hah! That shows me. I checked before I went on vacation and I couldn't seem to find it. I guess it was packaged for 10.4 fairly recently then? Cheers, Kyle Moffett -- I lost interest in "blade servers" when I found they didn't throw knives at people who weren't supposed to be in your machine room. -- Anthony de Boer --- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click ___ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
Re: [Fink-devel] New fink release, testing needed
On Jul 26, 2005, at 7:47 PM, Kyle Moffett wrote:On Jul 25, 2005, at 19:22:06, Dave Vasilevsky wrote: * 'fink rescan' is deprecated because nobody knows what it's for. If you know, tell us! I think I remember that it used to create/update apt-get package lists forlocal filesystem repositories, so that when running dselect you can seewhat deb files are on the local filesystem, even if they aren't installedat the moment. I've been unsubscribed for a while, so I don't know whatdevelopment has happened or if the feature has been included elsewhere,but that's what I think it used to do, and maybe still does.That's done by 'scanpackages', now at any rate.On a side note, does anyone know if porting "aptitude" (from Debian) hasbeen attempted? I was considering trying such a port and was wonderingif anybody has made the attempt before and run into difficult or unsolvableproblems. Personally I much prefer aptitude to deselect, even when notusing it to just install packages, because it allows one to mark packagesas "installed only due to dependency" and it will automatically remove themwhen the depending package goes away or is upgraded.http://fink.sourceforge.net/pdb/package.php/aptitude ;-)Cheers,Kyle Moffett --Alexander HansenFink Documentarian[Day Job] Levitated Dipole Experimenthttp://psfcwww2.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/
Re: [Fink-devel] New fink release, testing needed
On Jul 25, 2005, at 19:22:06, Dave Vasilevsky wrote: * 'fink rescan' is deprecated because nobody knows what it's for. If you know, tell us! I think I remember that it used to create/update apt-get package lists for local filesystem repositories, so that when running dselect you can see what deb files are on the local filesystem, even if they aren't installed at the moment. I've been unsubscribed for a while, so I don't know what development has happened or if the feature has been included elsewhere, but that's what I think it used to do, and maybe still does. On a side note, does anyone know if porting "aptitude" (from Debian) has been attempted? I was considering trying such a port and was wondering if anybody has made the attempt before and run into difficult or unsolvable problems. Personally I much prefer aptitude to deselect, even when not using it to just install packages, because it allows one to mark packages as "installed only due to dependency" and it will automatically remove them when the depending package goes away or is upgraded. Cheers, Kyle Moffett -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.12 GCM/CS/IT/U d- s++: a18 C>$ UB/L/X/*(+)>$ P+++()>$ L(+ ++) E W++(+) N+++(++) o? K? w--- O? M++ V? PS+() PE+(-) Y+ PGP+++ t+(+++) 5 X R? tv-(--) b(++) DI+ D+ G e->$ h!*()>++$ r !y?(-) --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- --- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click ___ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
Re: [Fink-devel] New fink release, testing needed
> "Dave" == Dave Vasilevsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Dave> Usually fink should detect and update your index automagically. If Dave> for some reason it doesn't, the way to fix it is 'fink index'. As far Dave> as I can tell from the current code, 'fink rescan' will NOT fix this Dave> problem. I might be confusing this with "fink index" or "fink reindex" or something. Thanks for the update. -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training! --- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click ___ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
Re: [Fink-devel] New fink release, testing needed
On Jul 25, 2005, at 7:33 PM, Randal L. Schwartz wrote: Dave> * 'fink rescan' is deprecated because nobody knows what it's Dave> for. If Dave> you know, tell us! I've used it as a ritual "turn east and pray" action when I've gone in and hacked my local .info and .patch files. Is it no longer needed? Hi Randal, Usually fink should detect and update your index automagically. If for some reason it doesn't, the way to fix it is 'fink index'. As far as I can tell from the current code, 'fink rescan' will NOT fix this problem. Dave PGP.sig Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [Fink-devel] New fink release, testing needed
> "Dave" == Dave Vasilevsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Dave> * 'fink rescan' is deprecated because nobody knows what it's Dave> for. If Dave> you know, tell us! I've used it as a ritual "turn east and pray" action when I've gone in and hacked my local .info and .patch files. Is it no longer needed? -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training! --- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click ___ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
[Fink-devel] New fink release, testing needed
Hey folks, We're about to release fink 0.24.8. This is a bit of a bigger point- release than usual, because a bunch of features from the future 0.25 have been backported, so we'd like to get a few days of testing on - devel before release. To try it out, you can access the branch 'branch_0_24' in CVS, or just download a tarball here: http://vasi.webhop.org/files/fink/ source/fink-0.24.8pre.tgz . Unpack, cd into the directory, and run './ inject.pl'. Here are some of the new features, full changelog is at http:// vasi.webhop.org/files/fink/fink-0.24.8-ChangeLog : * 'fink rescan' is deprecated because nobody knows what it's for. If you know, tell us! * Dpkg and apt "lockwait": if you're running two instances of fink, and they both try to run dpkg or apt, breakage will no longer occur. * Spotlight protection: fink offers to disable spotlight indexing on your build directory (10.4 only). * Prebinding disabled on Tiger. * Bug in "Repair Permissions" that can cause compiles to fail is automagically fixed. * 10.4.2 officially supported, 10.2 deprecated. * Bootstrap .info files and mirrors updated: bootstrap with XCode 2.1 works again. * Removing the last versioned perl module now does UpdatePOD properly. Dave PGP.sig Description: This is a digitally signed message part
