Re: Proposal to delay the decition of the DPL of the withdrawal of the Package Policy Committee delegation

On Thu, Oct 26, 2006 at 06:10:46PM -0500, Debian Project Secretary wrote: > Hi, > > As I count, this resolution to delay the decition of the DPL > of the withdrawal of the Package Policy Committee delegation has > received 2K sponsors, which means that § 4.2.2.2 of the constitution > t

Work-needing packages report for Oct 27, 2006

The following is a listing of packages for which help has been requested through the WNPP (Work-Needing and Prospective Packages) system in the last week. Total number of orphaned packages: 326 (new: 2) Total number of packages offered up for adoption: 99 (new: 1) Total number of packages requeste

Uploading openssh NMU for SELinux updates as per release policy

Hi, Three days ago, I sent in a patch in Bug#394795 which updated SELinux patches to bring 'em in line with currently released SELinux code in Debian. I updated that patch [0], and the binaries were vetted by the debian installer folks, and ack'd. I have been running the patched open

Re: Thanks!

On Thursday 26 October 2006 16:42, Ben Finney wrote: > It's great to give positive feedback, and even better that you've done > so in public. I'd call it morale-boosting, certainly not unproductive. I guess some of us just forget how great Debian is or get blinded by the vision we have that Debia

Linux 2.6.18 & etch

Hello, Is there any chance 2.6.18 will make it into etch to solve bugs like #391448 and #389803? Thanks. -- Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Proposal to delay the decition of the DPL of the withdrawal of the Package Policy Committee delegation

Hi, As I count, this resolution to delay the decition of the DPL of the withdrawal of the Package Policy Committee delegation has received 2K sponsors, which means that § 4.2.2.2 of the constitution to be called into action. , | 4. The Developers by way of General Resolution or el

Re: How do I rebuild alternative symlinks?

On Thu, Oct 26, 2006 at 02:30:09PM -0700, Tyler MacDonald wrote: > I found a way to do it, but I think the solution was less than ideal: > > Install "Debarnacle" from CPAN (isn't even in debian...) Supposing /etc/alternatives is correct, I have a script to do that: for i in /var/lib/dpkg/alte

Re: Thanks!

Eike Nicklas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm not sure where to post this email, so I am sending it to this > list. It is totally unproductive, but still I'd like to send it :-) Some businesses have a little sign that says: "If you don't like our service, please tell us; if you do like our serv

Re: ITP: dphys-kernel-packages -- Generate many variants of kernel packages and modules

Sorry. Sounded like it could be doing so. You said it builds debs. Not where/when. Obviously everything below was based on that and thus becomes meaningless. yep. well it really builds kernel debs, and it's up to the user what he does with them. i have no doubts debian kernel or security team wo

Re: Thanks!

Re: Eike Nicklas 2006-10-26 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > So I think it is about time to send a big THANK YOU to ALL of you who > created this great distribution. Debian was the first distribution that > persuaded me of the advantages of linux and of free software and by now, > it has been my favourite ope

Re: Getting package build dependencies

Jon Dowland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, Oct 26, 2006 at 01:48:45PM +0200, Goswin von > Brederlow wrote: >> As to your real problem. I was playing around with >> building dummy packages (src-) on the fly from the >> Sources file that depends on all Build-Depends. > > Me too! > >> The idea

Re: ITP: dphys-kernel-packages -- Generate many variants of kernel packages and modules

Gürkan Sengün <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> If you intend to upload the kernel.debs you will get a problem with >> the GPL and the security team. > > no i don't intend to upload any kernel binaries and i have no idea > where you get that impression from. Sorry. Sounded like it could be doing so.

Re: ITP: dphys-kernel-packages -- Generate many variants of kernel packages and modules

If you intend to upload the kernel.debs you will get a problem with the GPL and the security team. no i don't intend to upload any kernel binaries and i have no idea where you get that impression from. The GPL requires the right source version to be present. A Build-Depends: linux-tree-2.6 doe

Re: How do I rebuild alternative symlinks?

I found a way to do it, but I think the solution was less than ideal: Install "Debarnacle" from CPAN (isn't even in debian...) Run this command: perl -MDebian::Debarnacle::Alternatives -e 'my $i = Debian::Debarnacle::Alternatives->get_list; while(my($l,$r) = splice(@$i,0,2)) { symlink($l,$r);

Re: Desktop task(sel) in Etch? (Bug #389092)

Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Jon Dowland wrote: > > Hm. If you installed the gnome metapackage with aptitude, > > then the dependencies would be marked 'auto' and removed > > once you'd removed the manual package at the top of the > > tree. > > Or you can just tasksel remove gnome-desk

Re: ITP: dphys-kernel-packages -- Generate many variants of kernel packages and modules

Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > Gürkan Sengün <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Description : Generate many variants of kernel packages and modules >> Generates an range of kernel config files for various processors, SMP and >> memory size variants, Then compiles for each an kernel and an set of

Bug#395409: ITP: xfce4-mpc-plugin -- Xfce panel plugin which serves as client for MPD music player.

Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: "Yves-Alexis Perez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Package name: xfce4-mpc-plugin Version : 0.2.0 Upstream Author : Landry Breuil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/panel-plugins/xfce4-mpc-plugin/ * License

Thanks!

I'm not sure where to post this email, so I am sending it to this list. It is totally unproductive, but still I'd like to send it :-) I know, these are troubling times for you developers: the dunc-tank discussion, the firefox(tm)-iceweasel-debate, the hard work preparing for the release of etch an

Re: Getting package build dependencies

On Thu, Oct 26, 2006 at 01:48:45PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > As to your real problem. I was playing around with > building dummy packages (src-) on the fly from the > Sources file that depends on all Build-Depends. Me too! > The idea was that you would 'aptitude install src-foo' to > i

Re: libc6 2.5 and Etch

On Oct 26, Aurelien Jarno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe hurd and m68k porters can maintain a glibc package using an old > version (2.3.6 ??) together? Well that's for after Etch. What for? Modern threaded software will require TLS more and more. -- ciao, Marco signature.asc Description: D

Re: libc6 2.5 and Etch

- Original Message - From: "Michael Banck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Cc: Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 11:45 AM Subject: Re: libc6 2.5 and Etch On Wed, Oct 25, 2006 at 01:27:07PM +0200, Aurelien Jarno wrote: We plan to upload [glibc-2.5] right after the release of etch. This versi

Re: libc6 2.5 and Etch

Thomas Schwinge a écrit : > Hello! > > On Thu, Oct 26, 2006 at 05:45:24PM +0200, Michael Banck wrote: >> On Wed, Oct 25, 2006 at 01:27:07PM +0200, Aurelien Jarno wrote: >>> For m68k and hurd, I have sent a mail to the porters a few months ago, I >>> haven't received any answer. > > That is untrue

Re: libc6 2.5 and Etch

Hello! On Thu, Oct 26, 2006 at 05:45:24PM +0200, Michael Banck wrote: > On Wed, Oct 25, 2006 at 01:27:07PM +0200, Aurelien Jarno wrote: > > For m68k and hurd, I have sent a mail to the porters a few months ago, I > > haven't received any answer. That is untrue. I replied for the Hurd people. >

Bug#395364: ITP: wadc -- programming environment for creating doom levels

Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Jon Dowland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Package name: wadc Version : 1.1 Upstream Author : Wouter van Oortmerssen * URL : * License : GPL Programming Lang: Java Description : programming enviro

Re: libc6 2.5 and Etch

On Wed, Oct 25, 2006 at 01:27:07PM +0200, Aurelien Jarno wrote: > We plan to upload [glibc-2.5] right after the release of etch. > > This version works on all architectures, but m68k, hurd and hppa which > don't have TLS support. > > For hppa the work is almost done, I am currently building the p

Re: Getting package build dependencies

Ross Boylan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am interested in getting build-dependencies for a source package on > a system using aptitude. In the past I've used apt-get build-dep, but > that was on systems managed with apt-get. I think aptitude won't know > about apt-get's selections, and may to

Re: ITP: dphys-kernel-packages -- Generate many variants of kernel packages and modules

Gürkan Sengün <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > > * Package name: dphys-kernel-packages > Version : 20061026 > Upstream Authors : Neil Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * URL : > http://www.phys.eth

Re: mucking with dpkg control files in maintainer scripts?

Goswin von Brederlow writes ("Re: mucking with dpkg control files in maintainer scripts?"): > Isn't it more accurate to say that the dpkg database is transaction > based? Changes are recorded on the fly in updates and then commited > attomically when the transaction is finished. No. Updates writ

ITP: dphys-kernel-packages -- Generate many variants of kernel packages and modules

Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: dphys-kernel-packages Version : 20061026 Upstream Authors : Neil Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://www.phys.ethz.ch/~franklin/Projects/dphys-kernel-packages/ * License : Dual License GNU

Re: Bug mass filling

On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:02:31 +0100, Ian Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Manoj Srivastava writes ("Re: Bug mass filling"): >> On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:18:20 +0100, Ian Jackson >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >> > There are two different and orthogonal properties of a policy >> > requirement: >> >

Re: Policy incorrect use of `must', `should', etc

On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:09:18 +0100, Ian Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Manoj Srivastava writes ("Re: Bug mass filling"): >> On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:18:20 +0100, Ian Jackson >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >> > There are two different and orthogonal properties of a policy >> > requirement: >> > >

Re: mucking with dpkg control files in maintainer scripts?

Ian Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Frank Küster writes ("Re: mucking with dpkg control files in maintainer > scripts?"): >> In other words, "commits" to the dpkg database are atomic, and if dpkg >> is called from a script started by dpkg, it will report all packages in >> the correct, curr

Re: libc6 2.5 and Etch

On Wed, Oct 25, 2006 at 10:42:08PM -0400, Kevin Mark wrote: > When Sarge was released, amd64 was not officially released but had an > unofficial release. why not do the same with the hopes tha etch+1 will > see m68k in relase shape? That's exactly what we're planning to do. -- Home is where you

Bug#395333: ITP: counter -- Simple and light web hits counter

Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Joao Eriberto Mota Filho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Package name: counter Version : 0.21 Upstream Author : mein Herrchen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://home.arcor.de/momomops/counter * License : GPL Programming Lang: PHP

Re: First draft of review of policy must usage

On Oct 26, Josselin Mouette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > FWIW, I strongly disagree with these changes. The solution is to bring > the release policy in line with the real policy, not the opposite. Yes, and let's forget about this "reality" bullshit... -- ciao, Marco signature.asc Description:

Re: Getting package build dependencies

Ross Boylan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am interested in getting build-dependencies for a source package on > a system using aptitude. In the past I've used apt-get build-dep, but > that was on systems managed with apt-get. I think aptitude won't know > about apt-get's selections, and may to

Re: mucking with dpkg control files in maintainer scripts?

Frank Küster writes ("Re: mucking with dpkg control files in maintainer scripts?"): > In other words, "commits" to the dpkg database are atomic, and if dpkg > is called from a script started by dpkg, it will report all packages in > the correct, current and maybe partial state, including the packa

Policy incorrect use of `must', `should', etc

Manoj Srivastava writes ("Re: Bug mass filling"): > On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:18:20 +0100, Ian Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > There are two different and orthogonal properties of a policy > > requirement: > > > > 1. Is the requirement applicable in all cases, or are there > > sometimes

Re: Bug mass filling

Manoj Srivastava writes ("Re: Bug mass filling"): > On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:18:20 +0100, Ian Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > There are two different and orthogonal properties of a policy > > requirement: > > 1. [...] > > [and] > > 2. Is a violation of the requirement release-critical ? T

Re: incoming locked?

Re: Andreas Metzler 2006-10-13 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > packages.debian.org is lagging almost a whole day (bug #335011), you > should use madison on merkel or "apt-cache show" on a up to date sid > system to check the available version. 'rmadison' in the devscripts package queries the database remote

Re: Bug#395309: ITP: labyrinth -- Labyrinth is a powerful but simple mindmapping tool which supports images, drawings, and text.

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/26/06 04:02, Kevin Kubasik wrote: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > Owner: Kevin Kubasik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > * Package name: labyrinth > Version : 0.2.1 > Upstream Author : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > * URL : htt

Bug#395309: ITP: labyrinth -- Labyrinth is a powerful but simple mindmapping tool which supports images, drawings, and text.

Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Kevin Kubasik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Package name: labyrinth Version : 0.2.1 Upstream Author : [EMAIL PROTECTED] * URL : http://www.gnome.org/~dscorgie/labyrinth.html * License : LGPL Description : Labyrinth is a po

Re: libc6 2.5 and Etch

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/25/06 21:42, Kevin Mark wrote: > On Wed, Oct 25, 2006 at 08:21:39AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> On 10/25/06 06:27, Aurelien Jarno wrote: >>> Ron Johnson a écrit : On 10/25/06 04:53, Mar

Re: First draft of review of policy must usage

Le mercredi 25 octobre 2006 à 01:03 -0500, Manoj Srivastava a écrit : > Here is a first draft of changes to the policy that I think > are required to bring ot closer in line with extant practice. I > removed portions from the policy that linked policy violations to bug > severities, sinc

Re: NEW processing slowdown (Was: FAQ, Re: new mplayer)

On Sat, Oct 21, 2006 at 01:34:14PM +0200, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: > I suspect something need to be done with the NEW process, as adding > more people seem to only improve the situation for a limited time. > Perhaps it could be optimized to make it less time consuming for those > processing it, o

ITP: lonewarrior -- Collect particles in universe with a spaceship

Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: lonewarrior Version : 0.1 Upstream Authors : Jetro Lauha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://jet.ro/creations (webpage currently down *) * License : GNU GPL Description : Collect particles in universe with a sp