Re: Is there a generic canonical way for a package script to check network connectivity?

2023-10-08 Thread Simon Richter
Hi, On 09.10.23 11:49, Jonathan Kamens wrote: I need to be able to tell from one of my package scripts whether the host has networking connectivity. 無. There is no such thing as "networking connectivity." There is "has access to a particular service, at this precise moment in time" and "is

Re: Is there a generic canonical way for a package script to check network connectivity?

2023-10-08 Thread Paul Wise
On Sun, 2023-10-08 at 22:49 -0400, Jonathan Kamens wrote: > I need to be able to tell from one of my package scripts whether the > host has networking connectivity. Which package and why do the maintainer scripts need network? -- bye, pabs https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise signature.asc Descr

Bug#1053697: ITP: rsgain -- ReplayGain 2.0 loudness normalizer

2023-10-08 Thread Hugh McMaster
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Hugh McMaster X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-devel@lists.debian.org * Package name: rsgain Version : 3.4 Upstream Contact: complexlogic * URL : https://github.com/complexlogic/rsgain * License : BSD-2-Clause, BSD-3-Clause Program

Is there a generic canonical way for a package script to check network connectivity?

2023-10-08 Thread Jonathan Kamens
I need to be able to tell from one of my package scripts whether the host has networking connectivity. I know I can call `nmcli networking connectivity` but that's only valid if NetworkManager is in use. How reasonable is it for me to assume that NetworkManager is in use? Is there a more gener

Bug#1053695: ITP: httpie-aws-authv4 -- AWS Signature v4 Signing Process authentication plugin for HTTPie

2023-10-08 Thread Arthur Diniz
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Arthur Diniz * Package name: httpie-aws-authv4 Version : 0.3.0-1 Upstream Author : Aidan Rowe * URL : https://github.com/aidan-/httpie-aws-authv4 * License : MIT/Expat Programming Lang: Python Description : AWS S

/usr-merge and DEP17 update: what happens next and how you can help

2023-10-08 Thread Helmut Grohne
Hi, Quite a bit has happened and we're more and more moving from discussion into action. I'd like to use this opportunity to thank all the invisible voices who've given me useful feedback. Your private messages, BoF feedback, and other forms have reached me even if I did not answer all of them ind

What's the best way to run a background check after package installation?

2023-10-08 Thread Jonathan Kamens
For the new changelog filtering logic in apt-listchanges, I'd like to run a background job after the package finishes installing to populate the seen database with the most recent current changelog and NEWS entries for all installed packages, so they don't have to be populated at package upgrad

Please test apt-listchanges 4.0 in experimental

2023-10-08 Thread Jonathan Kamens
Hello friends, I've adopted apt-listchanges and pushed a new version, 4.0, to experimental, with a bunch of fixes in it. Given how extensive the changes are, I'd appreciate some testing from folks here before it gets promoted to unstable. This package is widely used so it's kind of important

Bug#1053664: general: Plugging or unplugging USB device sometimes causes the system to lockup.

2023-10-08 Thread clinton
Package: general Severity: important X-Debbugs-Cc: cmclr...@gmail.com Dear Maintainer, plugging in a FTDI device caused lockup ( keyboard,mouse unresponsive) . Also unplugging and replugging wireless lan caused same condition.

Re: [PATCH] schroot: created merged-/usr chroots for trixie and beyond

2023-10-08 Thread Aurelien Jarno
Hi Helmut, On 2023-10-07 12:47, Helmut Grohne wrote: > The CTTE has ruled that from trixie onward, maintainers may rely on > systems being merged-/usr. This includes the build environment. > --- > modules/schroot/files/setup-dchroot | 12 +++- > 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletio