Re: experimental codename: scud?

2003-12-17 Thread Vincent Renardias
than 700kms for a Scud-D (aka: SS-1e) :-) -- Vincent RENARDIAS http://www.renardias.com/

No mod_perl for Apache 2.0.x in Debian ?

2003-04-15 Thread Vincent Renardias
Hello, See subject: is this package missing from our archive or did I simply overlooked it ? Cordialement, -- Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Accepted bison 1:1.875a-1 (i386 source)

2003-02-11 Thread Vincent Renardias
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Format: 1.7 Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 11:00:38 +0100 Source: bison Binary: bison Architecture: source i386 Version: 1:1.875a-1 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED] Changed-By: Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED

Accepted bison 1:1.875-2 (i386 source)

2003-01-17 Thread Vincent Renardias
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Format: 1.7 Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 10:11:13 +0100 Source: bison Binary: bison Architecture: source i386 Version: 1:1.875-2 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED] Changed-By: Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED

Accepted bison 1:1.875-3 (i386 source)

2003-01-17 Thread Vincent Renardias
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Format: 1.7 Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 16:59:07 +0100 Source: bison Binary: bison Architecture: source i386 Version: 1:1.875-3 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED] Changed-By: Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED

Accepted pwgen 2.03-1 (i386 source)

2003-01-16 Thread Vincent Renardias
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Format: 1.7 Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 11:07:14 +0100 Source: pwgen Binary: pwgen Architecture: source i386 Version: 2.03-1 Distribution: unstable Urgency: high Maintainer: Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED] Changed-By: Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED

Accepted pwgen 2.02-2 (i386 source)

2003-01-13 Thread Vincent Renardias
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Format: 1.7 Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 16:09:17 +0100 Source: pwgen Binary: pwgen Architecture: source i386 Version: 2.02-2 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED] Changed-By: Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED

Accepted bison 1:1.875-1 (i386 source)

2003-01-09 Thread Vincent Renardias
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Format: 1.7 Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 09:46:47 +0100 Source: bison Binary: bison Architecture: source i386 Version: 1:1.875-1 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED] Changed-By: Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED

Accepted bison 1:1.75-1 (i386 source)

2002-10-18 Thread Vincent Renardias
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Format: 1.7 Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 19:42:56 +0200 Source: bison Binary: bison Architecture: source i386 Version: 1:1.75-1 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED] Changed-By: Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED

Accepted bison 1:1.50-3 (i386 source)

2002-10-11 Thread Vincent Renardias
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Format: 1.7 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 18:11:39 +0200 Source: bison Binary: bison Architecture: source i386 Version: 1:1.50-3 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED] Changed-By: Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED

Accepted bison 1:1.50-2 (i386 source)

2002-10-10 Thread Vincent Renardias
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Format: 1.7 Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 14:39:54 +0200 Source: bison Binary: bison Architecture: source i386 Version: 1:1.50-2 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED] Changed-By: Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED

Accepted bison 1:1.50-1 (i386 source)

2002-10-09 Thread Vincent Renardias
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Format: 1.7 Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 11:14:48 +0200 Source: bison Binary: bison Architecture: source i386 Version: 1:1.50-1 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED] Changed-By: Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Is there a limitation on swap parition size linux can use?

2002-08-23 Thread Vincent Renardias
this with the very early Linux kernels when the swap partition size was limited to 128MB. Cordialement, -- Vincent RENARDIAS Directeur Technique StrongHoldNET / http://www.strongholdnet.com

Re: Dual CPU compilation.

2001-04-23 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Sun, 22 Apr 2001, Simon Law wrote: I'm the lucky new owner of a dual Pentium Pro system. It seems, however, that compiling stuff just doesn't use my extra CPU. I know I can compile with 'make -j 2' to use the second processor; but I don't know how to convince kernel-package and

Re: ITP ITU: gconf

2000-08-17 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, Takuo KITAME wrote: Hello. I've packaged GNOME GConf and I'm maintaining it. My package is based on Vincent's Quick dirty gconf package :P I'm intent to upload, if Vincent won't do it. Please go ahead ;) Hint: gconf-0.8 is needed by the preview version of Nautilus

Re: ITP ITU: gconf

2000-08-17 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, Takuo KITAME wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], VR == Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote... VR On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, Takuo KITAME wrote: Hello. I've packaged GNOME GConf and I'm maintaining it. My package is based on Vincent's Quick dirty gconf

Re: xfce package

2000-03-23 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Wed, 22 Mar 2000, J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) wrote: On Wed, Mar 22, 2000 at 21:19:36 +0100, Raphael Hertzog wrote: upstream source. I don't know if we should upload it to frozen or if we should remove xfce from potato and only upload the new version to woody as suggested in the bub report

Re: New LILO for 1024 cylinders in potato, PLEASE!

2000-03-13 Thread Vincent Renardias
On 10 Mar 2000, Ben Gertzfield wrote: According to lwn.net, there is a new version of LILO just released that finally, finally adds an option to fix the horrid, dreaded LI problem on hard drives with 1024 cylinders. http://www.lwn.net/2000/0309/a/lilo.html Can this make it into potato?

PLEASE READ: lilo 22dev0-1 can make your system unbootable !

1999-10-01 Thread Vincent Renardias
Stephen Zander writes: Vincent == Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Vincent short summary: lilo v22 works only with 2.0 kernels; it Vincent won't boot a 2.2.x or a 2.3.y. a v21 version has been Vincent reuploaded to master this morning. Hmmm, sure

ARGH!!! Re: ITP: jnethack

1999-10-01 Thread Vincent Renardias
PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo}.com,{debian,openhardware}.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux: http://www.openhardware.orgExecutive Linux: - - http://www.fr.debian.org Open Hardware: http

Re: ARGH!!! Re: ITP: jnethack

1999-10-01 Thread Vincent Renardias
On 1 Oct 1999, Peter Makholm wrote: Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: - All messages were translated to Japanese language. Can you *PLEASE* try to merge this patch with the upstream version 1st. If the patch is done correctly, I see no reason the upstream maintainer

Re: Procedure Questions

1999-09-29 Thread Vincent Renardias
the packaging manual for more info) Cordialement, -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo}.com,{debian,openhardware}.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux: http://www.openhardware.orgExecutive Linux: - - http://www.fr.debian.org Open Hardware: http://www.exelinux.com

Re: warning: lilo 22dev0-1 can make your system unbootable !

1999-09-28 Thread Vincent Renardias
. Andreas Jellinghaus wrote: Package: lilo Version: 22dev0-1 it bootet only 2.0.36, but booting 2.2.12 gave a crc error - system halted when unpacking. after replaceing lilo with the old 21-5 version, it works again. -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo}.com,{debian,openhardware

Re: Censoring :) (was: Re: anarchism_7.7-1.deb)

1999-09-27 Thread Vincent Renardias
Debian programs (astronomical data, etc...) We'd need to provide them a stable interface (probably just debhelper and a basic template) for package construction. -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo}.com,{debian,openhardware}.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux: http://www.openhardware.org

Re: Status of GNOME in potato

1999-09-26 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Sun, 26 Sep 1999, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: On Sat, Sep 25, 1999 at 08:16:45PM +, Vincent Renardias wrote: Development tools glade-0.5.3.tar.gz GUI builder * current Debian version: 0.4.1-1 I am waiting for gnome-libs. potato currently have 1.0.16-1. 1.0.40-0.1

Status of GNOME in potato

1999-09-25 Thread Vincent Renardias
* 1.0.2-1 [OK] == -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo}.com,{debian,openhardware}.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux: http://www.openhardware.orgExecutive Linux: - - http://www.fr.debian.org Open Hardware: http://www.exelinux.com

Re: possible problem with new perl, libc6 on Sep 23rd

1999-09-24 Thread Vincent Renardias
-5.005 has been switched to mode 600 after upgrading to 5.005.03-4). Cordialement, -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo}.com,{debian,openhardware}.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux: http://www.openhardware.orgExecutive Linux: - - http://www.fr.debian.org Open Hardware

Uploaded gdb 4.18-1 (source i386) to master

1999-05-18 Thread Vincent Renardias
Maintainer: Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED] Description: gdb- The GNU Debugger Changes: gdb (4.18-1) unstable; urgency=low . * New upstream version! Files: 619420e2fa1ab2af70dd95dd02472260 608 devel standard gdb_4.18-1.dsc 828d28487af6cec074639c1102569473 11657032 devel

Re: `Vedova Linux' (was forwarded message from Ian Murdock)

1999-02-01 Thread Vincent Renardias
... ;) -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo}.com,{debian,openhardware}.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux: http://www.openhardware.orgLogiciels du soleil: - - http://www.fr.debian.orgOpen Hardware: http://www.ldsol.com

Re: seeking new maintainer: lilo

1999-01-30 Thread Vincent Renardias
wants it. Cordialement, -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo}.com,{debian,openhardware}.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux: http://www.openhardware.orgLogiciels du soleil: - - http://www.fr.debian.orgOpen Hardware: http://www.ldsol.com

Re: Getting Slink compatible with Linux-2.2.0

1999-01-27 Thread Vincent Renardias
On 27 Jan 1999, Mikolaj J. Habryn wrote: VR == Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: VR Including the current (2.9g-5) util-linux from unstable in VR frozen is a Bad Idea(tm). This version has several big VR packaging issues. On top of everything else, alpha support

Re: Getting Slink compatible with Linux-2.2.0

1999-01-26 Thread Vincent Renardias
from unstable in frozen is a Bad Idea(tm). This version has several big packaging issues. If you want a util-linux 2.9 in frozen, please wait at least until tomorrow so I can upload a version to fix the most obvious bugs (notably the few missing manpages). Cordialement, -- - Vincent

Uploaded util-linux 2.9g-6 (source i386) to master

1999-01-26 Thread Vincent Renardias
Source: util-linux Binary: mount util-linux Architecture: source i386 Version: 2.9g-6 Distribution: frozen unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Vincent Renardias [EMAIL PROTECTED] Description: mount - Tools for mounting and manipulating filesystems. util-linux - Miscellaneous system utilities

Re: Uploaded util-linux 2.9g-6 (source i386) to master

1999-01-26 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Eric Delaunay wrote: Vincent Renardias wrote: [There is text before PGP section.] Ok, so if we really want a Debian 2.1 that is 100% kernel 2.2.x compatible it needs this package to be included in frozen. I've just uploaded it in Incoming/ 10 minutes ago. Non

Re: getting kernel 2.2 into slink

1999-01-25 Thread Vincent Renardias
. That would be cheating ;) -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo}.com,{debian,openhardware}.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux: http://www.openhardware.orgLogiciels du soleil: - - http://www.fr.debian.orgOpen Hardware: http://www.ldsol.com

Re: Intent to package gnome-xml, RealTimeBattle, Pike, PiGTK

1999-01-25 Thread Vincent Renardias
. Cordialement, -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo}.com,{debian,openhardware}.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux: http://www.openhardware.orgLogiciels du soleil: - - http://www.fr.debian.orgOpen Hardware: http://www.ldsol.com

Re: Uploaded lilo 21-3.1 (source i386) to master [NMU]

1999-01-25 Thread Vincent Renardias
will include them in my working copy. Would be better if you mailed them to me DIRECTLY. I usually wait for the package to be installed to send the NMU patch to the Bug Tracking System which is why you haven't got it yet. Greetings Bernd On Mon, Jan 25, 1999 at 12:17:29AM +0100, Vincent Renardias wrote

Re: fvwm{,2,-common} packages up for adoption

1999-01-24 Thread Vincent Renardias
on it actually, expect an upload next WE or so) Cordialement, -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo}.com,{debian,openhardware}.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux: http://www.openhardware.orgLogiciels du soleil: - - http://www.fr.debian.orgOpen Hardware: http://www.ldsol.com

Re: LSB?

1999-01-19 Thread Vincent Renardias
will _not_ help. Joining the LSB-test mailing-list and offer to help is a much better thing to do. Cordialement, -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo}.com,{debian,openhardware}.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux: http://www.openhardware.orgLogiciels du soleil: - - http

Re: packages.debian.org

1999-01-19 Thread Vincent Renardias
enabled that one too (thanks!). Interestingly enough, it works fine for the 'mount' and 'wine' packages, but not for 'gdb' or 'sac' (while they all in the main section). Any reason to this? Cordialement, -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo}.com,{debian,openhardware}.org

Re: PROPOSAL: one debian list for all porting efforts

1998-10-11 Thread Vincent Renardias
hamm on his Mac. Quadra700) -- - Vincent RENARDIAS[EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo}.com,{debian,openhardware}.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux:Open Hardware: WAW: - - http://www.fr.debian.org http://www.openhardware.org http://www.waw.com

Re: suggestion - AntiVir for Linux

1998-10-08 Thread Vincent Renardias
able to report if your shares contains virii. Cordialement, -- - Vincent RENARDIAS[EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo}.com,{debian,openhardware}.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux:Open Hardware: WAW: - - http://www.fr.debian.org http://www.openhardware.org http://www.waw.com

Re: what's after slink

1998-10-05 Thread Vincent Renardias
Lewinsky, so everyone could get the joke... ;) Cordialement, -- - Vincent RENARDIAS[EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo}.com,{debian,openhardware}.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux:Open Hardware: WAW: - - http://www.fr.debian.org http://www.openhardware.org http

Re: Hamm Bug Stamp-Out List for July 2, 1998

1998-07-03 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Thu, 2 Jul 1998, Wichert Akkerman wrote: Package: ldso Maintainer: David Engel [EMAIL PROTECTED] 24156 ldso: doesn't know PowerPC This one can probably be removed from the list, since hamm-powerpc will not be released... -- - Vincent

Possible bug in Apache 1.3.0...

1998-06-26 Thread Vincent Renardias
user. Is it a known bug? Is there a better work-around than mine? Feedback/Ideas welcomed... Cordialement, -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo.com,debian.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux: Pipo:WAW: - - http

Re: libc6_2.0.7 release notes...

1998-06-22 Thread Vincent Renardias
the current numbering scheme and start real release numbering, epochs will not be necessary... Cordialement, -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo.com,debian.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux: Pipo:WAW: - - http://www.fr.debian.org

Re: The Hamm Bugs Stamp-Out List for 1998-06-19

1998-06-19 Thread Vincent Renardias
keyboard... [snip] Package: kbd Maintainer: Yann Dirson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 23639 postinst [FIX] Yann Dirson added an additionnal test-and-remove on top of postinst and uploaded 0.95-16 on June 19. -- - Vincent RENARDIAS

Re: Corel Network Computer Port

1998-06-09 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Fri, 5 Jun 1998, Joel Klecker wrote: At 21:20 -0700 1998-06-05, Steve Dunham wrote: Does anyone have any definite information on the Corel Network computers? Is anyone else interested in doing a Debian port? Vincent Renardias is apparently working on an arm port of Debian (In bug

Re: namespace pollution in bind?

1998-06-09 Thread Vincent Renardias
overkill, and doesn't solve any problems. I think adding subdirectories to /usr/bin is also a violation of the FHS... -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo.com,debian.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux: Pipo:WAW: - - http

Re: so what? Re: Debian development modem

1998-06-08 Thread Vincent Renardias
the release. However we need to improve the work (and members list) of the QA testing team to make sure not too many serious bugs go in the released versions... Cordialement, -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo.com,debian.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux

Re: so what? Re: Debian development modem

1998-06-08 Thread Vincent Renardias
. -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo.com,debian.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux: Pipo:WAW: - - http://www.fr.debian.orghttp://www.pipo.com http://www.waw.com

Re: wu-ftpd important bug(s)

1998-04-24 Thread Vincent Renardias
to be removed from frozen. Cordialement, -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo.com,debian.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux: Pipo:WAW: - - http://www.fr.debian.orghttp://www.pipo.com http://www.waw.com

Re: Making the libc5-libc6 upgrade to be safe (was: netstd...)

1998-04-16 Thread Vincent Renardias
fails, so a pre-dependence is definatly needed. Cordialement, -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo.com,debian.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux: Pipo:WAW: - - http://www.fr.debian.orghttp://www.pipo.com http://www.waw.com

Re: intent to package jstation

1998-04-14 Thread Vincent Renardias
and buggy) and since I don't use java anymore since a long while, I'm not a good canditate to make a new release. If we want a decently recent kaffe package, someone will have to adopt it... Cordialement, -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo.com,debian.org

Re: FILESYSTEM CORRUPTION

1998-04-10 Thread Vincent Renardias
all the filesystems BEFORE mount attempts to mount them r/w. The problem as you say involves PCMCIA (which fails to unload), you (for turning off the machine) and the kernel (for panicing), but why would mount be involved? Cordialement, -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL

Re: boot-floppies package

1998-04-09 Thread Vincent Renardias
for installing on a MCA Laptop (ESDI drive) which I upgraded to hamm-current immediatly after. But I agree it's not a reason not to support MCA in hamm too. ;) Cordialement, -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo.com,debian.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux: Pipo

Re: sleep contains crypto stuff?

1998-04-08 Thread Vincent Renardias
08049e08 B _nl_msg_cat_cntr 08048670 T _start U atexit U bindtextdomain 08049e0c W environ U error U exit U fprintf U getopt_long U printf U puts U setlocale U sleep U textdomain thor# -- - Vincent

Re: dinstall and PGP

1998-04-08 Thread Vincent Renardias
anonymously to chiark would be able to upload whatever in the distribution since the files arrive in Incoming/ with IanJ's UID (also hold for other upload queues). Anyway, I fail to see WHY we should allow non PGP signed packages. Cordialement, -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL

Re: Motif problems

1998-01-11 Thread Vincent Renardias
. It would be very helpful if you could send the real error messages... things that I don't remember is not very explicit... ;) -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo.com,debian.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux: Pipo:WAW: - - http

Re: /usr/bin disappeared. Do we really follow FSSTND?

1998-01-10 Thread Vincent Renardias
again, just copy the important utilities in both /bin and /usr/bin... -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo.com,debian.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux: Pipo:WAW: - - http://www.fr.debian.orghttp://www.pipo.com http://www.waw.com

Re: Debian 2.0 release requirements

1998-01-08 Thread Vincent Renardias
. If such scripts are written, I suggest they are run from debian/rules at package build time. (some packages already do this (some perl modules for example)) This way, testers will be able to focus their attention on things that can NOT be done automatically... -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL

Re: What's Debian's /usr/src policy

1998-01-06 Thread Vincent Renardias
. Indeed. In general: - /usr/local is for the local admin - the rest of /usr is for the OS vendor ME TOO Seconded. /ME TOO -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo.com,debian.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux: Pipo:WAW: - - http

Re: non-hub 10baseT connections

1997-12-30 Thread Vincent Renardias
for a multiuser Quake game ;) -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo.com,debian.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux: Pipo:WAW: - - http://www.fr.debian.orghttp://www.pipo.com http://www.waw.com

Re: non-hub 10baseT connections

1997-12-30 Thread Vincent Renardias
/ca_Ethernet10BaseTCrossover.html (the short answer being 1-3 and 2-6) -- - Vincent RENARDIAS [EMAIL PROTECTED],pipo.com,debian.org} - - Debian/GNU Linux: Pipo:WAW: - - http://www.fr.debian.orghttp://www.pipo.com http

Re: 68k test machine?

1997-12-13 Thread Vincent Renardias
On 13 Dec 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does that mean there's a Mac kernel now? there is a kernel for m68k Macs, but it supports very few models by now... I only tested it with success on a Mac IIci. The only corrently supported machines by now are LC,LC2,IIci,IIcx. -- - Vincent RENARDIAS

Re: fixhrefgz unnecessary when fixing web-browsers in the correct wayR

1997-06-29 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Sun, 29 Jun 1997, Jim Pick wrote: I just did a du -s /usr/doc on my 386DX/33 (8MB RAM, 2-200MB HD) - and it only has 11MB of docs installed. So uncompressing those isn't going to kill me - I'm sure most other people using old hardware have similar usage. Who objects? I do.

Re: Amulet GUI toolkit

1997-06-27 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Fri, 27 Jun 1997, Bruce Perens wrote: Amulet is a huge free C++ GUI toolkit. Please see http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~amulet . It builds and runs out of the box on Debian. Someone please volunteer to package it. BTW, who is working on the packaging of the freedom desktop? -- - ** Linux **

Re: libc6 policy in unstable

1997-06-12 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Thu, 12 Jun 1997, Brian White wrote: What is the policy for uploads into unstable regarding libc6? Must all new programs goint into unstable be linked with libc6? Since Debian 2.0 is meant to be a libc6 system, the answer is yes. Of course, if the libraries that the program

Re: libc6 policy in unstable

1997-06-12 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Thu, 12 Jun 1997, Brian White wrote: * July 15th: All libraries *must* be libc6. * July 31th: All packages must be libc6. That's fine with me. I figure requiring packages only libc6 will also put a lot of pressure on library maintainers to get things done. Do we also want to remove

Re: points on future installation disks development

1997-06-09 Thread Vincent Renardias
On 9 Jun 1997, Sven Rudolph wrote: (Please check whether you answer really belongs to both mailing lists.) My ideas on boot-floppies' future: (plenty of good stuff deleted ;) I would add an additional idea: * separate the install session from the configuration session. IMHO a system

Re: Debian ncurses policy ?

1997-06-09 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Mon, 9 Jun 1997, Andreas Jellinghaus wrote: On Jun 6, Vincent Renardias wrote What's the current Debian policy w.r.t. curses? I have 6 packages (most with outstanding bugs) that I can't upload anymore because I don't have any machine around with libc5, and we don't have any

Debian ncurses policy ?

1997-06-06 Thread Vincent Renardias
What's the current Debian policy w.r.t. curses? I have 6 packages (most with outstanding bugs) that I can't upload anymore because I don't have any machine around with libc5, and we don't have any libc6 compiled curses. So what should we do? Cordialement, -- - ** Linux **

ttys, setuid security...

1997-06-01 Thread Vincent Renardias
Has any of you had a look at this: ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/Incoming/pttyd-0.9.tgz [its LSM file says: Description:The Pseudo-tty Daemon. Changes ownership on the slave pseudo-tty's in an appropriate manner, mainaining security without a suid root

Re: RFC: Policy for arch specs

1997-05-29 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Thu, 29 May 1997, Christian Schwarz wrote: Is it correct, that we are currently working on ports to the following platforms (the abbrevs should be the ones that dpkg is using in the file names): i386 alpha arm m68k powerpc sparc Are these correct

Re: default file perms

1997-05-28 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Wed, 28 May 1997, Tim Sailer wrote: I have a client that just got carried away (as root of course) with a chmod -R in the wrong dir. I really miss the chkperms stuff deom $CO at times like this... so, I'm going to write one in perl. Since each package has a .list file already, would it be

Re: long list of give away or orphaned packages

1997-05-27 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Tue, 27 May 1997, Andreas Jellinghaus wrote: the list of debian packges needing a new maintainer is growing all the time. so - what about removeing some packages, if they are no longer maintained, or (better) moving them into section contrib (or a new section orphaned ?). This is

Re: long list of give away or orphaned packages

1997-05-27 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Tue, 27 May 1997, Christian Schwarz wrote: The new section should appear in the archive under the directory project/orpahned. It will store the binary/sources of orphaned packages, but also the bug reports of the dropped packages. But please don't mix orphaned packages with

Re: Upcoming Debian Releases

1997-05-24 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Sat, 24 May 1997, Mark Baker wrote: b) change policy to _not_ allow config information in /etc scripts I disagree strongly. A script without config information doesn't belong in /etc at all. Having your database seems like a reasonable idea, but it needs to be plain text which might

Re: Old bug reports

1997-05-24 Thread Vincent Renardias
On 24 May 1997, Mark Eichin wrote: 2200 outstanding bugs. That's 20% of the total bugs received. Can we at least examine these older bugs and clear them out? Since we have We get lots of complaints about this. Have you considered instead putting some *work* into the problem? If

Re: dpkg verify mode for security?

1997-05-22 Thread Vincent Renardias
On 22 May 1997, Darren/Torin/Who Ever... wrote: Amos Shapira, in an immanent manifestation of deity, wrote: Or an audit-trail of invocations of dpkg (e.g. adduser 3.1-2 installed and configured successfully on Wed May 29 1997 00:00:23, replaced adduser-3.1-0) I asked for this a while back

-- Debian Bug #10000

1997-05-21 Thread Vincent Renardias
In case you're interessed, I just got the acknowledgement of bug report #1 (which happen to be a documentation buglet in package qt-doc). *cracks open a virtual beer* _(; Out of those ~1 bug reports, about 2200 are still outstanding. Cordialement, -- - ** Linux **

Re: -- Debian Bug #10000

1997-05-21 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Wed, 21 May 1997, Tim Sailer wrote: In your email to me, Jim Pick, you wrote: In case you're interessed, I just got the acknowledgement of bug report #1 (which happen to be a documentation buglet in package qt-doc). *cracks open a virtual beer* _(; Out of those ~1

Re: Perl issues

1997-05-21 Thread Vincent Renardias
, but I think each manpage should go into the package containing the feature it documents. 5. The Perl package will also become Perl5 at the libc6 upgrade, providing Perl. Vincent Renardias has asked if we could have a fully versioned package name of Perl5.004. This has merits but leads

Re: -- Debian Bug #10000

1997-05-21 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Wed, 21 May 1997, Jim Pick wrote: This might be a mini-project for someone: I'd like to see a graph of the total number of bugs, number of open bugs plotted on a graph vs. the date. Perhaps superimposing the release dates on it too. Sure! I'd love to see that. _(; (Quick stat:

Re: libc6 migration -- xlib

1997-05-20 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Tue, 20 May 1997, Tom Lees wrote: 3) can I drop the a.out-only dlltools package now? :-) No. It is needed to build a.out versions of, e.g. svgalib. Some older binary-only programs only come in a.out format (Doom, for example) :(. Yes, it can be dropped _(; 1/ Doom comes without

RFC: Kernel-package: Please add the '.config' file in the binary package

1997-05-19 Thread Vincent Renardias
I initialy reported this problem as a RFE for the kernel-package, but Manoj (and I tend to agree) thinks it should be discussed here first. My point was the kernel package should also install the .config file used to build the kernel for further reference (as getting the exact config