Re: Intent to package xfntbase, xfnt75, etc.

1999-01-29 Thread Santiago Vila
On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Branden Robinson wrote: On Wed, Jan 27, 1999 at 08:01:28PM +0100, Santiago Vila wrote: I intend to package all the dummy packages we have been talking about. They match the packages that changed its name in the great X reorganization. You'll do no such thing or I

Re: Intent to package xfntbase, xfnt75, etc.

1999-01-28 Thread Branden Robinson
On Wed, Jan 27, 1999 at 08:01:28PM +0100, Santiago Vila wrote: I intend to package all the dummy packages we have been talking about. They match the packages that changed its name in the great X reorganization. You'll do no such thing or I will take drastic measures. Those packages are MINE.

Re: Intent to package xfntbase, xfnt75, etc.

1999-01-28 Thread Avery Pennarun
On Wed, Jan 27, 1999 at 08:43:30PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: * There should be some better way. Fine. Which one? Is there a way to have a dpkg --set-selections call lurk in the background until the current dpkg process ends, like update-menus does now? That would be a far

Re: Intent to package xfntbase, xfnt75, etc.

1999-01-28 Thread John Hasler
Branden Robinson writes: John Hasler might like it but there are about 400 other people to ask. I look forward to hearing from them. I just want to see the damn thing fixed. Santiago has proposed a workable solution and offered to implement it. Barring a better solution, I will be the one to

Re: Intent to package xfntbase, xfnt75, etc.

1999-01-28 Thread Branden Robinson
On Wed, Jan 27, 1999 at 09:18:22PM -0500, Avery Pennarun wrote: oldpackages=$(dpkg --get-selections | egrep '^(xfntbase|xfnt75|...)' | awk '{print $1}') Oops. I was thinking this part but didn't type it. Yes, of course -- we don't want to select newpackage for

Intent to package xfntbase, xfnt75, etc.

1999-01-27 Thread Santiago Vila
Hi. I intend to package all the dummy packages we have been talking about. They match the packages that changed its name in the great X reorganization. My rationale for creating these packages is the following: *) Since dselect's default behaviour is to upgrade everything, most people *will*

Re: Intent to package xfntbase, xfnt75, etc.

1999-01-27 Thread John Hasler
Santiago Vila writes: I intend to package all the dummy packages we have been talking about. Go for it. -- John HaslerThis posting is in the public domain. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do with it what you will. Dancing Horse Hill Make money from it if you can; I