abort-install in postrm

2001-01-09 Thread Brian Russo
I'm calling user/groupdel in a package.postrm to remove a user/group used by the given package when it is purge/remove/abort-install 'd. e.g. ... purge|remove|abort-install) userdel foo groupdel bar ;; ... It occurred to me that, I wasn't exactly sure what abort-install means, it doesn't s

abort-install in postrm

2001-01-09 Thread Brian Russo
I'm calling user/groupdel in a package.postrm to remove a user/group used by the given package when it is purge/remove/abort-install 'd. e.g. ... purge|remove|abort-install) userdel foo groupdel bar ;; ... It occurred to me that, I wasn't exactly sure what abort-install means, it doesn't

Re: Not overwriting tarfile with dpkg-buildpackage?

2001-01-09 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 08:34:59PM +0100, peter karlsson wrote: > Hi! > > I have a tarfile for a debian-original program (i.e no .orig or > maintainer version), and I also have it uncompressed. When I run > dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot from the uncompressed directory, it > overwrites my tarfile.

Re: Not overwriting tarfile with dpkg-buildpackage?

2001-01-09 Thread Steve Robbins
On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 08:34:59PM +0100, peter karlsson wrote: > I have a tarfile for a debian-original program (i.e no .orig or > maintainer version), and I also have it uncompressed. When I run > dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot from the uncompressed directory, it > overwrites my tarfile. > > How

Re: Not overwriting tarfile with dpkg-buildpackage?

2001-01-09 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 08:34:59PM +0100, peter karlsson wrote: > Hi! > > I have a tarfile for a debian-original program (i.e no .orig or > maintainer version), and I also have it uncompressed. When I run > dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot from the uncompressed directory, it > overwrites my tarfile.

Re: Not overwriting tarfile with dpkg-buildpackage?

2001-01-09 Thread Steve Robbins
On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 08:34:59PM +0100, peter karlsson wrote: > I have a tarfile for a debian-original program (i.e no .orig or > maintainer version), and I also have it uncompressed. When I run > dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot from the uncompressed directory, it > overwrites my tarfile. > > Ho

Not overwriting tarfile with dpkg-buildpackage?

2001-01-09 Thread peter karlsson
Hi! I have a tarfile for a debian-original program (i.e no .orig or maintainer version), and I also have it uncompressed. When I run dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot from the uncompressed directory, it overwrites my tarfile. How do I stop it from doing that? I want to have the "original" tarfile tha

Re: Debconf question

2001-01-09 Thread Joey Hess
Joey Hess wrote: > J?r?me Marant wrote: Sorry about the quoting here -- looks like a mutt bug. -- see shy jo

Re: Debconf question

2001-01-09 Thread Joey Hess
J?r?me Marant wrote: > I have a package using debconf. This package is restarting a daemon > in its postinst after generating configuration scripts. > > When I run dpkg-reconfigure, I would like to regenerate configuration > scripts and restart the daemon. > Am I allow to do this in a

Not overwriting tarfile with dpkg-buildpackage?

2001-01-09 Thread peter karlsson
Hi! I have a tarfile for a debian-original program (i.e no .orig or maintainer version), and I also have it uncompressed. When I run dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot from the uncompressed directory, it overwrites my tarfile. How do I stop it from doing that? I want to have the "original" tarfile th

Debconf question

2001-01-09 Thread Jérôme Marant
Hi, I have a package using debconf. This package is restarting a daemon in its postinst after generating configuration scripts. When I run dpkg-reconfigure, I would like to regenerate configuration scripts and restart the daemon. Am I allow to do this in a config script ("reconfigure

Re: Debconf question

2001-01-09 Thread Joey Hess
Joey Hess wrote: > J?r?me Marant wrote: Sorry about the quoting here -- looks like a mutt bug. -- see shy jo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Debconf question

2001-01-09 Thread Joey Hess
J?r?me Marant wrote: > I have a package using debconf. This package is restarting a daemon > in its postinst after generating configuration scripts. > > When I run dpkg-reconfigure, I would like to regenerate configuration > scripts and restart the daemon. > Am I allow to do this in a

Debconf question

2001-01-09 Thread Jérôme Marant
Hi, I have a package using debconf. This package is restarting a daemon in its postinst after generating configuration scripts. When I run dpkg-reconfigure, I would like to regenerate configuration scripts and restart the daemon. Am I allow to do this in a config script ("reconfigur

Re: modernising old packages

2001-01-09 Thread Bas Zoetekouw
Hi Drew! You wrote: > What is the appropriate way of bringing meschach into the 21st Century? > Are there any tools for handling this, or do the changes need to be made > manually? You'll have to do it manually. The file /usr/share/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz contains all chane

modernising old packages

2001-01-09 Thread Drew Parsons
I'm adopting the meschach packages (you might recall I was asking about compiling it the other week). meschach was prepared under an old Debian policy (debian/control says Standards-Version: 2.3.0.1 ), and debian/rules makes a few references to usr/doc. What is the appropriate way of bringing mes

Re: binary dependencies

2001-01-09 Thread exa
On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 12:09:08AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > > > Hmm. Yes, that's what I'd done. My comments were general, though. Just > > reflections on where include dirs, libs, docs, tcl packages, etc. should > > be... > > What does that have to do with this? It has nothing to do with th

Re: modernising old packages

2001-01-09 Thread Bas Zoetekouw
Hi Drew! You wrote: > What is the appropriate way of bringing meschach into the 21st Century? > Are there any tools for handling this, or do the changes need to be made > manually? You'll have to do it manually. The file /usr/share/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz contains all chan

modernising old packages

2001-01-09 Thread Drew Parsons
I'm adopting the meschach packages (you might recall I was asking about compiling it the other week). meschach was prepared under an old Debian policy (debian/control says Standards-Version: 2.3.0.1 ), and debian/rules makes a few references to usr/doc. What is the appropriate way of bringing me