Re: checking for Build-Depends during build?

Stephen Langasek wrote: > I'm taking on the packaging of a library that has a build-time dependency on > the dev package from another library. Do any of the dpkg-dev or debhelper > tools check for this line in the control file? I've poked around a bit in > the source code, but haven't found what

Re: dh_installchangelogs: installing changelogs

On Sun, Jan 14, 2001 at 06:06:15PM +1100, Drew Parsons wrote: > I'm trying to package the new upstream version of mirrormagic. > > It has a changelog in the root source directory called CHANGES. > I figure I'm supposed to install this changelog by running > dh_installchangelogs CHANGES > which

checking for Build-Depends during build?

Hi all, I'm taking on the packaging of a library that has a build-time dependency on the dev package from another library. Do any of the dpkg-dev or debhelper tools check for this line in the control file? I've poked around a bit in the source code, but haven't found what I'm looking for; even t

dh_installchangelogs: installing changelogs

I'm trying to package the new upstream version of mirrormagic. It has a changelog in the root source directory called CHANGES. I figure I'm supposed to install this changelog by running dh_installchangelogs CHANGES which is what had worked previously. However, when I do this, all of a sudden

Re: New-maintainer - STOP THAT SHIT

* Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010113 17:31]: > > Only for very few tasks you will require to be an official Debian > are not important, neither is login access to Debian systems. What about odd programs with breakage on non-x86 platforms? What if I someday end up with a package l

Re: checking for Build-Depends during build?

On Sat, Jan 13, 2001 at 11:20:19PM -0600, Stephen Langasek wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm taking on the packaging of a library that has a build-time dependency on > the dev package from another library. Do any of the dpkg-dev or debhelper > tools check for this line in the control file? I've poked ar

Re: Dependencies, compiling, and XF402 questions

Hi Carl, On Sat, 13 Jan 2001, Carl B. Constantine wrote: > For example, say I have package 123 and it depends on X >= 4.0. Now I've > compiled and installed X 4.0.2 but the package database of course does not > recognize that I've done that. It still thinks I have X 3.3.6 therefore, > package 123

Re: checking for Build-Depends during build?

Stephen Langasek wrote: > I'm taking on the packaging of a library that has a build-time dependency on > the dev package from another library. Do any of the dpkg-dev or debhelper > tools check for this line in the control file? I've poked around a bit in > the source code, but haven't found what

checking for Build-Depends during build?

Hi all, I'm taking on the packaging of a library that has a build-time dependency on the dev package from another library. Do any of the dpkg-dev or debhelper tools check for this line in the control file? I've poked around a bit in the source code, but haven't found what I'm looking for; even

Request for sponsor: adopting browser-history

I intend to adopt browser-history from Karl M. Hegbloom, but I'm still in the NM queue. Would anyone like to sponsor this package? I have an upload of version 2.8-2 prepared, which can be found at http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~cjwatson/debian/>. Thanks, -- Colin Watson

Re: When is DAM approval supposed to happen?

On Sat, Jan 13, 2001 at 09:13:55PM +0100, Karl Soderstrom wrote: > I'm one of the lucky ones, so I'm really happy, but I must agree with you > that it seems pretty unfair to the guys approved by their AMs months > ago. Maybe their AMs didn't do good reports of them? I don't know, but the > fact rem

Re: Dependencies, compiling, and XF402 questions

Hi Carl, On Sat, 13 Jan 2001, Carl B. Constantine wrote: > For example, say I have package 123 and it depends on X >= 4.0. Now I've > compiled and installed X 4.0.2 but the package database of course does not > recognize that I've done that. It still thinks I have X 3.3.6 therefore, > package 12

Re: When is DAM approval supposed to happen?

On Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 02:25:39PM +0100, Ove Kaaven wrote: > > > How does DAM approval occur? > > > > When James has an opportunity. He's been unable to do so recently for > > personal reasons but will be back on track soon. (Details were posted > > to -private.) > > But that doesn't help wond

Re: handling patches

On Sat, Jan 13, 2001 at 11:16:39PM +0100, Othmar Pasteka wrote: > how should one treat patches which aren't upstream, like > backports of a later release to the stable version? > is there a recommended way? or how are people treating it? or > people tell me how they do it and i can try the solutio

Request for sponsor: adopting browser-history

I intend to adopt browser-history from Karl M. Hegbloom, but I'm still in the NM queue. Would anyone like to sponsor this package? I have an upload of version 2.8-2 prepared, which can be found at http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~cjwatson/debian/>. Thanks, -- Colin Watson

Re: New-maintainer - STOP THAT SHIT

On 20010113T111032+0100, Martin Schulze wrote: > Only for very few tasks you will require to be an official Debian > maintainer. However, as long as you are not a Debian developer, you do not have power over policy or in constitutional issues. You can't, for example, vote for a DPL or second poli

Re: dpkg-genchanges cannot open upload file

Hamish Moffatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I don't remember any tool building the debs in the debian/ subdirectory. > If they do, I have never seen it leave them there. The .diff.gz, > .dsc, .orig.tar.gz, .deb, and .changes should all end up in the build > parent. The problem was a ridicul

Re: When is DAM approval supposed to happen?

On Sat, Jan 13, 2001 at 09:13:55PM +0100, Karl Soderstrom wrote: > I'm one of the lucky ones, so I'm really happy, but I must agree with you > that it seems pretty unfair to the guys approved by their AMs months > ago. Maybe their AMs didn't do good reports of them? I don't know, but the > fact re

Re: When is DAM approval supposed to happen?

* Eric Dorland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [20010113 16:57]: > Has tbm been made DAM? No. -- Martin Michlmayr [EMAIL PROTECTED] pgphJ68owpxNQ.pgp Description: PGP signature

handling patches

hi, how should one treat patches which aren't upstream, like backports of a later release to the stable version? is there a recommended way? or how are people treating it? or people tell me how they do it and i can try the solutions and use the one i feel comfortable with. so long and thanks Othm

Re: When is DAM approval supposed to happen?

On Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 02:25:39PM +0100, Ove Kaaven wrote: > > > How does DAM approval occur? > > > > When James has an opportunity. He's been unable to do so recently for > > personal reasons but will be back on track soon. (Details were posted > > to -private.) > > But that doesn't help won

Re: When is DAM approval supposed to happen?

I didn't realise there were a few more people, because the new maintainer list is sorted by application date, not DAM approval date. I' not blaming anyone who was approved, I'm just curious how this happened? Has tbm been made DAM? * Ove Kaaven ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > On Sat, 13 Jan 2001,

Re: handling patches

On Sat, Jan 13, 2001 at 11:16:39PM +0100, Othmar Pasteka wrote: > how should one treat patches which aren't upstream, like > backports of a later release to the stable version? > is there a recommended way? or how are people treating it? or > people tell me how they do it and i can try the soluti

Re: New-maintainer - STOP THAT SHIT

On 20010113T111032+0100, Martin Schulze wrote: > Only for very few tasks you will require to be an official Debian > maintainer. However, as long as you are not a Debian developer, you do not have power over policy or in constitutional issues. You can't, for example, vote for a DPL or second pol

Re: dpkg-genchanges cannot open upload file

Hamish Moffatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I don't remember any tool building the debs in the debian/ subdirectory. > If they do, I have never seen it leave them there. The .diff.gz, > .dsc, .orig.tar.gz, .deb, and .changes should all end up in the build > parent. The problem was a ridicu

Re: When is DAM approval supposed to happen?

On Sat, 13 Jan 2001, Eric Dorland wrote: > I've actually just taken a look at the applicants list > and it appears that today the DAM has > apprently started creating accounts again today. Unfortunately, the six > lucky people have apparently jumped the queue, an

Re: When is DAM approval supposed to happen?

On Sat, Jan 13, 2001 at 02:53:05PM -0500, Eric Dorland wrote: > I've actually just taken a look at the applicants list > and it appears that today the DAM has > apprently started creating accounts again today. Unfortunately, the six > lucky people have apparently j

Re: When is DAM approval supposed to happen?

* Eric Dorland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [20010113 16:57]: > Has tbm been made DAM? No. -- Martin Michlmayr [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP signature

handling patches

hi, how should one treat patches which aren't upstream, like backports of a later release to the stable version? is there a recommended way? or how are people treating it? or people tell me how they do it and i can try the solutions and use the one i feel comfortable with. so long and thanks Oth

Re: When is DAM approval supposed to happen?

I've actually just taken a look at the applicants list and it appears that today the DAM has apprently started creating accounts again today. Unfortunately, the six lucky people have apparently jumped the queue, and been rushed through the process, since they were

Re: When is DAM approval supposed to happen?

I didn't realise there were a few more people, because the new maintainer list is sorted by application date, not DAM approval date. I' not blaming anyone who was approved, I'm just curious how this happened? Has tbm been made DAM? * Ove Kaaven ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > On Sat, 13 Jan 2001,

Re: packages not in testing

On Sat, Jan 13, 2001 at 02:14:31PM -0500, Chris Ruffin wrote: > Binaries from electric 6.00-1 cannot be installed: > electric(m68k) > Sorry, don't know what that means, either, but I have some idea that > the package won't build on m68k. That's all fine and good, but am I Are you sure

Re: Dependencies, compiling, and XF402 questions

On Sat, Jan 13, 2001 at 09:06:28AM -0800, Carl B. Constantine wrote: > > One of the things I struggle with in Debian (and some other distros like > RedHat) is the issue of package dependencies and what happens if I recompile > a major package such as XFree86. > > For example, say I have package 1

packages not in testing

I need some help trying to figure out why my two packages haven't made it into testing. hp48cc made it into the old woody distribution, but hasn't made it into testing with no indication as of why. Maybe there isn't really a probelm and it just hasn't been done yet? electric is the package I'm

Re: When is DAM approval supposed to happen?

On Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 08:18:31AM -0600, Christian T. Steigies wrote: > On Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 04:10:36PM +0200, Eray Ozkural wrote: > > > Does this mean I can never become a maintainer? I believe that > > I have demonstrated my knowledge of debian's policy and skills with > > the packages that

Re: When is DAM approval supposed to happen?

On Sat, 13 Jan 2001, Eric Dorland wrote: > I've actually just taken a look at the applicants list > and it appears that today the DAM has > apprently started creating accounts again today. Unfortunately, the six > lucky people have apparently jumped the queue, a

Re: When is DAM approval supposed to happen?

On Sat, Jan 13, 2001 at 02:53:05PM -0500, Eric Dorland wrote: > I've actually just taken a look at the applicants list > and it appears that today the DAM has > apprently started creating accounts again today. Unfortunately, the six > lucky people have apparently

Re: When is DAM approval supposed to happen?

I've actually just taken a look at the applicants list and it appears that today the DAM has apprently started creating accounts again today. Unfortunately, the six lucky people have apparently jumped the queue, and been rushed through the process, since they were

Re: packages not in testing

On Sat, Jan 13, 2001 at 02:14:31PM -0500, Chris Ruffin wrote: > Binaries from electric 6.00-1 cannot be installed: > electric(m68k) > Sorry, don't know what that means, either, but I have some idea that > the package won't build on m68k. That's all fine and good, but am I Are you sur

Re: Dependencies, compiling, and XF402 questions

On Sat, Jan 13, 2001 at 09:06:28AM -0800, Carl B. Constantine wrote: > > One of the things I struggle with in Debian (and some other distros like > RedHat) is the issue of package dependencies and what happens if I recompile > a major package such as XFree86. > > For example, say I have package

Dependencies, compiling, and XF402 questions

Ok I have a rather long and drawn out question. But please be patient with me as the question is part of the process of me learning the ropes for becoming a maintainer and developer. Branden: I've cc'd you as you are the maintainer for X and can answer those questions. I don't know if you watch th

packages not in testing

I need some help trying to figure out why my two packages haven't made it into testing. hp48cc made it into the old woody distribution, but hasn't made it into testing with no indication as of why. Maybe there isn't really a probelm and it just hasn't been done yet? electric is the package I'm

Re: When is DAM approval supposed to happen?

On Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 08:18:31AM -0600, Christian T. Steigies wrote: > On Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 04:10:36PM +0200, Eray Ozkural wrote: > > > Does this mean I can never become a maintainer? I believe that > > I have demonstrated my knowledge of debian's policy and skills with > > the packages that

Dependencies, compiling, and XF402 questions

Ok I have a rather long and drawn out question. But please be patient with me as the question is part of the process of me learning the ropes for becoming a maintainer and developer. Branden: I've cc'd you as you are the maintainer for X and can answer those questions. I don't know if you watch t

Re: When is DAM approval supposed to happen?

On Sat, Jan 13, 2001 at 12:45:28PM +0200, Eray Ozkural wrote: > Hi Brian, 'lo > On Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 02:47:21PM -1000, Brian Russo wrote: > > While a year is long, this is by no means the most common, the mode of > > length > > (in days) for 'awaiting DAM approval' is a pitiful 4 days. > Yes,

Re: When is DAM approval supposed to happen?

Hi Brian, On Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 02:47:21PM -1000, Brian Russo wrote: > While a year is long, this is by no means the most common, the mode of length > (in days) for 'awaiting DAM approval' is a pitiful 4 days. Yes, I asked when it is supposed to happen because I'd thought that awaiting DAM appr

Re: dupload on debian machines?

Hamish Moffatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 11:56:42PM +0100, Andreas Schuldei wrote: > > and yes, I have a dupload.conf in that directory and a > > ~/.dupload.conf: > Weird. dupload(1) says that should work. It's a perl script, > so maybe you can debug it? The relevant l

New-maintainer - STOP THAT SHIT

People, stay calm! For a lot of work, no "official Debian Maintainership" is required: . Fixing bugs . Working on boot floppies . Revising bug reports . Quality assurance . Testing . Helpping the web team . uploading packages (through a sponsor) Only for very few tasks you will require to

Re: dupload on debian machines?

On Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 11:56:42PM +0100, Andreas Schuldei wrote: > and yes, I have a dupload.conf in that directory and a > ~/.dupload.conf: Weird. dupload(1) says that should work. It's a perl script, so maybe you can debug it? Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: When is DAM approval supposed to happen?

On Sat, Jan 13, 2001 at 12:45:28PM +0200, Eray Ozkural wrote: > Hi Brian, 'lo > On Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 02:47:21PM -1000, Brian Russo wrote: > > While a year is long, this is by no means the most common, the mode of length > > (in days) for 'awaiting DAM approval' is a pitiful 4 days. > Yes, I as

Re: When is DAM approval supposed to happen?

At Sat, 13 Jan 2001 00:31:55 +0100 (CET), Adrian Bunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Please explain which work was impossible for you because you aren't >a >developer until now? Do you have a personal problem with my sponsorship >for your packages or what other work is impossible for you without a >D

Re: When is DAM approval supposed to happen?

Hi Brian, On Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 02:47:21PM -1000, Brian Russo wrote: > While a year is long, this is by no means the most common, the mode of length > (in days) for 'awaiting DAM approval' is a pitiful 4 days. Yes, I asked when it is supposed to happen because I'd thought that awaiting DAM app

Re: dupload on debian machines?

Hamish Moffatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 11:56:42PM +0100, Andreas Schuldei wrote: > > and yes, I have a dupload.conf in that directory and a > > ~/.dupload.conf: > Weird. dupload(1) says that should work. It's a perl script, > so maybe you can debug it? The relevant

New-maintainer - STOP THAT SHIT

People, stay calm! For a lot of work, no "official Debian Maintainership" is required: . Fixing bugs . Working on boot floppies . Revising bug reports . Quality assurance . Testing . Helpping the web team . uploading packages (through a sponsor) Only for very few tasks you will require t

Re: dupload on debian machines?

On Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 11:56:42PM +0100, Andreas Schuldei wrote: > and yes, I have a dupload.conf in that directory and a > ~/.dupload.conf: Weird. dupload(1) says that should work. It's a perl script, so maybe you can debug it? Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: When is DAM approval supposed to happen?

At Sat, 13 Jan 2001 00:31:55 +0100 (CET), Adrian Bunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Please explain which work was impossible for you because you aren't >a >developer until now? Do you have a personal problem with my sponsorship >for your packages or what other work is impossible for you without a >