Re: What to do if $PACKAGE needs $ACCOUNT to _build_

2003-06-09 Thread Marc Haber
On Sun, 8 Jun 2003 15:11:59 -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, you could do the chown at install time inside the postinst. That should solve the problem nicely. Which is what my package already does, but it does not even build with the account not present. I am very

Re: What to do if $PACKAGE needs $ACCOUNT to _build_

2003-06-09 Thread Marc Haber
On Sun, 8 Jun 2003 21:01:07 -0400, Matt Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 08:51:00PM +0200, Marc Haber wrote: How am I supposed to handle this? Shall I change the build mechanisms so that the account is not needed at build time, shall I pester upstream to have that

Re: What to do if $PACKAGE needs $ACCOUNT to _build_

2003-06-09 Thread Joshua Kwan
On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 09:30:11AM +0200, Marc Haber wrote: Which is what my package already does, but it does not even build with the account not present. I am very unsure about handling this. Just kill the parts of the Makefile that insist on the chowning, and after adding the user in

Re: What to do if $PACKAGE needs $ACCOUNT to _build_

2003-06-09 Thread Bas Zoetekouw
Hi Marc! You wrote: On Sun, 8 Jun 2003 15:11:59 -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, you could do the chown at install time inside the postinst. That should solve the problem nicely. Which is what my package already does, but it does not even build with the account

Re: What to do if $PACKAGE needs $ACCOUNT to _build_

2003-06-09 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 09:37:10AM +0200, Marc Haber wrote: On Sun, 8 Jun 2003 21:01:07 -0400, Matt Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In either case, just disable whatever code is doing this. It is acceptable to add code testing for account presence and not chowning if the account is not

Re: What to do if $PACKAGE needs $ACCOUNT to _build_

2003-06-09 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Hi. Marc Haber wrote: It is acceptable to add code testing for account presence and not chowning if the account is not present? That way, I would be able to give back patches to upstream. I tend to agree with Colin's comment. How about asking upstream to provide an option to specify whether to

Re: libgtop2 NMU and advice asked.

2003-06-09 Thread Andreas Metzler
On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 10:50:04AM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 10:10:33AM +0200, Andreas Metzler wrote: [...] However, before you do anything like this, you should check that binary compatibilty was indeed broken and that the soname change was correct. Mmm, how do i

Re: dpkg-statoverride by the postinst?

2003-06-09 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 08:35:00AM +0300, Shaul Karl wrote: On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 09:01:07PM -0400, Matt Zimmerman wrote: If the files need certain ownership on the installed system, set the permissions in postinst (allowing for

Re: [despammed] Re: What to do if $PACKAGE needs $ACCOUNT to _build_

2003-06-09 Thread Ed McMan
Monday, June 9, 2003, 3:30:11 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (debian-mentors) wrote: Marc On Sun, 8 Jun 2003 15:11:59 -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry Marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, you could do the chown at install time inside the postinst. That should solve the problem nicely. Marc Which is what my

Re: [despammed] Re: What to do if $PACKAGE needs $ACCOUNT to _build_

2003-06-09 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 12:49:50PM -0400, Ed McMan wrote: Monday, June 9, 2003, 3:30:11 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (debian-mentors) wrote: On Sun, 8 Jun 2003 15:11:59 -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, you could do the chown at install time inside the postinst. That

Looking for direction

2003-06-09 Thread Elliott Price
I am attempting to find some information on packaging frozen foods. We are a start up looking to package on of our products, can you recommend someone or a company? Thanks.

Re: Looking for direction

2003-06-09 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Elliott Price wrote: I am attempting to find some information on packaging frozen foods. We are a start up looking to package on of our products, can you recommend someone or a company? Thanks. For packaging instructions, you should consult policy, the new maintainer's guide, and the

Re: Some packages to you for testing

2003-06-09 Thread Jaime Robles
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello all again. I have rebuilt the packages i asked you to try... I have built them using pbuilder. They have still linda warning and two lintian errors... the problem is that i don't know how to fix them yet. Could you please try them and give

dpkg-statoverride by the postinst?

2003-06-09 Thread Shaul Karl
On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 09:01:07PM -0400, Matt Zimmerman wrote: If the files need certain ownership on the installed system, set the permissions in postinst (allowing for the user to dpkg-statoverride them if they want).

Re: What to do if $PACKAGE needs $ACCOUNT to _build_

2003-06-09 Thread Marc Haber
On Sun, 8 Jun 2003 15:11:59 -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, you could do the chown at install time inside the postinst. That should solve the problem nicely. Which is what my package already does, but it does not even build with the account not present. I am very

Re: What to do if $PACKAGE needs $ACCOUNT to _build_

2003-06-09 Thread Marc Haber
On Sun, 8 Jun 2003 21:01:07 -0400, Matt Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 08:51:00PM +0200, Marc Haber wrote: How am I supposed to handle this? Shall I change the build mechanisms so that the account is not needed at build time, shall I pester upstream to have that

Re: What to do if $PACKAGE needs $ACCOUNT to _build_

2003-06-09 Thread Joshua Kwan
On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 09:30:11AM +0200, Marc Haber wrote: Which is what my package already does, but it does not even build with the account not present. I am very unsure about handling this. Just kill the parts of the Makefile that insist on the chowning, and after adding the user in

Re: What to do if $PACKAGE needs $ACCOUNT to _build_

2003-06-09 Thread Bas Zoetekouw
Hi Marc! You wrote: On Sun, 8 Jun 2003 15:11:59 -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, you could do the chown at install time inside the postinst. That should solve the problem nicely. Which is what my package already does, but it does not even build with the

Re: What to do if $PACKAGE needs $ACCOUNT to _build_

2003-06-09 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 09:37:10AM +0200, Marc Haber wrote: On Sun, 8 Jun 2003 21:01:07 -0400, Matt Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In either case, just disable whatever code is doing this. It is acceptable to add code testing for account presence and not chowning if the account is not

Re: What to do if $PACKAGE needs $ACCOUNT to _build_

2003-06-09 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Hi. Marc Haber wrote: It is acceptable to add code testing for account presence and not chowning if the account is not present? That way, I would be able to give back patches to upstream. I tend to agree with Colin's comment. How about asking upstream to provide an option to specify whether to

Re: libgtop2 NMU and advice asked.

2003-06-09 Thread Andreas Metzler
On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 10:50:04AM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 10:10:33AM +0200, Andreas Metzler wrote: [...] However, before you do anything like this, you should check that binary compatibilty was indeed broken and that the soname change was correct. Mmm, how do i

Re: [despammed] Re: What to do if $PACKAGE needs $ACCOUNT to _build_

2003-06-09 Thread Ed McMan
Monday, June 9, 2003, 3:30:11 AM, debian-mentors@lists.debian.org (debian-mentors) wrote: Marc On Sun, 8 Jun 2003 15:11:59 -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry Marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, you could do the chown at install time inside the postinst. That should solve the problem nicely. Marc

Re: [despammed] Re: What to do if $PACKAGE needs $ACCOUNT to _build_

2003-06-09 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 12:49:50PM -0400, Ed McMan wrote: Monday, June 9, 2003, 3:30:11 AM, debian-mentors@lists.debian.org (debian-mentors) wrote: On Sun, 8 Jun 2003 15:11:59 -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, you could do the chown at install time inside the

Looking for direction

2003-06-09 Thread Elliott Price
I am attempting to find some information on packaging frozen foods. We are a start up looking to package on of our products, can you recommend someone or a company? Thanks.

Re: Looking for direction

2003-06-09 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Elliott Price wrote: I am attempting to find some information on packaging frozen foods. We are a start up looking to package on of our products, can you recommend someone or a company? Thanks. For packaging instructions, you should consult policy, the new maintainer's guide, and the

Re: Some packages to you for testing

2003-06-09 Thread Jaime Robles
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello all again. I have rebuilt the packages i asked you to try... I have built them using pbuilder. They have still linda warning and two lintian errors... the problem is that i don't know how to fix them yet. Could you please try them and give