Re: building unstable packages with stable

2003-07-31 Thread Pierre Machard
Hi, On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 05:05:24PM -0500, Drew Scott Daniels wrote: > I'm using sourceforge's compile farm and I'd like to know how to use it to > compile packages for unstable. They use woody. I also have an account on > HP's testdrive systems. Why don't you use a chroot to build your pack

Re: building unstable packages with stable

2003-07-31 Thread Keegan Quinn
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 08:08:14AM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote: > A way to compile unstable on a stable systems is like this: > > Run debootstrap on an unstable system, > make a tarball of it and take it to the stable system > unpack the tarball there and chroot into it. Unfortunately, unless Dre

Re: building unstable packages with stable

2003-07-31 Thread Pierre Machard
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 12:14:42AM -0700, Keegan Quinn wrote: > On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 08:08:14AM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote: > > A way to compile unstable on a stable systems is like this: > > > > Run debootstrap on an unstable system, > > make a tarball of it and take it to the stable system >

Re: locale files

2003-07-31 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Paul.Hampso wrote: > Look up 'Replaces' in the policy or developer's guide or whatnot. The two libraries need to coexist peacefully. Replaces: doesn't help here. If the message files are identical, another solution would be to create a third package with the message files which you depend on

Re: locale files

2003-07-31 Thread Neil Roeth
On Jul 30, Matt Zimmerman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > You should either version the files, or move them into another package. On Jul 31, Matthias Urlichs ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hi, Paul.Hampso wrote: > > > Look up 'Replaces' in the policy or developer's guide or whatnot. > > The two

Re: locale files

2003-07-31 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 06:57:51AM -0400, Neil Roeth wrote: > > If the message files are identical, another solution would be to create a > > third package with the message files which you depend on in the library > > packages. (The former should of course conflict with older versions > > of t

Re: building unstable packages with stable

2003-07-31 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 08:08:14AM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote: > On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 05:39:59PM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: > > No; and, moreover, you should not be relying on machines not under your > > (or Debian's) control in order to build binary packages that will be > > uploaded to the

control mailserver and PGP/MIME?

2003-07-31 Thread John Belmonte
I'm wondering if the control mailserver can tolerate a PGP/MIME message. The case is when you want to combine control commands and a bug follow-up, and have your message signed. Thanks, -John -- http:// if l .o / -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe".

Re: control mailserver and PGP/MIME?

2003-07-31 Thread Colin Watson
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 10:28:17AM -0400, John Belmonte wrote: > I'm wondering if the control mailserver can tolerate a PGP/MIME message. > The case is when you want to combine control commands and a bug > follow-up, and have your message signed. Yes, it can. Cheers, -- Colin Watson

Re: locale files

2003-07-31 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > This would only be feasible if the message catalog never changed. > Presumably, it corresponds to translated strings in the library, which > might not be identical in different versions of the library. Personally I don't have a problem with the old library "acquiring"

Build-Depends-Indep and packages with architecture all

2003-07-31 Thread Frank Küster
Hi, for practice and because I want to use it, I am working on a package of the CVS version of auctex, a LaTeX mode for Emacs. Since it's only an Emacs-addon written in Lisp, it's of course architecture independent. In debian/rules of the "real" package from unstable, binary requires binary-arch

Re: locale files

2003-07-31 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 04:34:53PM +0200, Matthias Urlichs wrote: > > This would only be feasible if the message catalog never changed. > > Presumably, it corresponds to translated strings in the library, which > > might not be identical in different versions of the library. > > Personally I don'

What are the options on control?

2003-07-31 Thread Nelson A. de Oliveira
Hi people I am new here, so sorry for anything. I and some friends of mine stated doing some packages for Debian. The packages are all OK, but there are some things that we would like to know: What are the options or alternatives that I can put on Section: of the file 'control'? And the file 'm

Re: Build-Depends-Indep and packages with architecture all

2003-07-31 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Frank Küster wrote: > In the original package's control file, there is a line of > Build-Depends-Indep, but no Build-Depends. Does this make sense for a > source package that has no architecture dependent binary packages at > all? Why not just use Build-Depends here and use Build-Depends-Indep > on

Re: Build-Depends-Indep and packages with architecture all

2003-07-31 Thread Joel Baker
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 04:54:42PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > Hi, > > for practice and because I want to use it, I am working on a package of > the CVS version of auctex, a LaTeX mode for Emacs. Since it's only an > Emacs-addon written in Lisp, it's of course architecture independent. > > In d

Re: What are the options on control?

2003-07-31 Thread Joshua Kwan
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 12:53:42PM -0300, Nelson A. de Oliveira wrote: > I and some friends of mine stated doing some packages for Debian. The > packages are all OK, but there are some things that we would like to know: > What are the options or alternatives that I can put on Section: of the > fi

RFS: codestriker

2003-07-31 Thread Nicolas THOMAS
Hello mentors, I look for a sponsor for codestriker I put this on : http://www.internatif.org/bortzmeyer/debian/sponsor/ Nicolas Thomas Codestriker a collaborative code reviewing. Site is here http://codestriker.sourceforge.net/ Including a demo. I already have packa

Re: locale files

2003-07-31 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > But presumably you _would_ have a problem with: > - the old library trying to look up a string which isn't there anymore in > the new library > - the new library trying to look up a string which isn't there in the old > library Of course the message catalog would c

Re: building unstable packages with stable

2003-07-31 Thread Geert Stappers
On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 05:39:59PM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 05:05:24PM -0500, Drew Scott Daniels wrote: > > I'm using sourceforge's compile farm and I'd like to know how to use it to > > compile packages for unstable. They use woody. I also have an account on > > HP's

Re: building unstable packages with stable

2003-07-31 Thread Pierre Machard
Hi, On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 05:05:24PM -0500, Drew Scott Daniels wrote: > I'm using sourceforge's compile farm and I'd like to know how to use it to > compile packages for unstable. They use woody. I also have an account on > HP's testdrive systems. Why don't you use a chroot to build your pack

Re: building unstable packages with stable

2003-07-31 Thread Keegan Quinn
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 08:08:14AM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote: > A way to compile unstable on a stable systems is like this: > > Run debootstrap on an unstable system, > make a tarball of it and take it to the stable system > unpack the tarball there and chroot into it. Unfortunately, unless Dre

Re: locale files

2003-07-31 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Paul.Hampso wrote: > Look up 'Replaces' in the policy or developer's guide or whatnot. The two libraries need to coexist peacefully. Replaces: doesn't help here. If the message files are identical, another solution would be to create a third package with the message files which you depend on

Re: building unstable packages with stable

2003-07-31 Thread Pierre Machard
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 12:14:42AM -0700, Keegan Quinn wrote: > On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 08:08:14AM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote: > > A way to compile unstable on a stable systems is like this: > > > > Run debootstrap on an unstable system, > > make a tarball of it and take it to the stable system >

Re: locale files

2003-07-31 Thread Neil Roeth
On Jul 30, Matt Zimmerman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > You should either version the files, or move them into another package. On Jul 31, Matthias Urlichs ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hi, Paul.Hampso wrote: > > > Look up 'Replaces' in the policy or developer's guide or whatnot. > > The two

Re: locale files

2003-07-31 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 06:57:51AM -0400, Neil Roeth wrote: > > If the message files are identical, another solution would be to create a > > third package with the message files which you depend on in the library > > packages. (The former should of course conflict with older versions > > of t

Re: building unstable packages with stable

2003-07-31 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 08:08:14AM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote: > On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 05:39:59PM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: > > No; and, moreover, you should not be relying on machines not under your > > (or Debian's) control in order to build binary packages that will be > > uploaded to the

control mailserver and PGP/MIME?

2003-07-31 Thread John Belmonte
I'm wondering if the control mailserver can tolerate a PGP/MIME message. The case is when you want to combine control commands and a bug follow-up, and have your message signed. Thanks, -John -- http:// if l .o /

Re: control mailserver and PGP/MIME?

2003-07-31 Thread Colin Watson
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 10:28:17AM -0400, John Belmonte wrote: > I'm wondering if the control mailserver can tolerate a PGP/MIME message. > The case is when you want to combine control commands and a bug > follow-up, and have your message signed. Yes, it can. Cheers, -- Colin Watson

Re: locale files

2003-07-31 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > This would only be feasible if the message catalog never changed. > Presumably, it corresponds to translated strings in the library, which > might not be identical in different versions of the library. Personally I don't have a problem with the old library "acquiring"

Build-Depends-Indep and packages with architecture all

2003-07-31 Thread Frank Küster
Hi, for practice and because I want to use it, I am working on a package of the CVS version of auctex, a LaTeX mode for Emacs. Since it's only an Emacs-addon written in Lisp, it's of course architecture independent. In debian/rules of the "real" package from unstable, binary requires binary-arch

Re: locale files

2003-07-31 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 04:34:53PM +0200, Matthias Urlichs wrote: > > This would only be feasible if the message catalog never changed. > > Presumably, it corresponds to translated strings in the library, which > > might not be identical in different versions of the library. > > Personally I don'

What are the options on control?

2003-07-31 Thread Nelson A. de Oliveira
Hi people I am new here, so sorry for anything. I and some friends of mine stated doing some packages for Debian. The packages are all OK, but there are some things that we would like to know: What are the options or alternatives that I can put on Section: of the file 'control'? And the file '

Re: Build-Depends-Indep and packages with architecture all

2003-07-31 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Frank Küster wrote: > In the original package's control file, there is a line of > Build-Depends-Indep, but no Build-Depends. Does this make sense for a > source package that has no architecture dependent binary packages at > all? Why not just use Build-Depends here and use Build-Depends-Indep > on

Re: Build-Depends-Indep and packages with architecture all

2003-07-31 Thread Joel Baker
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 04:54:42PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > Hi, > > for practice and because I want to use it, I am working on a package of > the CVS version of auctex, a LaTeX mode for Emacs. Since it's only an > Emacs-addon written in Lisp, it's of course architecture independent. > > In d

Re: What are the options on control?

2003-07-31 Thread Joshua Kwan
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 12:53:42PM -0300, Nelson A. de Oliveira wrote: > I and some friends of mine stated doing some packages for Debian. The > packages are all OK, but there are some things that we would like to know: > What are the options or alternatives that I can put on Section: of the > fi

RFS: codestriker

2003-07-31 Thread Nicolas THOMAS
Hello mentors, I look for a sponsor for codestriker I put this on : http://www.internatif.org/bortzmeyer/debian/sponsor/ Nicolas Thomas Codestriker a collaborative code reviewing. Site is here http://codestriker.sourceforge.net/ Including a demo. I already have packa