Re: gcc versions and c++ packages

2003-08-25 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
David Meggy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi > > I had a few questions about how to package a program that needs a new > version of gcc, but links to libraries compiled with the an old version > of gcc. > > I have gcc 2.95.3 and gcc 3.3.1 installed. My program won't compile > with gcc 2.95.3, s

Re: gcc versions and c++ packages

2003-08-25 Thread David Meggy
Searching the mailing lists, oddly shows up nothing. I think the debian mailing list search page needs some fixing. I'm actually using gtkmm1.2 not 2.0 so there is no c102 version. I guess I will send an e-mail to the maintaner and ask. Which leaves me one big question. How do I force my progr

Re: gcc versions and c++ packages

2003-08-25 Thread Bob Proulx
David Meggy wrote: > Searching the mailing lists, oddly shows up nothing. I think the debian > mailing list search page needs some fixing. I think this was in debian-devel. Since I had the page up in my browser when I read your message here it is. http://people.debian.org/~rmurray/c++transiti

Re: When to use debconf, and how much?

2003-08-25 Thread Frank Küster
Joshua Kwan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 05:00:00PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: >> - Ask wether the laptop uses PCMCIA or not. >> >> If yes, /etc/pcmcia/network.opts should contain the necessary >> information, it is parsed. >> >> If no a scheme is set up based on

Re: When to use debconf, and how much?

2003-08-25 Thread Frank Küster
Goswin von Brederlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (=?utf-8?b?RnJhbmsgS8O8c3Rlcg==?=) writes: > >> Hello all, >> >> If there is no working configuration, networking will problably not work >> at all - this is bad, especially if by bad chance somebody installs the >> package on

Re: When to use debconf, and how much?

2003-08-25 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (=?utf-8?b?RnJhbmsgS8O8c3Rlcg==?=) writes: > Joshua Kwan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > > > On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 05:00:00PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > >> - Ask wether the laptop uses PCMCIA or not. > >> > >> If yes, /etc/pcmcia/network.opts should contain the necessary

Re: Need help: difficult NM / requestor

2003-08-25 Thread Roland Mas
Roland Mas (2003-07-24 18:25:55 +0200) : [...] > After rehashing the arguments once or twice again, I submitted the > following proposal: if Eray fixes the four packages he's supposed to > be maintaining, and puts them into an honourable shape, I'll sponsor > at least one of them (even if I don

Re: Need help: difficult NM / requestor

2003-08-25 Thread Mark Brown
On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 11:52:06AM +0200, Roland Mas wrote: > For anyone interested: one month has passed. I've been away for > holidays, but I found no email from Eray in my inbox when coming back. Unsurprisingly enough he hasn't contacted me either. -- "You grabbed my hand and we fell into i

Re: sponsorship for streamripper

2003-08-25 Thread Michael Ablassmeier
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 hi, On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 11:14:22PM +0200, Michael Ablassmeier wrote: > I seek for an Developer who would sponsor the upload of the Package > "streamripper". Streamripper is an command-line Tool to rip of Online > Streams into track-seperated mp3 f

Update: Patch needs Sponsor - List of easily NMUed RC bugs

2003-08-25 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Goswin von Brederlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, > > I went through the RC bug list and collected Bugs with trivial patches > and sorted them a bit. They realy don't need much work so if you have > a minute pick one. If you want to NMU any of them check the > then currently claimed bugs (ur

Re: Bug#207184: libpod-coverage-perl_0.11-1(unstable/ia64): FTBFS:should be arch all?

2003-08-25 Thread Jay Bonci
Would anyone be able to sponsor the fix for this package? It's a roughly one-line change because of a null binary-arch target (was using a binary-indep target by mistake in the debian/rules file). Otherwise, it's a fairly simple package that I'd like to fix so it gets into testing. Please let m

Taking over Ada packages

2003-08-25 Thread Ludovic Brenta
Folks, I have just had my GPG key signed by a Debian developer. I also have a number of packages which are ready to install (list below). Now, to move forward in the new maintainer process, I need an advocate. Perhaps Jérôme Marant would be willing to examine my application? If anyone is willi

search a sponsor for zope-tinytable

2003-08-25 Thread Nicolas Ledez
Hey, I search a Debian sponsor to help me to become Debian maintener for this package. I'd prefer a French maintener (if possible) and/or a zope maintener (if possible). I closed the bug #192837 and successfully make Debian package. Thanks -- Nicolas Ledez - Virtual Net (www.virtual-net.fr) 80

Policy query

2003-08-25 Thread Roger Leigh
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Lintian gives me this error: E: cupsys-driver-gimpprint: depends-on-essential-package-without-using-version gzip N: N: The package declares a depends on an essential package i.e. dpkg N: without using a versioned depends. In general a package shou

Re: Policy query

2003-08-25 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Roger Leigh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Lintian gives me this error: > > E: cupsys-driver-gimpprint: depends-on-essential-package-without-using-version gzip > N: > N: The package declares a depends on an essential package i.e. dpkg > N: without using a versioned depends. In general a packag

Re: Policy query

2003-08-25 Thread Frank Lichtenheld
On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 08:55:53PM +0100, Roger Leigh wrote: > E: cupsys-driver-gimpprint: depends-on-essential-package-without-using-version gzip > N: > N: The package declares a depends on an essential package i.e. dpkg > N: without using a versioned depends. In general a package should not >

Looking for a sponsor for package update

2003-08-25 Thread Aaron Isotton
Hi, I'm the maintainer of the sitemap package, but I'm no DD. I've got an update (2.3-5) which is linda- and lintian clean. It is available at [0]. Could somebody upload it, please? Thank you very much. [0] http://www.isotton.com/debian/sitemap/ Greetings, Aaron -- http://www.isotton.

Re: Bug#207184: libpod-coverage-perl_0.11-1(unstable/ia64): FTBFS:should be arch all?

2003-08-25 Thread Jaldhar H. Vyas
On Mon, 25 Aug 2003, Jay Bonci wrote: > Would anyone be able to sponsor the fix for this package? > > It's a roughly one-line change because of a null binary-arch target (was > using a binary-indep target by mistake in the debian/rules file). > > Otherwise, it's a fairly simple package that I'd li

Re: When to use debconf, and how much?

2003-08-25 Thread Frank Küster
Joshua Kwan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 05:00:00PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: >> - Ask wether the laptop uses PCMCIA or not. >> >> If yes, /etc/pcmcia/network.opts should contain the necessary >> information, it is parsed. >> >> If no a scheme is set up based on

Re: When to use debconf, and how much?

2003-08-25 Thread Frank Küster
Goswin von Brederlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (=?utf-8?b?RnJhbmsgS8O8c3Rlcg==?=) writes: > >> Hello all, >> >> If there is no working configuration, networking will problably not work >> at all - this is bad, especially if by bad chance somebody installs the >> package on

Re: When to use debconf, and how much?

2003-08-25 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (=?utf-8?b?RnJhbmsgS8O8c3Rlcg==?=) writes: > Joshua Kwan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > > > On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 05:00:00PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > >> - Ask wether the laptop uses PCMCIA or not. > >> > >> If yes, /etc/pcmcia/network.opts should contain the necessary

Re: Need help: difficult NM / requestor

2003-08-25 Thread Roland Mas
Roland Mas (2003-07-24 18:25:55 +0200) : [...] > After rehashing the arguments once or twice again, I submitted the > following proposal: if Eray fixes the four packages he's supposed to > be maintaining, and puts them into an honourable shape, I'll sponsor > at least one of them (even if I don

Re: Need help: difficult NM / requestor

2003-08-25 Thread Mark Brown
On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 11:52:06AM +0200, Roland Mas wrote: > For anyone interested: one month has passed. I've been away for > holidays, but I found no email from Eray in my inbox when coming back. Unsurprisingly enough he hasn't contacted me either. -- "You grabbed my hand and we fell into i

Re: sponsorship for streamripper

2003-08-25 Thread Michael Ablassmeier
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 hi, On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 11:14:22PM +0200, Michael Ablassmeier wrote: > I seek for an Developer who would sponsor the upload of the Package > "streamripper". Streamripper is an command-line Tool to rip of Online > Streams into track-seperated mp3 f

Update: Patch needs Sponsor - List of easily NMUed RC bugs

2003-08-25 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Goswin von Brederlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, > > I went through the RC bug list and collected Bugs with trivial patches > and sorted them a bit. They realy don't need much work so if you have > a minute pick one. If you want to NMU any of them check the > then currently claimed bugs (ur

Re: Bug#207184: libpod-coverage-perl_0.11-1(unstable/ia64): FTBFS: should be arch all?

2003-08-25 Thread Jay Bonci
Would anyone be able to sponsor the fix for this package? It's a roughly one-line change because of a null binary-arch target (was using a binary-indep target by mistake in the debian/rules file). Otherwise, it's a fairly simple package that I'd like to fix so it gets into testing. Please let m

Taking over Ada packages

2003-08-25 Thread Ludovic Brenta
Folks, I have just had my GPG key signed by a Debian developer. I also have a number of packages which are ready to install (list below). Now, to move forward in the new maintainer process, I need an advocate. Perhaps Jérôme Marant would be willing to examine my application? If anyone is willi

search a sponsor for zope-tinytable

2003-08-25 Thread Nicolas Ledez
Hey, I search a Debian sponsor to help me to become Debian maintener for this package. I'd prefer a French maintener (if possible) and/or a zope maintener (if possible). I closed the bug #192837 and successfully make Debian package. Thanks -- Nicolas Ledez - Virtual Net (www.virtual-net.fr) 80

Policy query

2003-08-25 Thread Roger Leigh
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Lintian gives me this error: E: cupsys-driver-gimpprint: depends-on-essential-package-without-using-version gzip N: N: The package declares a depends on an essential package i.e. dpkg N: without using a versioned depends. In general a package sho

Re: Policy query

2003-08-25 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Roger Leigh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Lintian gives me this error: > > E: cupsys-driver-gimpprint: > depends-on-essential-package-without-using-version gzip > N: > N: The package declares a depends on an essential package i.e. dpkg > N: without using a versioned depends. In general a pac

Re: Policy query

2003-08-25 Thread Frank Lichtenheld
On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 08:55:53PM +0100, Roger Leigh wrote: > E: cupsys-driver-gimpprint: > depends-on-essential-package-without-using-version gzip > N: > N: The package declares a depends on an essential package i.e. dpkg > N: without using a versioned depends. In general a package should no

Looking for a sponsor for package update

2003-08-25 Thread Aaron Isotton
Hi, I'm the maintainer of the sitemap package, but I'm no DD. I've got an update (2.3-5) which is linda- and lintian clean. It is available at [0]. Could somebody upload it, please? Thank you very much. [0] http://www.isotton.com/debian/sitemap/ Greetings, Aaron -- http://www.isotton.

Re: Bug#207184: libpod-coverage-perl_0.11-1(unstable/ia64): FTBFS: should be arch all?

2003-08-25 Thread Jaldhar H. Vyas
On Mon, 25 Aug 2003, Jay Bonci wrote: > Would anyone be able to sponsor the fix for this package? > > It's a roughly one-line change because of a null binary-arch target (was > using a binary-indep target by mistake in the debian/rules file). > > Otherwise, it's a fairly simple package that I'd li

Re: can't install from a local repository - success!!!

2003-08-25 Thread Eric Winger
Got it! My package installed! Thank you Thank you Thank you everyone. I think I was confusing the two types of repositories and how to access them (automagic & simple - from the repository howto). Sorry for delayed response. Goswin von Brederlow wrote: Luk Claes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Re: Policy query

2003-08-25 Thread Craig Small
On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 08:55:53PM +0100, Roger Leigh wrote: > Lintian gives me this error: > > E: cupsys-driver-gimpprint: > depends-on-essential-package-without-using-version gzip > N: > N: The package declares a depends on an essential package i.e. dpkg > N: without using a versioned depen