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

2003-08-26 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 like to

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

2003-08-26 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: I

Re: Policy query

2003-08-26 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 depends. In

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

2003-08-26 Thread Geert Stappers
On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 05:02:31PM -0700, Eric Winger wrote: 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.

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

2003-08-26 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Eric Winger [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: That means (replace {dist} and {section} with sid,main or sid,local): repository/dists/{dist}/{section}/binary-arch/Package.gz reposirory/pool/ Question: Since this is a local-use only repository, wouldn't it make more sense to give this a {dist}

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

2003-08-26 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Goswin von Brederlow ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: PS: carefull with File://, apt-get source will create links into the mirror and debuild will then erase the files from the repository and replace them when you rebuild. While you're warning about file://, how about including a reference to copy://?

RFS: dbmail: fast and scalable sql based imap and pop server

2003-08-26 Thread Paul J Stevens
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi all, Someone out here willing to sponsor this package and advocate my DD application? DBMAIL is a collection of programs that enables email to be stored in and retrieved from a database. upstream: http://www.dbmail.org closes wnpp IPT: #179879

Re: RFS: sn - Small NNTP server for leaf sites

2003-08-26 Thread Chris Niekel
To add some information to my previous post (in the hope of attracting some more attention) On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 02:52:31PM +0200, Chris Niekel wrote: The 'sn' package was orphaned, and I ITA'ed it. I'm not a DD yet, and this is my first package, so I would like to receive some feedback on

Re: Looking for a sponsor for package update

2003-08-26 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 12:07:32AM +0200, Aaron Isotton wrote: 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]

Still looking for a sponsor?

2003-08-26 Thread Christoph Haas
Hi, desperate package maintainers... ;) the mentors.debian.net team has just recently put up a web based forum on their web site [1] as a beta test. If you have done a package and feel like no potential sponsor has been replying to your requests on this list then you are kindly invited to post

Re: Policy query

2003-08-26 Thread Roger Leigh
Frank Lichtenheld [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 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

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

2003-08-26 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Thomas Viehmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Goswin von Brederlow ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: PS: carefull with File://, apt-get source will create links into the mirror and debuild will then erase the files from the repository and replace them when you rebuild. While you're warning about

timidity-patches

2003-08-26 Thread Tommy Moore
Hi guys. I'm interested in working on the timidity-patches package and am in need of a sponser for the package because I am not currently an official Debian developer yet. Is there anyone out there willing to sponser this package for me? Thanks, Tommy pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature

RFS: pizza-business

2003-08-26 Thread Laurent Fousse
Hi, I'm seeking a sponsor for pizza-business, a pizza restaurant simulation game. This closes #180789. The package is lintian clean except for: W: pizza-business: menu-item-creates-new-section Games/Simulation /usr/lib/menu/pizza-business:2 which I think is a lintian bug (being out of sync

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

2003-08-26 Thread Geert Stappers
On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 05:02:31PM -0700, Eric Winger wrote: 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.

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

2003-08-26 Thread Thomas Wana
On Tuesday 26 August 2003 08:51, Geert Stappers wrote: MfG? (just curious) Mit freundliche Greusse It is German for Not exactly. Mit freundlichen Grüßen [...] WfG With Friendly Greetings Does that really exist in English? Tom Geert Stappers

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

2003-08-26 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Eric Winger [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: That means (replace {dist} and {section} with sid,main or sid,local): repository/dists/{dist}/{section}/binary-arch/Package.gz reposirory/pool/ Question: Since this is a local-use only repository, wouldn't it make more sense to give this a {dist}

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

2003-08-26 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Goswin von Brederlow ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: PS: carefull with File://, apt-get source will create links into the mirror and debuild will then erase the files from the repository and replace them when you rebuild. While you're warning about file://, how about including a reference to copy://?

RFS: dbmail: fast and scalable sql based imap and pop server

2003-08-26 Thread Paul J Stevens
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi all, Someone out here willing to sponsor this package and advocate my DD application? DBMAIL is a collection of programs that enables email to be stored in and retrieved from a database. upstream: http://www.dbmail.org closes wnpp IPT:

Re: RFS: sn - Small NNTP server for leaf sites

2003-08-26 Thread Chris Niekel
To add some information to my previous post (in the hope of attracting some more attention) On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 02:52:31PM +0200, Chris Niekel wrote: The 'sn' package was orphaned, and I ITA'ed it. I'm not a DD yet, and this is my first package, so I would like to receive some feedback on

Re: Looking for a sponsor for package update

2003-08-26 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 12:07:32AM +0200, Aaron Isotton wrote: 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]

Still looking for a sponsor?

2003-08-26 Thread Christoph Haas
Hi, desperate package maintainers... ;) the mentors.debian.net team has just recently put up a web based forum on their web site [1] as a beta test. If you have done a package and feel like no potential sponsor has been replying to your requests on this list then you are kindly invited to post

Re: Policy query

2003-08-26 Thread Roger Leigh
Frank Lichtenheld [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 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

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

2003-08-26 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Thomas Viehmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Goswin von Brederlow ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: PS: carefull with File://, apt-get source will create links into the mirror and debuild will then erase the files from the repository and replace them when you rebuild. While you're warning about

RFS: pizza-business

2003-08-26 Thread Laurent Fousse
Hi, I'm seeking a sponsor for pizza-business, a pizza restaurant simulation game. This closes #180789. The package is lintian clean except for: W: pizza-business: menu-item-creates-new-section Games/Simulation /usr/lib/menu/pizza-business:2 which I think is a lintian bug (being out of sync

Can someone please check my package? (no need for a sponsor, I'm a DD)

2003-08-26 Thread Nicolas Boullis
Hi, I've spent quite some time recently trying to generate correct packages for em8300. These are quite complex packages with source for a kernel module, a library, quite complex maintainer scripts, complex upgrade from previous versions, etc... I don't feel self-confident enough to upload

timidity-patches

2003-08-26 Thread Tommy Moore
Hi guys. I'm interested in working on the timidity-patches package and am in need of a sponser for the package because I am not currently an official Debian developer yet. Is there anyone out there willing to sponser this package for me? Thanks, Tommy pgp7WbEh3Afin.pgp Description: PGP

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

2003-08-26 Thread Eric Winger
Goswin von Brederlow wrote: PS: carefull with File://, apt-get source will create links into the mirror and debuild will then erase the files from the repository and replace them when you rebuild. I guess I don't follow the warnings enough to heed them. I thought looking at the man page of

Re: RFS: pizza-business

2003-08-26 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Laurent Fousse [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi, I'm seeking a sponsor for pizza-business, a pizza restaurant simulation game. This closes #180789. The package is lintian clean except for: W: pizza-business: menu-item-creates-new-section Games/Simulation /usr/lib/menu/pizza-business:2

Re: timidity-patches

2003-08-26 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 05:17:21PM -0400, Tommy Moore wrote: Hi guys. I'm interested in working on the timidity-patches package and am in need of a sponser for the package because I am not currently an official Debian developer yet. Is there anyone out there willing to sponser this package

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

2003-08-26 Thread Joshua Kwan
On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 03:33:44PM -0700, Eric Winger wrote: I thought looking at the man page of debuild would help, as I'm not familiar with debuild. But I didn't see a debian package in the repository called debuild. Perhaps it is spelled incorrectly? Or maybe I just missed it. apt-get

Re: timidity-patches

2003-08-26 Thread Tommy Moore
On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 06:37:40PM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: Do you have documentation to show that we have a license to distribute this package (bug #156057)? Hi Steve. I took a look at the copyright file in the package and from this document I believe that the package could still remain

Re: timidity-patches

2003-08-26 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 10:28:16PM -0400, Tommy Moore wrote: On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 06:37:40PM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: Do you have documentation to show that we have a license to distribute this package (bug #156057)? Hi Steve. I took a look at the copyright file in the package and