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2003-12-16 Thread eurohans
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Conflicts: foo (=x =y) - how?

2003-12-16 Thread Andreas Metzler
Hello, How do I conflict with a certain range of versions? The package is exim4 and I want to conflict with passwd =1:* but =1:4.0.3-8. - Both versions up to 2902-12 and later than 1:4.0.3-8 work for me and I do not want to conflict with them. Is there a nicer way than Conflicts: passwd

Re: UTF-8 in copyright files?

2003-12-16 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 03:07:59AM +0100, David Weinehall wrote: [snip] Of course, UTF-8 whereever possible is a nice goal to strive after, and I think that the debian-specific files are a good place to start. Would the place to start not be to make sure that every piece of debian supports

Re: UTF-8 in copyright files?

2003-12-16 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 01:40:35PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 03:07:59AM +0100, David Weinehall wrote: Of course, UTF-8 whereever possible is a nice goal to strive after, and I think that the debian-specific files are a good place to start. Would the place to start

Re: UTF-8 in copyright files?

2003-12-16 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 02:48:01PM +, Colin Watson wrote: On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 01:40:35PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 03:07:59AM +0100, David Weinehall wrote: Of course, UTF-8 whereever possible is a nice goal to strive after, and I think that the

Re: UTF-8 in copyright files?

2003-12-16 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 04:38:23PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 02:48:01PM +, Colin Watson wrote: Depends how practical that is, I guess. For example, it's still unknown when groff will support it properly (as in UTF-8 input; UTF-8 output is more or less OK now),

init, pivot_root, chroot, etc ...

2003-12-16 Thread e-bone
Hi, this question does not pertain specifically to debian-boot, but it deals with things which i think the readers of this list have a particular knowledge of, so here goes: My main root partition is /dev/hda2, and it is encrypted via ppdd. I have a maintenance/fake root partition at /dev/hda6.

Re: UTF-8 in copyright files?

2003-12-16 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 05:22:36PM +, Colin Watson wrote: On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 04:38:23PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 02:48:01PM +, Colin Watson wrote: Depends how practical that is, I guess. For example, it's still unknown when groff will support it

Re: UTF-8 in copyright files?

2003-12-16 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 07:00:26PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 05:22:36PM +, Colin Watson wrote: On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 04:38:23PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: Yep, noticed that also, man simply removes the - from manpages, which is a pain, as they get used pretty

Re: UTF-8 in copyright files?

2003-12-16 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 07:44:35PM +, Colin Watson wrote: On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 07:00:26PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 05:22:36PM +, Colin Watson wrote: On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 04:38:23PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: Yep, noticed that also, man simply removes

Re: UTF-8 in copyright files?

2003-12-16 Thread Roger Leigh
Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sarge systems support UTF-8 really quite well, though, with a tiny bit of locales configuration. Even woody systems support them with only a few unpleasant bugs. Testing this the other day with groff: using framebuffer utf-8 console and GNOME terminal

Re: UTF-8 in copyright files?

2003-12-16 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Tue, 16 Dec 2003, Sven Luther wrote: I choose fr_FR.UTF8 or something such in gnome GDM. And it IS just like that in your /etc/locale.gen as well? fr_FR only won't do. -- One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring them all and in the darkness grind them. In the

Bootsplash packages.

2003-12-16 Thread Matthew A. Nicholson
I am almost finished with my debian bootsplash packages. These packages contain the bootsplash suite, from the kernel patches to the userland utilites, to themes (two so far). Also I am planning a package to contain the modified rc and rcS files necessary to make bootsplash work properly

Conflicts: foo (=x =y) - how?

2003-12-16 Thread Andreas Metzler
Hello, How do I conflict with a certain range of versions? The package is exim4 and I want to conflict with passwd =1:* but =1:4.0.3-8. - Both versions up to 2902-12 and later than 1:4.0.3-8 work for me and I do not want to conflict with them. Is there a nicer way than Conflicts: passwd

Newsletter - Aktivierungslink

2003-12-16 Thread eurohans
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Re: UTF-8 in copyright files?

2003-12-16 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 03:07:59AM +0100, David Weinehall wrote: [snip] Of course, UTF-8 whereever possible is a nice goal to strive after, and I think that the debian-specific files are a good place to start. Would the place to start not be to make sure that every piece of debian supports

Re: Conflicts: foo (=x =y) - how?

2003-12-16 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 12:41:20PM +0100, Andreas Metzler wrote: On a sidenote I wonder whether I should actually bother with this. - The version in woody and the versions currently available in sid and sarge are ok, 1:4.0.3-9 was uploaded almost half a year ago (20 Aug 2003), is it necessary

Re: UTF-8 in copyright files?

2003-12-16 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 01:40:35PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 03:07:59AM +0100, David Weinehall wrote: Of course, UTF-8 whereever possible is a nice goal to strive after, and I think that the debian-specific files are a good place to start. Would the place to start

Re: UTF-8 in copyright files?

2003-12-16 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 02:48:01PM +, Colin Watson wrote: On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 01:40:35PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 03:07:59AM +0100, David Weinehall wrote: Of course, UTF-8 whereever possible is a nice goal to strive after, and I think that the

Re: UTF-8 in copyright files?

2003-12-16 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 04:38:23PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 02:48:01PM +, Colin Watson wrote: Depends how practical that is, I guess. For example, it's still unknown when groff will support it properly (as in UTF-8 input; UTF-8 output is more or less OK now),

init, pivot_root, chroot, etc ...

2003-12-16 Thread e-bone
Hi, this question does not pertain specifically to debian-boot, but it deals with things which i think the readers of this list have a particular knowledge of, so here goes: My main root partition is /dev/hda2, and it is encrypted via ppdd. I have a maintenance/fake root partition at /dev/hda6.

Re: UTF-8 in copyright files?

2003-12-16 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 05:22:36PM +, Colin Watson wrote: On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 04:38:23PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 02:48:01PM +, Colin Watson wrote: Depends how practical that is, I guess. For example, it's still unknown when groff will support it

Re: UTF-8 in copyright files?

2003-12-16 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 07:00:26PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 05:22:36PM +, Colin Watson wrote: On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 04:38:23PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: Yep, noticed that also, man simply removes the - from manpages, which is a pain, as they get used pretty

Re: UTF-8 in copyright files?

2003-12-16 Thread Roger Leigh
Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sarge systems support UTF-8 really quite well, though, with a tiny bit of locales configuration. Even woody systems support them with only a few unpleasant bugs. Testing this the other day with groff: using framebuffer utf-8 console and GNOME terminal

Re: UTF-8 in copyright files?

2003-12-16 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Tue, 16 Dec 2003, Sven Luther wrote: I choose fr_FR.UTF8 or something such in gnome GDM. And it IS just like that in your /etc/locale.gen as well? fr_FR only won't do. -- One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring them all and in the darkness grind them. In the

Re: UTF-8 in copyright files?

2003-12-16 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 07:44:35PM +, Colin Watson wrote: On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 07:00:26PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 05:22:36PM +, Colin Watson wrote: On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 04:38:23PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: Yep, noticed that also, man simply removes