Re: RFS: thailatex (updated package)

2008-02-19 Thread Norbert Preining
On Mo, 18 Feb 2008, Theppitak Karoonboonyanan wrote: > Would this be OK? Should it be uploaded? Uploaded. Best wishes Norbert --- Dr. Norbert Preining <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Vienna University of Technology Debian De

Re: RFS: xiterm+thai

2008-02-19 Thread Paul Wise
On Feb 19, 2008 2:44 AM, Neutron Soutmun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > - - dget > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/x/xiterm+thai/xiterm+thai_1.07-1.dsc Some comments: Unless you need new features of debhelper compat 6, please leave it at the latest compat level available in stable. Des

Re: The get-orig-source target as stated in Policy 4.9

2008-02-19 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:47:25 -0800, Russ Allbery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Andres Mejia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> What I would like to know is, what was the original purpose for the >> get-orig-source target. Maybe that would clear up what the >> get-orig-source target is supposed to do.

Re: RFS: ee (updated package)

2008-02-19 Thread Mauro Lizaur
> To be sincere i left that field just like they were when i adopted this > package. > I've just improved this a little bit: err. To be sincere i left this field just like it was when i adopted it. sorry for my english Mauro. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "

Re: RFS: ee (updated package)

2008-02-19 Thread Mauro Lizaur
On Feb 20, 2008 1:38 AM, Kapil Hari Paranjape <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > On Wed, 20 Feb 2008, Paul Wise wrote: > > On Feb 20, 2008 6:27 AM, Mauro Lizaur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > It builds these binary packages: > > > ee - An "easy editor" for novices and compuphobic

RFS: QA Upload - muine 0.8.8-1 - Simple playlist based music player

2008-02-19 Thread Barry deFreese
Hi, I have prepared a QA upload for the orphaned package muine which includes an new upstream that fixes RC bug #440817, and fixes a few other bugs. (#415419, #427263, #449835, and probably several of the bugs posted against the 0.6.x versions). If someone could please review and/or upload

Re: RFS: ee (updated package)

2008-02-19 Thread Kapil Hari Paranjape
Hello, On Wed, 20 Feb 2008, Paul Wise wrote: > On Feb 20, 2008 6:27 AM, Mauro Lizaur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It builds these binary packages: > > ee - An "easy editor" for novices and compuphobics > > What are compuphobics? Sounds like a word that should not be in a > short desc

Re: RFS: ee (updated package)

2008-02-19 Thread Paul Wise
On Feb 20, 2008 6:27 AM, Mauro Lizaur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It builds these binary packages: > ee - An "easy editor" for novices and compuphobics What are compuphobics? Sounds like a word that should not be in a short description. -- bye, pabs http://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise -

Re: RFS: fluid-soundfont -- Fluid (R3) General MIDI SoundFont

2008-02-19 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Wed, 20 Feb 2008, Toby Smithe wrote: > I am looking for a sponsor for my package "fluid-soundfont". > > * Package name: fluid-soundfont > Version : 3-1 > Upstream Author : Frank Wen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * URL : > http://tsmithe.users.ubuntustudio.org/fluid-soundfont

RFS: fluid-soundfont -- Fluid (R3) General MIDI SoundFont

2008-02-19 Thread Toby Smithe
Dear mentors and Debian Multimedia Team, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "fluid-soundfont". * Package name: fluid-soundfont Version : 3-1 Upstream Author : Frank Wen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://tsmithe.users.ubuntustudio.org/fluid-soundfont_r3.tar.gz *

Re: RFS: lynis

2008-02-19 Thread Francisco García
Hello Patrick, Paul, I have made the changes that you suggest me. I think the package is better now. Please, I would like you take a look at the package. And anyone who wants to review it. Thank you for your help. * Package name: lynis Version : 1.0.8-1 Upstream Author : Mich

Re: RFS: libhugetlbfs

2008-02-19 Thread Mel Gorman
Sorry for the long delay in responding. When I posted first, I thought things would be quiet for a while but I got bogged down fixing bugs in kernel 2.6.24-rc8. It curtailed free time :/ It's not much better now but I thought I would kick it once before heading to FOSDEM. On (15/01/08 00:53), Cyri

Re: Bug#397939: Lintian: outdated-autotools-helper-file

2008-02-19 Thread Mark Brown
On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 10:59:10AM +0100, Bas Wijnen wrote: > If we build separate infrastructure to test it, it would likely also try > to do this for every upload. And preferrably on different (or even all) > architectures we support. So if we make this whole extra check work > right, it isn't

Re: Bug#397939: Lintian: outdated-autotools-helper-file

2008-02-19 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 10:50:23AM +0100, Bas Wijnen wrote: > As a sidestep, I think this target may actually be legally required for > GPL (at least 2 and 3) licenced code. They say > > For an executable work, complete source code means all the > source code for all modules it contai

RFS: ee (updated package)

2008-02-19 Thread Mauro Lizaur
Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for the new version 1:1.4.6-1 of my package "ee". It builds these binary packages: ee - An "easy editor" for novices and compuphobics The package appears to be lintian clean. The upload would fix these bugs: 392671, 457162 dget http://mentors.debi

RFS: QA Upload -- kguitar - Stringed instrument tablature editor for KDE (Try2)

2008-02-19 Thread Barry deFreese
Barry deFreese wrote: Hi, Here is a QA upload for kguitar. Fixes 2 bugs and standards update, etc. if someone has time to review/upload. http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/k/kguitar/kguitar_0.5-3.dsc Description: Stringed instrument tablature editor for KDE Kguitar is basically a g

RFS: qdevelop

2008-02-19 Thread Guillaume Martres
Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "qdevelop". * Package name: qdevelop * Version: 0.25.2-1 * Upstream Author : Jean-Luc Biord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://qdevelop.org * License: GPLv2+ * Section:

RFS: bouncy (new Debian revision)

2008-02-19 Thread Ansgar Burchardt
Hi, I'm looking for a sponsor for the new Debian revision of "bouncy". It builds these binary packages: bouncy - eat the yummy veggies in the garden - game for small kids Description: You play Bouncy the Hungry Rabbit. You're in a garden with yummy veggies and a farmer who's not keen on yo

Re: Bug#466550: Please clarify the get-orig-source target stated in Policy 4.9

2008-02-19 Thread Alexander Schmehl
Hi! * Daniel Leidert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [080219 18:11]: > That should be done by uscan invoking "debian/rules get-orig-source" as > suggested several times. Thanks for your input, but the question of this supthread is not "How" but "What" ;) > > And last questions: Where should tools used i

Re: Bug#466550: Please clarify the get-orig-source target stated in Policy 4.9

2008-02-19 Thread Kapil Hari Paranjape
Hello, Perhaps the following elaborate statement can be condensed (once sufficient cooling has occurred :-)) 1. Once pkg_ver.orig.tar.gz enters the Debian archive this is considered the authoritative Debian version from which all the binary Debian packages will be built (for that version of the p

Re: Bug#466550: Please clarify the get-orig-source target stated in Policy 4.9

2008-02-19 Thread Daniel Leidert
Am Dienstag, den 19.02.2008, 15:16 +0100 schrieb Alexander Schmehl: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 3.7.3.0 > Severity: wishlist > X-Debbugs-CC: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Dear policy team, > > recently the get-orig-source target of debian/rules has been discussed

Re: Bug#466550: Please clarify the get-orig-source target stated in Policy 4.9

2008-02-19 Thread Andres Mejia
I would like to add what Russ Allbery wrote. On Tuesday 19 February 2008 1:47:25 am Russ Allbery wrote: . . . > Personally, I've always read it has emphasizing an entirely different part > than what people are talking about here. Rather than focusing on the > current version bit, I always focuse

Handling values with db_get in case of translation

2008-02-19 Thread Olivier Berger
Hi. I'm wondering how would one write postinst script tests, in the case of "select" debconf configuration values, which are translated in the templates. Let's say that a package's template contains something like : Template: sympa/db_authtype Type: select Choices: Ident-based, Password ...

RFS: yamdi

2008-02-19 Thread Thorsten Schmale
Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "yamdi". Package name: yamdi Version : 1.2-1 Upstream Author : Ingo Oppermann URL : yamdi.sourceforge.net Section : misc It builds these binary packages: yamdi - metadata injector for FLV files

Bug#466550: Please clarify the get-orig-source target stated in Policy 4.9

2008-02-19 Thread Alexander Schmehl
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.7.3.0 Severity: wishlist X-Debbugs-CC: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear policy team, recently the get-orig-source target of debian/rules has been discussed on the debian-mentors list (see the threads starting with [1] and [2]). It seems th

Re: The get-orig-source target as stated in Policy 4.9

2008-02-19 Thread Alexander Schmehl
Hi! * Andres Mejia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [080219 07:38]: [ discussion about the get-orig-source target of the policy ] > Furthermore, if we want to get literal about the get-orig-source policy and > look at the term "...the most recent version...", then we must start > factoring in development v

Re: RFS: Perl packages update.

2008-02-19 Thread David Bremner
> "Francesco" == Francesco Cecconi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Francesco> Hi DD, I'm looking a sponsor for update my perl Francesco> packages: Dear Francesco: It would be great if you would join the pkg-perl team. The DDs there are are very helpful about uploading packages. See ht

RFS: Perl packages update.

2008-02-19 Thread Francesco Cecconi
Hi DD, I'm looking a sponsor for update my perl packages: Package Name: libconfig-general-perl Short description: Generic Configuration Module Release: 2.37-2 Source: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/l/libconfig-general-perl Package Name: libemail-find-perl Short description: Find RFC

Re: RFS: nettee

2008-02-19 Thread Cyril Brulebois
On 19/02/2008, Paul Wise wrote: > debian/docs: No need to distribute empty files nor a HTML copy of > the manual page. As for the HTML copy of the manual page, I wouldn't advise skipping it as a rule of thumb. When it's a long manpage, it might make sense to keep a nice-to-read copy around. I'm al

Re: The get-orig-source target as stated in Policy 4.9

2008-02-19 Thread Eddy Petrișor
Andres Mejia wrote: On Tuesday 19 February 2008 12:21:09 am Alexander Schmehl wrote: Hi! * Andres Mejia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [080218 17:54]: I've been told that the policy for the get-orig-source target states that it "...fetches the most recent version of the original source package...". Howev

RFS: beef and rhinote (new versions)

2008-02-19 Thread Andrea Bolognani
Hi mentors, since my usual sponsor is too busy to keep sponsoring me, I'm searching for someone who can review and upload the new versions of my packages. I'd like to find someone interested in sponsoring future uploads, but a one-time sponsorship if fine too. Here are the URLs you can use to gra

Re: Bug#397939: Lintian: outdated-autotools-helper-file

2008-02-19 Thread Bas Wijnen
On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 10:14:24PM +, Mark Brown wrote: > > Then I still don't understand your statement above. What is the thing > > that you prefer to check outside the normal build process? > > That we can regenerate the autotools products. I answered this in another reply. Sorry for not

Re: Bug#397939: Lintian: outdated-autotools-helper-file

2008-02-19 Thread Bas Wijnen
On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 12:39:29PM -0800, Chris Waters wrote: > But honestly, I think our job is to deliver full source and binaries. > I _don't_ think we necessarily have to exercise every bit of the > source (e.g. the .am files) on every build. In fact, my primary > objections to the java exampl