RFS: erubis

2009-03-27 Thread Bryan McLellan
Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "erubis". * Package name: erubis Version : 2.6.2-2 Upstream Author : Makoto Kuwata * URL : http://www.kuwata-lab.com/erubis/ * License : MIT License Section : libs It builds these binary packag

Re: distributing precompiled binaries

2009-03-27 Thread Chow Loong Jin
On Fri, 2009-03-27 at 02:10 +0100, gregor herrmann wrote: > > Another precedent (and quite similar, since it's also an application > for a mobile phone, just symbian instead of java) is gnapplet.sis, > shipped in gammu. AFAICS the source package contains the source for > gnapplet but it's not buil

Point to semi-official backported packages?

2009-03-27 Thread Peter Pentchev
Hi, For work-related reasons, I'm in the habit of keeping an Etch backport of any packages I make in the same Subversion repository where the real unstable/testing packages are developed. Now with debhelper >= 7.0.50 and Lenny, in all probability I'll keep a Lenny version, too. My repo structure

Re: distributing precompiled binaries

2009-03-27 Thread gregor herrmann
On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:30:35 +0800, Chow Loong Jin wrote: > > AFAICS the source package contains the source for > > gnapplet but it's not built but the pre-compiled .sis is installed > > into /usr/share/doc/gammu/symbian/. > I see. And gammu is in main? Yes, that's what `apt-cache policy gammu'

Re: distributing precompiled binaries

2009-03-27 Thread Chow Loong Jin
On Fri, 2009-03-27 at 14:43 +0100, gregor herrmann wrote: > On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:30:35 +0800, Chow Loong Jin wrote: > > > > AFAICS the source package contains the source for > > > gnapplet but it's not built but the pre-compiled .sis is installed > > > into /usr/share/doc/gammu/symbian/. > > I

Re: distributing precompiled binaries

2009-03-27 Thread gregor herrmann
On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:54:12 +, Chow Loong Jin wrote: > > I suppose that's ok, but I'd check with the ftp-masters before > > uploading. > Alright, who should I contact? ftpmas...@debian.org? Yes, that's the official address according to http://www.debian.org/intro/organization Cheers, grego

RFS: libnet - orphaning libnet

2009-03-27 Thread David Paleino
retitle 516222 O: libnet -- library for the construction and handling of network packets thanks Hello, libnet has been in RFA (Request for Adoption) for more than a month now, and I'm hereby orphaning it. Someone please pick it up, as it's an important piece of software in Debian. Sam Roberts (

Re: RFS: libnet - orphaning libnet

2009-03-27 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 03:15:09PM +0100, David Paleino a écrit : > Hello, > libnet has been in RFA (Request for Adoption) for more than a month now, and > I'm hereby orphaning it. Hi David, and everybody, maybe it is the good moment for people interested in that kind of package to join their eff

Re: RFS: libnet - orphaning libnet

2009-03-27 Thread Stefanos Harhalakis
Hello, On Friday 27 March 2009, David Paleino wrote: > retitle 516222 O: libnet -- library for the construction and handling of > network packets thanks > > Hello, > libnet has been in RFA (Request for Adoption) for more than a month now, > and I'm hereby orphaning it. > > Someone please pick it u

Re: RFS: libnet - orphaning libnet

2009-03-27 Thread Barry deFreese
Charles Plessy wrote: Le Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 03:15:09PM +0100, David Paleino a écrit : Hello, libnet has been in RFA (Request for Adoption) for more than a month now, and I'm hereby orphaning it. Hi David, and everybody, maybe it is the good moment for people interested in that kind

Re: distributing precompiled binaries

2009-03-27 Thread Noel David Torres Taño
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Re: RFS: libnet - orphaning libnet

2009-03-27 Thread David Paleino
F/up set, please respect it (I forgot setting it in my first mail, sorry.) On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:05:21 +0200, Stefanos Harhalakis wrote: > Hello, Hello Stefanos, > On Friday 27 March 2009, David Paleino wrote: > > retitle 516222 O: libnet -- library for the construction and handling of > > net

RFS: prips (adopted and updated)

2009-03-27 Thread Peter Pentchev
Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for the new version 0.9.5-1 of my package "prips". I've adopted the Debian package, and since upstream seems to be, well, moribund, I've also taken the liberty of adopting the upstream piece of software and releasing a new version. It builds these binary

Re: RFS: libnet - orphaning libnet

2009-03-27 Thread Jan Christoph Nordholz
Hi Stefanos, if you need help, I could lend a hand now and then. I don't have the time to maintain the package on my own, but I have a faible for old and/or undocumented C code and some experience in delving through networking code in particular, so I could e.g. help hunting bugs. Regards, Jan

Re: RFS: libnet - orphaning libnet

2009-03-27 Thread Stefanos Harhalakis
On Friday 27 March 2009, David Paleino wrote: > F/up set, please respect it > (I forgot setting it in my first mail, sorry.) Being a user of kmail I don't really know if it is possible to easily handle it. Also, I'm not suer I completely understand what you mean. You want to only send replies to

Re: RFS: libnet - orphaning libnet

2009-03-27 Thread Stefanos Harhalakis
Hello, On Friday 27 March 2009, Jan Christoph Nordholz wrote: > Hi Stefanos, > > if you need help, I could lend a hand now and then. I don't have the > time to maintain the package on my own, but I have a faible for old > and/or undocumented C code and some experience in delving through > networki

Re: Re: RFS: mpview

2009-03-27 Thread Adam Ziaja
I made this "Build-Depends" with script from http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/ch-dreq.en.html "Here's a hack you can use to find out which packages your package needs to be built" All others (copyright, rules, watch) I fix already. http://mentors.debian.net/cgi-bin/maintainer-packages?action

Re: RFS: aumix (updated package)

2009-03-27 Thread Andreas Rottmann
Stefan Ott writes: > On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 04:50, Stefan Ott wrote: >> Dear mentors, >> >> I am looking for a sponsor for the new version 2.8-22 >> of my package "aumix". >> >> It builds these binary packages: >> aumix      - Simple text-based mixer control program >> aumix-gtk  - Simple mixer

Re: RFS: mpview

2009-03-27 Thread Adam Ziaja
I made this "Build-Depends" with script from http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/ch-dreq.en.html "Here's a hack you can use to find out which packages your package needs to be built" All others (copyright, rules, watch) I fix already. http://mentors.debian.net/cgi-bin/maintainer-packages?action

Re: RFS: prips (adopted and updated)

2009-03-27 Thread Tony Mancill
Uploaded. Feel free to contact me directly for subsequent uploads of this package. Thank you, Tony On Fri, 2009-03-27 at 19:46 +0200, Peter Pentchev wrote: > Dear mentors, > > I am looking for a sponsor for the new version 0.9.5-1 > of my package "prips". I've adopted the Debian package, > and

Re: Lintian override or replicate files

2009-03-27 Thread Ludovico Cavedon
On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 11:44 PM, Ben Finney wrote: > Ludovico Cavedon writes: > Though those files are architecture-independent, they are more tightly > bound to the proper packaging of the program than mere “data”, IMO. > Lintian is apparently designed with the same philosophy. > > I think it's

Re: Point to semi-official backported packages?

2009-03-27 Thread Paul Wise
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 8:28 PM, Peter Pentchev wrote: > Now...  I know about - and use, and love - the Vcs-Svn and Vcs-Browser > control fields.  However, I would like to have the unstable package contain > some kind of pointers to my own Lenny and Etch ports to avoid duplication > of work if an