Re: RFS: fribid

2011-07-11 Thread Niels Thykier
Hi On 2011-07-11 23:46, Samuel Lidén Borell wrote: > >> Please recheck with lintian, I'm getting a couple of warnings here: >> W: fribid source: debian-rules-missing-recommended-target build-arch >> W: fribid source: out-of-date-standards-version 3.9.1 (current is 3.9.2) >> >> Please check debi

Re: Re: RFS: fribid

2011-07-11 Thread Samuel Lidén Borell
>Please recheck with lintian, I'm getting a couple of warnings here: > W: fribid source: debian-rules-missing-recommended-target build-arch > W: fribid source: out-of-date-standards-version 3.9.1 (current is 3.9.2) > >Please check debian/copyright. Seems like you are missing some entries... >

Re: RFS: libgeier (updated package)

2011-07-11 Thread Andreas Moog
On 07/11/2011 10:03 PM, Olaf Dietsche wrote: Andreas Moog writes: On 07/11/2011 08:17 PM, Olaf Dietsche wrote: I didn't look into your package, but still having an empty dependency_libs entry is important for multiarch support. According to http://release.debian.org/~aba/la/current.txt (whic

Re: RFS: libgeier (updated package)

2011-07-11 Thread Olaf Dietsche
Andreas Moog writes: > On 07/11/2011 08:17 PM, Olaf Dietsche wrote: > >>> I didn't look into your package, but still having an empty >>> dependency_libs entry is important for multiarch support. According to >>> http://release.debian.org/~aba/la/current.txt (which is linked from >>> http://lists.

Re: RFS: mosh

2011-07-11 Thread Michael Tautschnig
Hi David, [...] > > Given that, according to the discussion in #156, some earlier version had > > apparently worked fine: couldn't the Debian package simply revert that > > "optimization" that requires GC_DONT_ADD_BYTE_AT_END? > > At the time this was implemented it was quite a significant change

Re: RFS: xnoise (2nd try)

2011-07-11 Thread shuerhaaken
Hello Alessandro > Duh. Makes sense... Some similar packages (e.g. banshee and amarok) are in > "sound", but I can't say what's the best solution. I'll look around what has been chosen for other media players. > That's what Suggests/Recommends are made for. E.g. Rhythmbox Recommends > rhythmb

Re: RFS: libgeier (updated package)

2011-07-11 Thread Paul Wise
On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 9:29 PM, Andreas Moog wrote: > Is it really considered necessary to override a wishlist/--pedantic > lintian tag? Definitely not. It also is not correct to override lintian when it is correct. -- bye, pabs http://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: RFS: libgeier (updated package)

2011-07-11 Thread Andreas Moog
On 07/11/2011 08:17 PM, Olaf Dietsche wrote: >> I didn't look into your package, but still having an empty >> dependency_libs entry is important for multiarch support. According to >> http://release.debian.org/~aba/la/current.txt (which is linked from >> http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2011/0

Re: RFS: libgeier (updated package)

2011-07-11 Thread Andreas Moog
On 07/11/2011 09:12 PM, Joachim Wiedorn wrote: >>> So overwrite it. >> >> I don't understand that. What do you mean with overwrite it? > > You create a file debian/libgeier-dev.lintian-overrides with the line: > libgeier-dev: no-upstream-changelog > > and a file debian/libgeier0.lintian-override

Re: RFS: libgeier (updated package)

2011-07-11 Thread Joachim Wiedorn
Olaf Dietsche wrote on 2011-07-11 20:17: > > So overwrite it. > > I don't understand that. What do you mean with overwrite it? You create a file debian/libgeier-dev.lintian-overrides with the line: libgeier-dev: no-upstream-changelog and a file debian/libgeier0.lintian-overrides with the line:

Re: RFS: taxbird (updated package)

2011-07-11 Thread Michael Tautschnig
Hi Olaf, > Michael Tautschnig writes: > > > Could you please briefly explain why you are NMUing this package? Are you > > intending to take over package maintainership? What about the previous > > maintainer? > > No, I don't want to take over the package. The maintainer is still > maintaining l

Re: RFS: libgeier (updated package)

2011-07-11 Thread Olaf Dietsche
Uwe Kleine-König writes: > On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 02:17:55PM +0200, Olaf Dietsche wrote: >> >> > P: libgeier-dev: no-upstream-changelog >> > P: libgeier0: no-upstream-changelog >> >> Doesn't make sense, since upstream changelog is empty. > So overwrite it. I don't understand that. What do y

Re: RFS: mosh

2011-07-11 Thread David Banks
Hi Michael, On 10/07/11 22:39, Michael Tautschnig wrote: > I'm sorry, I haven't yet reviewed your package, I'm only commenting on the > issues you raised. No problem, I appreciate it. >> For reference, I have attempted to build against a libgc using a default >> configuration and it breaks badly

Re: dpkg status Conffiles obsolete flag?

2011-07-11 Thread Bob Proulx
Ansgar Burchardt wrote: > Sven Joachim wrote: > > Bob Proulx wrote: > >> I am hoping to understand the "obsolete" flag on conffiles in the dpkg > >> status file. There are many packages that include this flag at the > >> end of the line. For example: > [...] > > > > They are obsolete because they

Re: RFS: xnoise (2nd try)

2011-07-11 Thread Alessandro Ghedini
On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 04:58:17PM +0200, shuerhaaken wrote: > >  + IMHO the Section should be "sound" instead of "x11". > > "sound" doesn't seem to fit right, because xnoise is a media player > and also does video. If you find something more fitting, please > comment. Duh. Makes sense... Some si

Re: Nitpicking: you are doing it wrong

2011-07-11 Thread Thomas Goirand
On 07/09/2011 10:30 PM, Leo "costela" Antunes wrote: > > [ lots of valid arguments ] > > I think you got me (at least partly) convince on the short dh style. However, I reamain convince that Jakub's point to not nitpicking new comers on the dh versus dh_* style is very valid. Thanks for the in

Re: RFS: xnoise (2nd try)

2011-07-11 Thread Thomas Preud'homme
Le lundi 11 juillet 2011 16:58:17, shuerhaaken a écrit : > Hello Alessandro Ghedini, > > I tried to implement all your points. I reuploaded the packages to > debian mentors. > > I have some comments to your testings, see below: > > + IMHO the Section should be "sound" instead of "x11". > > "sou

Re: dacco and qdacco packages waiting sponsor

2011-07-11 Thread Innocent De Marchi
Hi Michael, > > Hi! > > > > These packages are waiting for a sponsor: > > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/q/qdacco and > > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/d/dacco. > > > > This is a Catalan-English dictionary and a query GUI. > > > [...] > > I've just uploaded dacco, looks go

Re: RFS: xnoise (2nd try)

2011-07-11 Thread shuerhaaken
Hello Alessandro Ghedini, I tried to implement all your points. I reuploaded the packages to debian mentors. I have some comments to your testings, see below: >  + IMHO the Section should be "sound" instead of "x11". "sound" doesn't seem to fit right, because xnoise is a media player and also d

Re: RFS: usb-imagewriter

2011-07-11 Thread Kilian Krause
Hi Fabrizio, On Mon, 2011-07-11 at 11:35 +0200, Fabrizio Regalli wrote: > > > > Or is it because the package is no longer maintained upstream? Last > > > > commit > > > > is from 2009. > > > > > > The second one. This package is a little bit 'outdated' > > > > That's why I'm asking. Are you sur

Re: RFS: libgeier (updated package)

2011-07-11 Thread Uwe Kleine-König
Hello, On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 02:17:55PM +0200, Olaf Dietsche wrote: > Paul Wise writes: > > > On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Olaf Dietsche wrote: > > > >> The package appears to be lintian clean. > > > > Not really: > > > > I: libgeier source: missing-debian-source-format > > W: libgeier sour

Re: RFS: libgeier (updated package)

2011-07-11 Thread Olaf Dietsche
Paul Wise writes: > On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Olaf Dietsche wrote: > >> The package appears to be lintian clean. > > Not really: > > I: libgeier source: missing-debian-source-format > W: libgeier source: debian-rules-missing-recommended-target build-arch > W: libgeier source: debian-rules-m

Re: RFS: usb-imagewriter

2011-07-11 Thread Fabrizio Regalli
Hi Kilian, On Mon, 2011-07-11 at 10:50 +0200, Kilian Krause wrote: > > Then go ahead and ask upstream about this. They know what use they can > accept. Ok. Later will send an email to author asking for information. > > > > > > The manpage is .. uhm, extremely brief. Sure that's all you want t

Re: RFS: taxbird (updated package)

2011-07-11 Thread Olaf Dietsche
Michael Tautschnig writes: > Could you please briefly explain why you are NMUing this package? Are you > intending to take over package maintainership? What about the previous > maintainer? No, I don't want to take over the package. The maintainer is still maintaining libgeier and taxbird. But

Re: RFS: usb-imagewriter

2011-07-11 Thread Kilian Krause
Ciao Fabrizio, On Mon, 2011-07-11 at 10:25 +0200, Fabrizio Regalli wrote: > On Sat, 2011-07-09 at 21:00 +0200, Kilian Krause wrote: > > > Reviewing your package I find a bit of chat on the ITP bug yet no notion if > > that "problem" of using Ubuntu logo has yet been solved and how. > > Unfortun

Re: RFS: nullidentd (adopting package)

2011-07-11 Thread Jeroen Schot
On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:33:29 +0200, gregor herrmann wrote: > On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:40:46 +0200, Jeroen Schot wrote: > > Here is the ‘lintian’ commandline I ran, and its output: > > Thank you for providing this information! > > > $ lintian -IE --pedantic > > I: nullidentd source: quilt-patch-missi

Re: Incorporating patches best practice

2011-07-11 Thread Thomas Preud'homme
Le lundi 11 juillet 2011 06:52:58, Ben Finney a écrit : > Gary Briggs writes: [SNIP] > > > 1) Obviously not appropriate in the general case, but I could do a > > major new release, since I've added a couple of big features since the > > last deiban package. > > A new release of the same upstream

Re: RFS: usb-imagewriter

2011-07-11 Thread Fabrizio Regalli
Hi Kilian, thank you for your review. On Sat, 2011-07-09 at 21:00 +0200, Kilian Krause wrote: > Reviewing your package I find a bit of chat on the ITP bug yet no notion if > that "problem" of using Ubuntu logo has yet been solved and how. Unfortunately, no. I need to understand: - if the logo

Re: RFS: taxbird (updated package)

2011-07-11 Thread Marc Haber
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 10:52:08PM +0100, Michael Tautschnig wrote: > > I am looking for a sponsor for the new version 0.16-0.1 > > of the package "taxbird". > > > > It builds these binary packages: > > taxbird- The first free Elster client (German Tax Declarations) > > > [...] > > Could you

Re: RFS: wmmixer

2011-07-11 Thread Michael Tautschnig
Hi, [...] > > I think the package is finished now. > Cool, thanks, package looks pretty good. I've just uploaded it, but please consider the following comments for the next version you might prepare: - I've remove one line from changelog (priority to extra), added the Homepage to debian/cont