Re: GSoC 2011 project APT/dpkg declarative diversions

2011-03-20 Thread Chris Baines
I think you are on slightly the wrong list. I understand your confusion, this is the Debian mentors mailing list, but instead of GSoc mentoring, this list handles package mentoring. The list you want is the soc-coordination [1] list. Chris [1] soc-coordinat...@lists.alioth.debian.org On 19 March

Re: RFS: fgo

2011-03-04 Thread Chris Baines
Any news on a sponsor yet, I have just updated the package in the mentors repo with a dep-5 copyright file. Thanks, Chris On 7 February 2011 20:44, Chris Baines wrote: > Dear mentors, > > I am looking for a sponsor for my package "fgo". > > * Package name    : fgo >

RFS: fgo

2011-02-07 Thread Chris Baines
Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "fgo". * Package name: fgo Version : 1.3.1-1 Upstream Author : Robert Leda * URL : http://sites.google.com/site/erobosprojects/flightgear/add-ons/fgo * License : WTFPL Section : games It builds

RFS: fgrun

2011-02-07 Thread Chris Baines
Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "fgrun". * Package name: fgrun Version : 1.5.2-1 Upstream Author : Frederic Bouvier (Project admin) * URL : http://sourceforge.net/projects/fgrun/ * License : GPL-2 Section : games It builds th

Re: RFS: fgrun

2011-01-14 Thread Chris Baines
Thykier wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA256 > > On 2011-01-12 23:32, Chris Baines wrote: > > Dear mentors, > > > > I am looking for a sponsor for my package "fgrun". > > > > * Package name: fgrun > > Version

RFS: fgrun

2011-01-12 Thread Chris Baines
Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "fgrun". * Package name: fgrun Version : 1.5.2-1 Upstream Author : Frederic Bouvier (Project admin) * URL : http://sourceforge.net/projects/fgrun/ * License : GPL-2 Section : games It builds th

RFS: fgo

2011-01-12 Thread Chris Baines
Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "fgo". * Package name: fgo Version : 1.3.1-1 Upstream Author : Robert Leda * URL : http://sites.google.com/site/erobosprojects/flightgear/add-ons/fgo * License : WTFPL Section : games It builds

RFS: gridwars2

2011-01-10 Thread Chris Baines
Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "gridwars2". * Package name: gridwars2 Version : 9.3.2006-1 Upstream Author : Marco Incitti * URL : http://gridwars.marune.de/ * License : None Section : non-free/games It builds these binary p

Re: RFS: bluecove, bluecove-gpl

2010-12-17 Thread Chris Baines
On Sat, 2010-12-04 at 22:43 +0100, Michael Tautschnig wrote: > [...] > > > > - There is missing/incomplete license information in three source files: > > > ./src/main/java/com/sun/cdc/io/ConnectionBaseInterface.java: *No > > > copyright* UNKNOWN > > > ./src/main/java/com/ibm/oti/connection/Create

Re: RFS: bluecove, bluecove-gpl

2010-11-17 Thread Chris Baines
I have nearly completed these changes now. However I am having problems with the three files listed below. All files are required to build, even thought they are not part of the release jar. I guess that rules out just removing them? What is the best way to proceed now? The options I can think of

Re: RFS: bluecove, bluecove-gpl

2010-11-15 Thread Chris Baines
I have now fixed the licencing issues (see README.Debian) and updated the packages. I am still getting the library-not-linked-against-libc warning from lintian but I am reasonably sure the library is linked against libc as you can see below. ch...@chris-desktop:~$ ldd /usr/lib/jni/libbluecove-2.1

RFS: bluecove, bluecove-gpl

2010-11-09 Thread Chris Baines
Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my packages "bluecove" and "bluecove-gpl". Package name: bluecove Version : 2.1.0-1 Upstream Author : Many URL : http://bluecove.org License : LGPL and GPL Section : java and libs Bluecove builds the

Re: How to add dependencies that exist in another repository

2010-11-08 Thread Chris Baines
Hi Rex, In my opinion a more appropriate place for you question would be the Debian mentors list. This list is more meant for Debian development. I have cc'ed it as such. Why do you need to do anything above the normal for this. The package sun-java6-jdk exists in the Debian non-free repository.

Arm Elf Toolchain

2010-09-21 Thread Chris Baines
Hello, I am building packages for the arm elf toolchain. However I have ran in to some problems. The three components binutils, the gcc and newlib are in different packages. To build the toolchain you compile binutils, then the make the all-gcc and install-gcc targets of the gcc, then compile newl

Re: Is Debian Repeat Secure?

2010-09-19 Thread Chris Baines
Not a direct answer to your question, but, when I was using Ubuntu I had a script that I was using to make about 300 packages, I only had to type in my key once or twice. I have been trying to work out how to do it on Debian but so far have come up short. Chris On Sun, 2010-09-19 at 01:58 -0400,

Re: RFS: flightgear, fgfs-base and simgear (updated packages) and 16 new flightgear related packages (attempt three)

2010-09-17 Thread Chris Baines
esn't seam to be mentioned in the policy or developers guides. Thanks, Chris On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 21:59 -0300, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > On Thu, 16 Sep 2010, Chris Baines wrote: > > I am looking for a sponsor or many sponsors for my new and updated > > FlightGear

Re: RFS: flightgear, fgfs-base and simgear (updated packages) and 16 new flightgear related packages (attempt three)

2010-09-16 Thread Chris Baines
them in to Debian, as would hate to see my work go to waste? Kind regards Christopher Baines On Tue, 2010-08-31 at 16:55 +0100, Chris Baines wrote: > Dear mentors, > > I am looking for a sponsor or many sponsors for my new and updated > FlightGear related packages. I have included a

Re: Type 3.0 (quilt) source packages aditional original tarballs

2010-09-01 Thread Chris Baines
Thanks, I was using incorrect names for the additional source packages. Thanks again, Chris On Wed, 2010-09-01 at 15:13 +0200, Simon Richter wrote: > Hi, > > On Wed, Sep 01, 2010 at 01:37:37PM +0100, Chris Baines wrote: > > > I think it should say something about the other

Type 3.0 (quilt) source packages aditional original tarballs

2010-09-01 Thread Chris Baines
Dear Mentors, My package uses 4 original tarballs, one of the files within these needs to be patched, however the patch fails. I think this is because it is not extracting the additional original tarballs in to the temporary build directory. This is part of the build log: dpkg-source: inf

RFS: flightgear, fgfs-base and simgear (updated packages) and 16 new flightgear related packages (attempt two)

2010-08-31 Thread Chris Baines
nes8% 40gmail.com I would be glad if someone uploaded these packages for me. Kind regards Christopher Baines On Tue, 2010-08-17 at 16:14 +0100, Chris Baines wrote: > Dear mentors, > > I am looking for a sponsor or many sponsors for my new and updated > FlightGear related packages.

Re: Package Configuration

2010-08-19 Thread Chris Baines
On Thu, 2010-08-19 at 14:36 +, The Fungi wrote: > On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 02:24:51PM +, The Fungi wrote: > > On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 03:11:50PM +0100, Chris Baines wrote: > > > Ok, that makes my work easier. Still surprising though, I thought > > > the dpkg pu

Re: Package Configuration

2010-08-19 Thread Chris Baines
On Thu, 2010-08-19 at 13:58 +, The Fungi wrote: > Package scripts shouldn't ever mess directly with files in homedirs. > It's fine that the packaged application itself may create user > configuration and may even remove user configuration, but the > packaging must not. It's simply a fact of lif

Package Configuration

2010-08-19 Thread Chris Baines
Hello Mentors, Sorry for the ambiguous message subject, one of the packages I am building creates configuration files in the users home directory. However when I purge the package these files do not get deleted. Does anyone know where I can find the relevant Debian documentation describing how t

Re: Multiple ITP's

2010-08-16 Thread Chris Baines
On Mon, 2010-08-16 at 13:32 +0200, Simon Richter wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 11:47:20AM +0100, Chris Baines wrote: > > > In my attempt to update the Debian FlightGear packages I have decided it > > would be best to spilt the FlightGear base package down

RFS: simgear (updated package)

2010-08-16 Thread Chris Baines
Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for the new version 2.0.0-1 of my package "simgear". This is the library behind the version 2.0.0 of FlightGear which I hope to upload very soon. It builds these binary packages: simgear-dev - Simulator Construction Gear -- development files simgear2.0.0 -

Multiple ITP's

2010-08-16 Thread Chris Baines
Hello Mentors, In my attempt to update the Debian FlightGear packages I have decided it would be best to spilt the FlightGear base package down in to its different components to allow for easier setup. This means that I will be uploading at least 10 new packages for all the aircraft included in

Re: Source Packages (v3)

2010-08-04 Thread Chris Baines
t; On Wed, Aug 04, 2010 at 12:50:28PM +0100, Chris Baines wrote: > > > binutils_2.18.50.orig-armtc.tar.bz2 additional original archive > > gcc_4.3.2.orig-armtc.tar.bz2 additional original archive > > newlib_1.16.0.orig-armtc.tar.gz additio

Source Packages (v3)

2010-08-04 Thread Chris Baines
Hello, My source package is composed of one main original archive and three additional original archives. I am trying to patch a file in one of the additional original archives, but I get an error when i try to build the package. dpkg-source -b lejos-nxj-0.8.5 dpkg-source: info: u

Re: Package Names Containing Versions

2010-07-29 Thread Chris Baines
Sorry, replying to my own message, I have just stumbled upon the Debian Shared Library Packaging guide (http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/column/libpkg-guide/libpkg-guide.html#naminglibpkg ). Which explains the solution to my problem. Chris On Thu, 2010-07-29 at 15:46 +0100, Chris Baines wrote

Package Names Containing Versions

2010-07-29 Thread Chris Baines
Hello Mentors, I am looking at releasing the next upstream version of simgear as this is holding back both one of my upcoming packages (fgrun) and the upgrading of the FlightGear program. The source package (old) currently produces two binary packages simgear1.9.1 and simgear-dev. I am wondering

Re: How to Deal with files created dynamically

2010-07-27 Thread Chris Baines
On Wed, 2010-07-28 at 05:52 +1000, Matthew Palmer wrote: > On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 10:03:42AM -0500, Matt Zagrabelny wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 6:53 AM, Chris Baines wrote: > > > Hello Mentors, > > > > > > I am looking at creating packages that invol

Re: FGRun Lintian Error

2010-07-27 Thread Chris Baines
On Tue, 2010-07-27 at 07:53 -0400, Paul Wise wrote: > On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 7:46 AM, Chris Baines wrote: > > > How would you go about doing this? Would you patch the makefile or add > > something in to the debian/rules file. My rules file is pretty basic at > > the mom

Re: How to Deal with files created dynamically

2010-07-27 Thread Chris Baines
On Tue, 2010-07-27 at 10:03 -0500, Matt Zagrabelny wrote: > On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 6:53 AM, Chris Baines wrote: > > Hello Mentors, > > > > I am looking at creating packages that involve programs that create > > caches while running of images or other files. But I am a

How to Deal with files created dynamically

2010-07-27 Thread Chris Baines
Hello Mentors, I am looking at creating packages that involve programs that create caches while running of images or other files. But I am a bit stumped at what to do with the files they create, both where they are meant to go and with what permissions. Both programs build there caches off system

RE: FGRun Lintian Error

2010-07-27 Thread Chris Baines
On Mon, 2010-07-26 at 19:01 +1000, Matthew Palmer wrote: > On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 09:31:10AM +0100, Chris Baines wrote: > > Hello mentors, > > > > I am getting a package-section-games-but-contains-no-game lintian error > > on my package fgrun. FGRun is a FL

Re: LeJOS NXJ Packaging

2010-07-27 Thread Chris Baines
On Tue, 2010-07-27 at 09:07 +0200, Michael Tautschnig wrote: > Hi Chris, > > > I am trying to package the LeJOS NXJ project, its a java apt and > > replacement firmware for the Lego Mindstorms NXT. On the subject of > > packaging, the LeJOS NXJ project releases there project including all > > the

FGRun Lintian Error

2010-07-26 Thread Chris Baines
Hello mentors, I am getting a package-section-games-but-contains-no-game lintian error on my package fgrun. FGRun is a FLightGear graphical launcher, FlightGear is a flight simulator game. FGRun puts its binary in the /usr/bin directory. FGRun is not a game, however it depends on FlightGear and it

LeJOS NXJ Packaging

2010-07-25 Thread Chris Baines
Hello, I am trying to package the LeJOS NXJ project, its a java apt and replacement firmware for the Lego Mindstorms NXT. On the subject of packaging, the LeJOS NXJ project releases there project including all the 3rd party jars, pre-compiled jars and compiled firmware images and JNI files. I can

RFS: cpptasks

2010-07-23 Thread Chris Baines
Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "cpptasks". * Package name: cpptasks Version : 1.0~b5-1 Upstream Author : Unknown * URL : http://ant-contrib.sourceforge.net/cpptasks/index.html * License : Apache (v2.0) Section : java It build

Re: New Package: Lejos NXJ

2010-07-21 Thread Chris Baines
On Wed, 2010-07-21 at 09:38 +0800, Paul Wise wrote: > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 2:14 AM, Chris Baines wrote: > > > Secondly, I have little understanding of the usb permissions on Debian. > > I have done some basic tests and the device can't be accessed without > > r

Re: New Package: Lejos NXJ

2010-07-21 Thread Chris Baines
On Tue, 2010-07-20 at 22:10 +0200, Niels Thykier wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA256 > > On 2010-07-20 20:14, Chris Baines wrote: > > Hello, > > > > My name is Chris and I have just started using Debian. I would like to > > build a Debi

New Package: Lejos NXJ

2010-07-20 Thread Chris Baines
Hello, My name is Chris and I have just started using Debian. I would like to build a Debian package for the Lejos NXJ project (http://lejos.sourceforge.net/). Its a replacement firmware and java api for a commercially available robotics platform, the Lego NXT. While I understand this is not the e