Re: NMU upload for gdesklets

2009-09-27 Thread Colin Tuckley
should have done! Karl needs to fix that. The package doesn't appear to be low-NMU so you should wait a few days. Then, if no response upload to delayed and post a deb-diff of the NMU to the bug. regards, Colin -- Colin Tuckley | +44(0)1223 293413 | PGP/GnuPG Key Id Debia

Re: RFS: agedu (updated package)

2009-09-14 Thread Colin Tuckley
n contrib non-free > - dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/a/agedu/agedu_8642-2.dsc Uploaded as agedu_8642-1 Note that it's not required to update the version number on mentors, only when uploading to the main archive. Otherwise people wonder what has happened to the interim

Re: RFS: agedu (updated package)

2009-09-14 Thread Colin Tuckley
Quoting Alexander Prinsier : Is there nobody who wants to sponsor this upload? It's a really basic package, no oddities :) I took a look at this. First, the changelog doesn't say it's a new upstream version, which it appears to be. Second, are the debian/changelog items in the latest entr

Re: why?

2009-08-18 Thread Colin Tuckley
Leinier Cruz Salfran wrote: > I have a package online since 2 weeks ago, I sent 3 RFS and I have found > no sponsor yet. > > why That was about when DebConf was ending. People were busy travelling home and catching up on their other lives I expect. Colin -- Colin Tuckley

Re: RFS: basic256 (updated package)

2008-11-30 Thread Colin Tuckley
take a look at this. A first glance shows that you've altered the changelog entry for 0.9.2-2, (the bit about the standards version change) why? Is the only change really the addition of a watch file? if so then it doesn't really warrant an upload. regards, Colin -- Colin Tuckley

Re: RFS: vidalia

2008-05-25 Thread Colin Tuckley
m 6 of: https://www.torproject.org/volunteer#Projects As vidalia currently stands it's not really usable with the Debian package for Tor since the user needs to mess about with the configuration of both to get things working. regards, Colin -- Colin Tuckley | +44(0)1903 236872 | PGP/

Re: RFS: vidalia

2008-05-25 Thread Colin Tuckley
George Danchev wrote: > On Sunday 25 May 2008, Colin Tuckley wrote: >> Finally, this is the first ever Debian package for vidalia so it should >> have a Debian version of -1. > > I consider such requirement quite suboptimal. 1) you kill history 2) even not > being offic

Re: RFS: vidalia

2008-05-25 Thread Colin Tuckley
as the first real Debian version means that the orig.tar.gz gets automatically uploaded too and so makes the sponsors job easier. regards, Colin -- Colin Tuckley | +44(0)1903 236872 | PGP/GnuPG Key Id Debian Developer | +44(0)7799 143369 | 0x1B3045CE "Heisenberg may have s

Re: RFS: vidalia

2008-05-25 Thread Colin Tuckley
Vern Sun wrote: > I am looking for a sponsor for my package "vidalia". I'm interested in sponsoring this. I agree with the comments from Michael Schutte, you need to fix those and then I'll take a look. regards, Colin -- Colin Tuckley | +44(0)1903 236872 |

Re: RFS: wordgrinder

2008-01-20 Thread Colin Tuckley
David Given wrote: > Ta muchly. Uploaded! regards, Colin -- Colin Tuckley | +44(0)1903 236872 | PGP/GnuPG Key Id Debian Developer | +44(0)7799 143369 | 0x1B3045CE A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. - Winston Churc

Re: RFS: wordgrinder

2008-01-19 Thread Colin Tuckley
I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me. It's very > nearly linda and lintian clean (linda complains about me using > Standards-Version 3.7.3, but if I use 3.7.2 then lintian complains that > I'm not using 3.7.3...), and it builds cleanly under pbuilder. That is

Re: alpine_1.0+dfsg-2_source.changes REJECTED

2008-01-12 Thread Colin Tuckley
y used i386 boxes. There is only one i386 buildd (which was down recently). The idea is that since you should be test building your package in a clean sid chroot anyway you might as well upload the results (after signing it of course) to save time on Debian resources. regards, Colin -- Colin Tu

Re: dupload

2007-12-30 Thread Colin Tuckley
e, see the Debian New Maintainers' Guide: http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/ch-build.en.html -- Colin Tuckley | +44(0)1903 236872 | PGP/GnuPG Key Id Debian Developer | +44(0)7799 143369 | 0x1B3045CE What would life be like if there were no hypothetical questions? -- To UN

Re: Packages getting created without signature

2007-12-14 Thread Colin Tuckley
ild it again in a sid chroot using something like pbuilder. You can then use deb-sign to sign the package before you upload it. -- Colin Tuckley | +44(0)1903 236872 | PGP/GnuPG Key Id Debian Developer | +44(0)7799 143369 | 0x1B3045CE Any sufficiently advanced technology is indis

Re: RFS: colordiff

2007-12-13 Thread Colin Tuckley
There isn't anything that says that the "packaging" process mustn't touch the 'upstream' program, it often has to, the Makefile for instance. All the changes get documented in the .diff.gz for anyone who wants to view them. regards, Colin - -- Colin Tuckley

Re: Packages getting created without signature

2007-12-13 Thread Colin Tuckley
Peter Pentchev wrote: > Well, there's always gpg-agent, of course... isn't this pretty much > what it was *written* for? :) Yes, but gpg-agent is a short term temporary volatile cache! Which is very different from putting your passphrase in the ENVIRONMENT or a script. -

Re: RFS: colordiff

2007-12-12 Thread Colin Tuckley
s earlier roles in the development of the package. It's probably easiest to remove references to who sponsored the package rather than having to keep changing it. If you can get those things sorted then I'll upload it for you. I'm also willing to be the regular sponsor. Colin - -- C

Re: RFS: colordiff

2007-12-12 Thread Colin Tuckley
reason for still using debhelper compat level 4? Apart from that it looks like a nice small and simple package and ideal as the first sponsored package for a new DD. Colin - -- Colin Tuckley | +44(0)1903 236872 | PGP/GnuPG Key Id Debian Developer | +44(0)7799 143369 | 0x1B3045CE A

Re: Change in my sponsorship requirements

2007-07-15 Thread Colin Tuckley
in the case where the uploads use ~r1 etc and the final upload to Debian by the sponsor deleted the extra part of the revision. It's having all the changelog entries for the packaging *attempts* in the final debian package that I'm objecting to. Colin -- Colin Tuckley | [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: Change in my sponsorship requirements

2007-07-15 Thread Colin Tuckley
having that part removed, but I would be against changing the actual Debian revision each time for two reasons. 1) I don't want my failed attempts seen forever. 2) it's a lot of unneeded and irrelevant information. (it's about the packaging *attempt* not about the packaging). Col

Re: linda errors about doc-base

2006-12-31 Thread Colin Tuckley
Colin Tuckley wrote: > > linda says for every file in debian/doc-base: > > > > W: brandy; File not found for field Files in doc-base file > > /usr/share/doc/brandy/README Ah! seems this is bug #368557 Colin -- Colin Tuckley | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | PGP/GnuPG

linda errors about doc-base

2006-12-30 Thread Colin Tuckley
someone tell me what is wrong with my doc-base stuff please. regards, Colin -- Colin Tuckley | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | PGP/GnuPG Key Id +44(0)1903 236872 | +44(0)7799 143369 | 0x1B3045CE There are 10 types of people in the world. Those that know binary, and those that don't.

Re: kqemu package

2006-04-10 Thread Colin Tuckley
kqemu and kommander are GPL'd Colin -- Colin Tuckley | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | PGP/GnuPG Key Id +44(0)1903 236872 | +44(0)7799 143369 | 0x1B3045CE "Captain, the tribbles are eating the boards, the dilithium is decrystalizing, the warp core integrity is shot, the engines refuse

Re: Packaging Qemu Launcher, unmaintained but useful software

2006-02-25 Thread Colin Tuckley
s ago), but got no reply so > far. There also does not seem to be any activity on the project site. The version here: https://gna.org/projects/qemulaunch appears to have work as recent as December, and also mentions work being done on the Debian package in November. regards, Colin --