Re: Advice about cfengine2 package

2002-11-08 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 03:49:27PM +, Andrew Stribblehill wrote: > A package I maintain, cfengine2, contains three daemons, any or all > of which are useful for some people. It also has cfagent, the program > that actually does the configuration stuff it's asked to do. > > At present, none of

Re: Advice about cfengine2 package

2002-11-08 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 03:49:27PM +, Andrew Stribblehill wrote: > A package I maintain, cfengine2, contains three daemons, any or all > of which are useful for some people. It also has cfagent, the program > that actually does the configuration stuff it's asked to do. > > At present, none of

Re: mipsel, buildd, 'given-back'

2002-11-08 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 10:35:09AM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: > On Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 07:15:06PM +0100, Oliver Kurth wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 06:51:01PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: > > > That said, the PTS seems to have frozen on november 2/3 or something > > >

Re: mipsel, buildd, 'given-back'

2002-11-08 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 10:35:09AM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: > On Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 07:15:06PM +0100, Oliver Kurth wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 06:51:01PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: > > > That said, the PTS seems to have frozen on november 2/3 or something > > >

Re: mipsel, buildd, 'given-back'

2002-11-07 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 06:51:01PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: > On Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 06:08:04PM +0100, Fabio Massimo Di Nitto wrote: > > > > Hi Oliver, > > I got same the problem with my pkg. the autobuilder have tried > > again after a few days failing with even a worst error. I have tried

Re: mipsel, buildd, 'given-back'

2002-11-07 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 06:51:01PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: > On Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 06:08:04PM +0100, Fabio Massimo Di Nitto wrote: > > > > Hi Oliver, > > I got same the problem with my pkg. the autobuilder have tried > > again after a few days failing with even a worst error. I have tried

mipsel, buildd, 'given-back'

2002-11-04 Thread Oliver Kurth
Hello! See http://buildd.debian.org/fetch.php?&pkg=masqmail&ver=0.2.14-1&arch=mipsel&stamp=1035866030&file=log&as=raw ... Need to get 0B/348kB of archives. After unpacking 1413kB will be used. dpkg: parse error, in file `/home/buildd/build/chroot-unstable/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 91378

mipsel, buildd, 'given-back'

2002-11-04 Thread Oliver Kurth
Hello! See http://buildd.debian.org/fetch.php?&pkg=masqmail&ver=0.2.14-1&arch=mipsel&stamp=1035866030&file=log&as=raw ... Need to get 0B/348kB of archives. After unpacking 1413kB will be used. dpkg: parse error, in file `/home/buildd/build/chroot-unstable/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 91378

Re: moving a config file

2002-10-21 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 05:13:54PM +0200, Martin Godisch wrote: > On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 16:41:01 +0200, Oliver Kurth wrote: > > > #!/bin/sh -e > > > > ##$DEBIAN_SCRIPT_DEBUG || set -v -x > > > > if [ "$1" = "upgrade" ] ; then &

Re: moving a config file

2002-10-21 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 12:08:01AM +1000, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > > Hi, > > I want to move some conffiles from one directory to another in a package > upgrade. Can I simply move it in the preinst? I suppose I will possibly > have to create the target directory too unless I pre-depend on the > pac

Re: moving a config file

2002-10-21 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 05:13:54PM +0200, Martin Godisch wrote: > On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 16:41:01 +0200, Oliver Kurth wrote: > > > #!/bin/sh -e > > > > ##$DEBIAN_SCRIPT_DEBUG || set -v -x > > > > if [ "$1" = "upgrade" ] ; then &

Re: moving a config file

2002-10-21 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 12:08:01AM +1000, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > > Hi, > > I want to move some conffiles from one directory to another in a package > upgrade. Can I simply move it in the preinst? I suppose I will possibly > have to create the target directory too unless I pre-depend on the > pac

Re: dpkg-buildpackage problem

2002-10-11 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 07:23:13AM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: (lots of complicated things) I think, if the Makefile is not too weird, it would be a lot easier to make it install to $(DESTDIR), and configure the directories in the 'normal' way. > $(MAKE) install prefix=$(CURDIR)/debian/packageName

Re: dpkg-buildpackage problem

2002-10-11 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 07:23:13AM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: (lots of complicated things) I think, if the Makefile is not too weird, it would be a lot easier to make it install to $(DESTDIR), and configure the directories in the 'normal' way. > $(MAKE) install prefix=$(CURDIR)/debian/packageName

Re: sponsor request for ifplugd

2002-10-07 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Mon, Oct 07, 2002 at 02:47:14PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Oliver Kurth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.10.07.1326 +0200]: > > Please see the discussion at > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=162763 > > > > I like it because it is sm

Re: sponsor request for ifplugd

2002-10-07 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Mon, Oct 07, 2002 at 02:47:14PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Oliver Kurth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.10.07.1326 +0200]: > > Please see the discussion at > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=162763 > > > > I like it because it is

Re: sponsor request for ifplugd

2002-10-07 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Mon, Oct 07, 2002 at 12:15:19PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Oliver Kurth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.10.07.1124 +0200]: > > Description: A configuration daemon for ethernet devices > > ifplugd is a daemon which will automatically configure your > > e

sponsor request for ifplugd

2002-10-07 Thread Oliver Kurth
Hello! I need a sponsor for ifplugd: Description: A configuration daemon for ethernet devices ifplugd is a daemon which will automatically configure your ethernet device when a cable is plugged in and automatically unconfigure it if the cable is pulled. This is useful on laptops with onboard

Re: sponsor request for ifplugd

2002-10-07 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Mon, Oct 07, 2002 at 12:15:19PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Oliver Kurth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.10.07.1124 +0200]: > > Description: A configuration daemon for ethernet devices > > ifplugd is a daemon which will automatically configure your > > e

sponsor request for ifplugd

2002-10-07 Thread Oliver Kurth
Hello! I need a sponsor for ifplugd: Description: A configuration daemon for ethernet devices ifplugd is a daemon which will automatically configure your ethernet device when a cable is plugged in and automatically unconfigure it if the cable is pulled. This is useful on laptops with onboard

Re: NMU with new upstream

2002-09-20 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Fri, Sep 20, 2002 at 04:01:16AM +0200, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: > * Oliver Kurth > > | But he seems to be MIA. I reported the bug 16 days ago, told him about my > | package 9 days ago. I never got a response. The bug itself is even older. > > MIA is a lot longer than 9 or 16

Re: NMU with new upstream

2002-09-20 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Fri, Sep 20, 2002 at 04:01:16AM +0200, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: > * Oliver Kurth > > | But he seems to be MIA. I reported the bug 16 days ago, told him about my > | package 9 days ago. I never got a response. The bug itself is even older. > > MIA is a lot longer than 9 or

Re: NMU with new upstream

2002-09-19 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Thu, Sep 19, 2002 at 03:06:51PM +0200, Francesco P. Lovergine wrote: > On Tue, Sep 17, 2002 at 11:53:34PM +0200, Oliver Kurth wrote: > > > > Sorry, the question is: > > Is it okay to do an NMU with a new upstream version? > > > > Depending on the answer

Re: NMU with new upstream

2002-09-19 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Thu, Sep 19, 2002 at 03:06:51PM +0200, Francesco P. Lovergine wrote: > On Tue, Sep 17, 2002 at 11:53:34PM +0200, Oliver Kurth wrote: > > > > Sorry, the question is: > > Is it okay to do an NMU with a new upstream version? > > > > Depending on the answer

Re: NMU with new upstream

2002-09-17 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Tue, Sep 17, 2002 at 09:42:26PM +0200, Michael Banck wrote: > On Tue, Sep 17, 2002 at 08:47:59PM +0200, Oliver Kurth wrote: > > I would like to make an NMU (via sponsor) of nxtvepg. The bug in > > question is #159525. What disturbs me, is that it is a new upstream version, > &

Re: NMU with new upstream

2002-09-17 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Tue, Sep 17, 2002 at 10:32:19PM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote: > At 20:47 +0200 9/17/02, Oliver Kurth wrote: > >Hello! > > Hi, > > > > >I would like to make an NMU (via sponsor) of nxtvepg. The bug in > >question is #159525. What disturbs me, is that it is

Re: NMU with new upstream

2002-09-17 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Tue, Sep 17, 2002 at 09:42:26PM +0200, Michael Banck wrote: > On Tue, Sep 17, 2002 at 08:47:59PM +0200, Oliver Kurth wrote: > > I would like to make an NMU (via sponsor) of nxtvepg. The bug in > > question is #159525. What disturbs me, is that it is a new upstream version, &g

Re: NMU with new upstream

2002-09-17 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Tue, Sep 17, 2002 at 10:32:19PM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote: > At 20:47 +0200 9/17/02, Oliver Kurth wrote: > >Hello! > > Hi, > > > > >I would like to make an NMU (via sponsor) of nxtvepg. The bug in > >question is #159525. What disturbs me, is that it is

NMU with new upstream

2002-09-17 Thread Oliver Kurth
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NMU with new upstream

2002-09-17 Thread Oliver Kurth
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Re: sponsor request for memtester and dumpasn1

2002-09-06 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Fri, Sep 06, 2002 at 09:45:26AM +0200, Andrea Mennucc wrote: > > hi > > for your info: there is also a 'memtest86' package > > that is instead a kernel-like program Yes, I know. This one is different, you do not have to boot the box with it. You can use it in a running system. This was _

Re: sponsor request for memtester and dumpasn1

2002-09-06 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Fri, Sep 06, 2002 at 09:45:26AM +0200, Andrea Mennucc wrote: > > hi > > for your info: there is also a 'memtest86' package > > that is instead a kernel-like program Yes, I know. This one is different, you do not have to boot the box with it. You can use it in a running system. This was

sponsor request for tcpreen

2002-09-05 Thread Oliver Kurth
Hello! I need a sponsor for tcpreen: Package: tcpreen Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: net Installed-Size: 128 Maintainer: Oliver Kurth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Version: 1.0.2-1 Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.4-4) Description: Simple TCP re-engineering tool TCPreen is a s

sponsor request for tcpreen

2002-09-05 Thread Oliver Kurth
Hello! I need a sponsor for tcpreen: Package: tcpreen Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: net Installed-Size: 128 Maintainer: Oliver Kurth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Version: 1.0.2-1 Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.4-4) Description: Simple TCP re-engineering tool TCPreen is a s

sponsor request for memtester and dumpasn1

2002-09-05 Thread Oliver Kurth
Hello! I need sponsor(s) for my packages: memtester: A utility for testing the memory subsystem This is a new package. memtest is already in sysutils, but I agreed with the maintatiner of sysutils, that my package will conflict with all versions of sysutils up to the current (<= 1.3.8.5.1), and h

sponsor request for memtester and dumpasn1

2002-09-05 Thread Oliver Kurth
Hello! I need sponsor(s) for my packages: memtester: A utility for testing the memory subsystem This is a new package. memtest is already in sysutils, but I agreed with the maintatiner of sysutils, that my package will conflict with all versions of sysutils up to the current (<= 1.3.8.5.1), and

Re: obsolete, harmful conf files

2002-08-19 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Sun, Aug 18, 2002 at 12:02:03PM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote: > At 1:05 +0200 6/25/02, Oliver Kurth wrote: > > >In principle they have moved to another location, > >/etc/network/if-{up,down}.d, > >and at the same I have greatly changed them. What happens if they are not

Re: obsolete, harmful conf files

2002-08-19 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Sun, Aug 18, 2002 at 12:02:03PM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote: > At 1:05 +0200 6/25/02, Oliver Kurth wrote: > > >In principle they have moved to another location, /etc/network/if-{up,down}.d, > >and at the same I have greatly changed them. What happens if they are not > >

Re: Sponsor request for memtester

2002-08-12 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Sat, Aug 10, 2002 at 09:53:24AM -0500, Lonnie Sauter wrote: > Oliver- > > I will continue with the parts of sysutils you do not want to deal > with. Lets not orphan them, okay? Also, I think at one time procinfo > became its own package. Packages get orphaned when nobody is interested in the

Re: Sponsor request for memtester

2002-08-12 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Sat, Aug 10, 2002 at 09:53:24AM -0500, Lonnie Sauter wrote: > Oliver- > > I will continue with the parts of sysutils you do not want to deal > with. Lets not orphan them, okay? Also, I think at one time procinfo > became its own package. Packages get orphaned when nobody is interested in th

Re: Sponsor request for memtester

2002-08-09 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Fri, Aug 09, 2002 at 08:24:33AM -0500, Lonnie Sauter wrote: > Oliver- > > I have no problems with you updating the sysutils package if you wish. > If you would like to have the package we could arrange it. I have been > looking to find something different to work on in any case. Okay, I th

Re: Sponsor request for memtester

2002-08-09 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Fri, Aug 09, 2002 at 08:24:33AM -0500, Lonnie Sauter wrote: > Oliver- > > I have no problems with you updating the sysutils package if you wish. > If you would like to have the package we could arrange it. I have been > looking to find something different to work on in any case. Okay, I t

Re: Sponsor request for memtester

2002-08-07 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Wed, Aug 07, 2002 at 06:59:23PM +0200, Michael Banck wrote: > is no excuse for packaging this seperately IMNSHO. > > Furthermore, libncurses5 is Priority: required, so I don't really buy > your argument about cutting down dependencies either. > > Why don't you contact the sysutils maintainer

Re: Sponsor request for memtester

2002-08-07 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Wed, Aug 07, 2002 at 06:06:58PM +0200, Peter Palfrader wrote: > On Wed, 07 Aug 2002, Oliver Kurth wrote: > > > On Wed, Aug 07, 2002 at 11:00:21AM -0400, Adam Lazur wrote: > > > Oliver Kurth ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) said: > > > > I have packaged memtester 2.93.

Re: Sponsor request for memtester

2002-08-07 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Wed, Aug 07, 2002 at 11:00:21AM -0400, Adam Lazur wrote: > Oliver Kurth ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) said: > > I have packaged memtester 2.93.1. > > memtest 2.93.1 is already available in Debian as a part of the sysutils > package. I know. See my ITP, I already discussed this

Re: Sponsor request for memtester

2002-08-07 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Wed, Aug 07, 2002 at 02:15:56PM +0200, Oliver Kurth wrote: > Hello! > > I have packaged memtester 2.93.1. It is available with the following sources > lines: > > deb http://masqmail.cx/debian > deb-src http://masqmail.cx/debian Sorry, I meant: deb http://masqmail.cx/

Sponsor request for memtester

2002-08-07 Thread Oliver Kurth
Hello! I have packaged memtester 2.93.1. It is available with the following sources lines: deb http://masqmail.cx/debian deb-src http://masqmail.cx/debian I start with version -2, because I have -1 already there for a while, and I made a few minor changes. I already filed an ITP for it (#155035

Re: Debconf question only on upgrade

2002-07-22 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Mon, Jul 22, 2002 at 04:42:57PM +0200, Andreas Rottmann wrote: > Hi! > > I'd like to know how to have debconf templates displayed only if one, > say upgrades his package "foo" from a version <= "baz". > > Any hints? Use dpkg --compare-versions Example from masqmail.config: if [ "$1" == "con

Re: Debconf question only on upgrade

2002-07-22 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Mon, Jul 22, 2002 at 04:42:57PM +0200, Andreas Rottmann wrote: > Hi! > > I'd like to know how to have debconf templates displayed only if one, > say upgrades his package "foo" from a version <= "baz". > > Any hints? Use dpkg --compare-versions Example from masqmail.config: if [ "$1" == "co

Re: w3c-libwww_5.4.0-2 build problems

2002-07-12 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Fri, Jul 12, 2002 at 11:07:20AM -0400, Colin Walters wrote: > On Fri, 2002-07-12 at 08:31, Richard Atterer wrote: > > On Sat, Jul 06, 2002 at 11:58:39PM +0200, Richard Atterer wrote: > > > I just uploaded a new version of libwww 5.4.0 to fix #151894 and the > > > build failed on sparc and ia64 w

Re: w3c-libwww_5.4.0-2 build problems

2002-07-12 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Fri, Jul 12, 2002 at 11:07:20AM -0400, Colin Walters wrote: > On Fri, 2002-07-12 at 08:31, Richard Atterer wrote: > > On Sat, Jul 06, 2002 at 11:58:39PM +0200, Richard Atterer wrote: > > > I just uploaded a new version of libwww 5.4.0 to fix #151894 and the > > > build failed on sparc and ia64

Re: obsolete, harmful conf files

2002-06-24 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Mon, Jun 24, 2002 at 03:42:25PM -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > > On 24-Jun-2002 Oliver Kurth wrote: > > Hello! > > > > I have changed a package and made some files in /etc/pcmcia/ip-{up,down}.d/ > > obsolete. Since they are in /etc they are conff

obsolete, harmful conf files

2002-06-24 Thread Oliver Kurth
(probably not) 2) ask via debconf if they should be deleted 3) move them out of the way, if so, where? 4) do nothing (bad idea, here for completeness) 5) [insert a better answer here] I did not find an answer in the policy, I hope I searched hard enough... Greetings, Oliver -- Oliver Kurth mailto

Re: obsolete, harmful conf files

2002-06-24 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Mon, Jun 24, 2002 at 03:42:25PM -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > > On 24-Jun-2002 Oliver Kurth wrote: > > Hello! > > > > I have changed a package and made some files in /etc/pcmcia/ip-{up,down}.d/ > > obsolete. Since they are in /etc they are conff

obsolete, harmful conf files

2002-06-24 Thread Oliver Kurth
(probably not) 2) ask via debconf if they should be deleted 3) move them out of the way, if so, where? 4) do nothing (bad idea, here for completeness) 5) [insert a better answer here] I did not find an answer in the policy, I hope I searched hard enough... Greetings, Oliver -- Oliver Kurth mailto

Re: lintian and statically link binaries

2002-06-12 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 03:10:15PM +0200, Josip Rodin wrote: > On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 01:16:33PM +0200, Oliver Kurth wrote: > > I want to package cpuburn, this is a small collection of assembler > > prgrams to test CPUs (x86 only). lintian gives me these errors: > >

lintian and statically link binaries

2002-06-12 Thread Oliver Kurth
Hello! I want to package cpuburn, this is a small collection of assembler prgrams to test CPUs (x86 only). lintian gives me these errors: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/debian/cpuburn-1.4$ lintian ../cpuburn_1.4-1_i386.deb E: cpuburn: statically-linked-binary ./usr/sbin/burnBX E: cpuburn: statically-linked-

Re: lintian and statically link binaries

2002-06-12 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 03:10:15PM +0200, Josip Rodin wrote: > On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 01:16:33PM +0200, Oliver Kurth wrote: > > I want to package cpuburn, this is a small collection of assembler > > prgrams to test CPUs (x86 only). lintian gives me these errors: > > &

lintian and statically link binaries

2002-06-12 Thread Oliver Kurth
Hello! I want to package cpuburn, this is a small collection of assembler prgrams to test CPUs (x86 only). lintian gives me these errors: oku@robin:~/debian/cpuburn-1.4$ lintian ../cpuburn_1.4-1_i386.deb E: cpuburn: statically-linked-binary ./usr/sbin/burnBX E: cpuburn: statically-linked-binary