Re: Dependencies on programs relating different DBs

2002-03-30 Thread Paul Baker
x27;t the application just stick to using the libraries provided in PHP by php4-pgsql and php4-mysql? Seems like it is doing something it really shouldn't. Just my 2 cents. - --Paul Baker -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (Darwin) Comment: For info see http://www

Need sponsor for GDAL - Geospatial Data Abstraction Library

2002-06-04 Thread Paul Baker
files go in which packages is to specify it in packagename>.files for each package to be created and then have everything install into debian/tmp right? I am also working on packaging Mapserver 3.6 <http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/> and will need a sponsor for that when I am happy with it

Re: what to do with binary conffiles ?

2002-07-30 Thread Paul Baker
iles /usr/lib into /var/lib is the way to go. Why don't you put a note in README.Debian that tells the user he can safely remove crafty-book-medium after it is installed the first time. -- Paul Baker "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve

Re: Dependencies on programs relating different DBs

2002-03-30 Thread Paul Baker
ies directly? shouldn't the application just stick to using the libraries provided in PHP by php4-pgsql and php4-mysql? Seems like it is doing something it really shouldn't. Just my 2 cents. - --Paul Baker -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (Darwin) Comment: For info se

symlinks in upstream and cvs-buildpackage

2002-05-14 Thread Paul Baker
en it will have the symlinks. Does anyone have any advice on how I should approach this? Thank you!! P.S. assuming I get all this figured out, I'm going to be looking for a upload sponsor and eventually an advocate. Any volunteers yet? --Paul Baker "They that can give up essential libe

Request for mentor and sponsor

2002-05-29 Thread Paul Baker
to 'deb http://paulbaker.net/debian pbaker main' and 'deb-src http://paulbaker.net/debian pbaker main' - --Paul Baker "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin, 1759 G

Need sponsor for GDAL - Geospatial Data Abstraction Library

2002-06-04 Thread Paul Baker
files go in which packages is to specify it in .files for each package to be created and then have everything install into debian/tmp right? I am also working on packaging Mapserver 3.6 <http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/> and will need a sponsor for that when I am happy with it. Mapserver wi

Re: what to do with binary conffiles ?

2002-07-30 Thread Paul Baker
disk space, he might not like it. I think copying the files /usr/lib into /var/lib is the way to go. Why don't you put a note in README.Debian that tells the user he can safely remove crafty-book-medium after it is installed the first time. -- Paul Baker "They that