Re: RFS: q-lang

2004-03-05 Thread Stephen Stafford
d 849kB in 1s (670kB/s) Failed to fetch http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/q-lang_5.2.orig.tar.gz 404 Not Found E: Failed to fetch some archives. It appears there's a file missing at mentors.debian.net. -- Stephen Stafford | Development and support consultant

Re: RFS: q-lang

2004-03-05 Thread Stephen Stafford
d 849kB in 1s (670kB/s) Failed to fetch http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/q-lang_5.2.orig.tar.gz 404 Not Found E: Failed to fetch some archives. It appears there's a file missing at mentors.debian.net. -- Stephen Stafford | Development and support consultant

Re: Looking for a sponsor for package update

2003-08-26 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 12:07:32AM +0200, Aaron Isotton wrote: > Hi, > > I'm the maintainer of the sitemap package, but I'm no DD. I've got an > update (2.3-5) which is linda- and lintian clean. It is available at > [0]. Could somebody upload it, please? Thank you very much. > > [0] http://ww

Re: Looking for a sponsor for package update

2003-08-26 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 12:07:32AM +0200, Aaron Isotton wrote: > Hi, > > I'm the maintainer of the sitemap package, but I'm no DD. I've got an > update (2.3-5) which is linda- and lintian clean. It is available at > [0]. Could somebody upload it, please? Thank you very much. > > [0] http://ww

Re: RFS: pgpdump -- PGP packet visualizer

2003-08-14 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Mon, Aug 04, 2003 at 02:58:33PM -0500, Graham Wilson wrote: > i am seeking a sponsor for my [1]pgpdump (0.19-1) package. > > pgpdump is a pgp packet visualizer, which is similar (but better) to > gpg's --list-packets command. sample output (dump of pgpdump's signed > .dsc file): > > Old: Sign

Re: RFS: pgpdump -- PGP packet visualizer

2003-08-08 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Mon, Aug 04, 2003 at 02:58:33PM -0500, Graham Wilson wrote: > i am seeking a sponsor for my [1]pgpdump (0.19-1) package. > > pgpdump is a pgp packet visualizer, which is similar (but better) to > gpg's --list-packets command. sample output (dump of pgpdump's signed > .dsc file): > > Old: Sign

Re: Looking for a sponsor for translate-docformat

2003-07-09 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 06:24:41PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > Hi, > > I'm looking for a sponsor for the package translate-docformat which is > orphaned. > > Description: any-to-any document translation system > > This is a command-line front end to many document format translation > programs to f

Re: Looking for a sponsor for translate-docformat

2003-07-09 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 06:24:41PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > Hi, > > I'm looking for a sponsor for the package translate-docformat which is > orphaned. > > Description: any-to-any document translation system > > This is a command-line front end to many document format translation > programs to f

Re: RFS: magpie -- Debian reference librarian

2003-07-04 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Sat, Jul 05, 2003 at 12:09:29AM +0200, Frank Lichtenheld wrote: > Hi. > > I've made a new version of magpie, a orphaned package. > It closes most of the open bugs. Now I'm searching for a sponsor for it. > > I'm in the new maintainer process. This would be my first official package. > > You c

Re: RFS: magpie -- Debian reference librarian

2003-07-04 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Sat, Jul 05, 2003 at 12:09:29AM +0200, Frank Lichtenheld wrote: > Hi. > > I've made a new version of magpie, a orphaned package. > It closes most of the open bugs. Now I'm searching for a sponsor for it. > > I'm in the new maintainer process. This would be my first official package. > > You c

Re: Can somebody upload the update of sitemap?

2003-07-03 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Wed, Jul 02, 2003 at 04:06:03PM +0200, Aaron Isotton wrote: > Hi, > > could somebody please upload the update of the sitemap package? I'm the > maintainer but not (yet?) a debian developer. The new packages (2.3-4) > ara available from > > http://www.isotton.com/debian/sitemap/ > > The pack

Re: Can somebody upload the update of sitemap?

2003-07-03 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Wed, Jul 02, 2003 at 04:06:03PM +0200, Aaron Isotton wrote: > Hi, > > could somebody please upload the update of the sitemap package? I'm the > maintainer but not (yet?) a debian developer. The new packages (2.3-4) > ara available from > > http://www.isotton.com/debian/sitemap/ > > The pack

Re: sponsor for minido

2003-06-30 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Mon, Jun 30, 2003 at 10:57:28AM +0200, francesco levorato wrote: > i was adviced to write a more explaining mail about the package i am > asking a sponsor for. > minido is "a simple, generic, multi-user, database free todo list > manager / tracking system written in GTK2" > simple mean that it i

Re: sponsor for minido

2003-06-30 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Mon, Jun 30, 2003 at 10:57:28AM +0200, francesco levorato wrote: > i was adviced to write a more explaining mail about the package i am > asking a sponsor for. > minido is "a simple, generic, multi-user, database free todo list > manager / tracking system written in GTK2" > simple mean that it i

Re: Help!! Can't sign package: secret key not available

2002-09-14 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Sat, Sep 14, 2002 at 09:07:02PM -0400, Joe Nahmias wrote: > Hello all, > > I finally managed to sign my package, by specifying the keyid on the > command-line to dpkg-buildpackage (with the -k option). However, I am > still at a loss to explain why I needed to specify it explicitly... As > you

Re: GPG Key question

2002-06-17 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Tue, Jun 18, 2002 at 12:07:56AM +0200, Rene Engelhard wrote: > Paul Cupis wrote: > > Present a menu which enables you to do all key > > related tasks: > > > > revsigRevoke a signature. GnuPG asks for > >eve

Re: Looking for sponsor for htp

2002-06-14 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Fri, Jun 14, 2002 at 09:59:41PM +0100, Matthew M wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Friday 14 June 2002 8:01 pm, Stephen Stafford wrote: > > Hi Matt, > > > > I have had a look at your package. It's generally well done and I will

Re: Looking for sponsor for htp

2002-06-14 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Fri, Jun 14, 2002 at 07:31:00PM +0100, Matthew M wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hello. > > I've updated the packages for htp, which is orphaned. There were a few bugs, > so I have fixed it up a bit and put lintian-clean packages at > http://www.btinternet.com/~m

Re: Looking for sponsor for htp

2002-06-14 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Fri, Jun 14, 2002 at 09:59:41PM +0100, Matthew M wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Friday 14 June 2002 8:01 pm, Stephen Stafford wrote: > > Hi Matt, > > > > I have had a look at your package. It's generally well done and I will

Re: Looking for sponsor for htp

2002-06-14 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Fri, Jun 14, 2002 at 07:31:00PM +0100, Matthew M wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hello. > > I've updated the packages for htp, which is orphaned. There were a few bugs, > so I have fixed it up a bit and put lintian-clean packages at > http://www.btinternet.com/~

Changing teTeX default config

2002-05-25 Thread Stephen Stafford
Sorry, I appear to have lost the message to which I am replying. It is: http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2002/debian-mentors-200205/msg00212.html You can't change the systems texmf.cnf, but you *can* replace it in a specific environment. If you set the environment variable TEXMFCNF=/path

Re: Could anybody check my package?

2002-05-12 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Sun, May 12, 2002 at 10:21:36PM +0200, Aaron Isotton wrote: > Hello, > > I have obtained permission from upstream to package 'sitemap', Eric > S. Raymond's Python script to generate HTML site maps. > > I have packaged it, it works on my machine, and lintian has nothing to > complain. I have u

Re: Request for sponsor for package romeo

2002-05-05 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Sun, May 05, 2002 at 04:48:12PM -0700, Shaun Jackman wrote: > > Is there a good reason to use docbook to write the man page? I find it a > little cumbersome. I tried it briefly, but I think I'll stick to groff. > Before I do this though, I wanted to know of any advantages to using docbook.

Re: Getting Packages Into Debian

2002-02-17 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Sun, Feb 17, 2002 at 04:59:23PM +1100, Mitchell Smith wrote: > Hi list, Hi, your mailer appears to be seriously broken BTW. You should wrap lines at 70 characters or so, certainly no more than 80 :) > > I have packaged a number of packages that aren't currently in the debian distribution.

Re: Getting Packages Into Debian

2002-02-17 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Sun, Feb 17, 2002 at 04:59:23PM +1100, Mitchell Smith wrote: > Hi list, Hi, your mailer appears to be seriously broken BTW. You should wrap lines at 70 characters or so, certainly no more than 80 :) > > I have packaged a number of packages that aren't currently in the debian distribution.

Re: lintian + man page question

2001-11-08 Thread Stephen Stafford
ciated! from the debian/rules for defendguin: dh_installcron dh_installmanpages dh_installinfo It gets done by dh_installmanpages. Hope that makes it a little clearer. Cheers, -- Stephen Stafford finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] to get gpg public key

Re: lintian + man page question

2001-11-08 Thread Stephen Stafford
ciated! from the debian/rules for defendguin: dh_installcron dh_installmanpages dh_installinfo It gets done by dh_installmanpages. Hope that makes it a little clearer. Cheers, -- Stephen Stafford finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] to get gpg public key -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: lintian - man pages

2001-10-19 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Friday 19 Oct 2001 10:54 am, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: > * Stephen Stafford > > [from policy] > > | It is often a good idea to put text information files (`README's, > | changelogs, and so forth) that come with the source package in > | `/usr/share/doc/' in th

Re: lintian - man pages

2001-10-19 Thread Stephen Stafford
On Friday 19 Oct 2001 10:54 am, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: > * Stephen Stafford > > [from policy] > > | It is often a good idea to put text information files (`README's, > | changelogs, and so forth) that come with the source package in > | `/usr/share/doc/' in th

Re: lintian - man pages

2001-10-14 Thread Stephen Stafford
and so forth) that come with the source package in `/usr/share/doc/' in the binary package. However, you don't need to install the instructions for building and installing the package, of course! -- Stephen Stafford finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] to get gpg public key

Re: lintian - man pages

2001-10-14 Thread Stephen Stafford
and so forth) that come with the source package in `/usr/share/doc/' in the binary package. However, you don't need to install the instructions for building and installing the package, of course! -- Stephen Stafford finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] to get gpg public key -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: looking for a mentor

2001-10-10 Thread Stephen Stafford
; Hi Lex, I am already somewhat familiar with your work from Squeak. So I would be happy to sponsor you. I am in the process of downloading your packages now and will contact you off list with any comments I have on them at some time today. Cheers, -- Stephen Stafford finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] to get gpg public key

Re: looking for a mentor

2001-10-10 Thread Stephen Stafford
gt; Hi Lex, I am already somewhat familiar with your work from Squeak. So I would be happy to sponsor you. I am in the process of downloading your packages now and will contact you off list with any comments I have on them at some time today. Cheers, -- Stephen Stafford finger [EM

Re: Whoops- extracting source for deb.

2001-10-07 Thread Stephen Stafford
there anyway I can force > extract the source from the deb, regardless of the errors? > > Thanks, > > Hereward Umm no. a .deb is the binary archive. It contains the binaries of the package. The source package contains the source. There is no source in the .deb. Sorry, -- Ste

Re: Whoops- extracting source for deb.

2001-10-07 Thread Stephen Stafford
ps. Is there anyway I can force > extract the source from the deb, regardless of the errors? > > Thanks, > > Hereward Umm no. a .deb is the binary archive. It contains the binaries of the package. The source package contains the source. There is no source in the .deb. Sorry, -- Ste

Re: Adoption of xcopilot: Who wants to be my sponsor?

2001-09-04 Thread Stephen Stafford
ensed under GPL...just as xcopilot. I am guessing because it requires a ROM file -- Stephen Stafford finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] to get gpg public key

Re: Adoption of xcopilot: Who wants to be my sponsor?

2001-09-04 Thread Stephen Stafford
ensed under GPL...just as xcopilot. I am guessing because it requires a ROM file -- Stephen Stafford finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] to get gpg public key -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: Re: Makefile.in

2001-07-08 Thread Stephen Stafford
t;./configure --help | less" is a useful thing to do). Hope that points in the right direction. - -- Stephen Stafford GPG public key on request -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7SPvQFwmY7Xa4pD0RAjseAJ4orsQAKvAE+XKZmxh3Ao6gyApUCQCgkfnW oBXIUIrt39N8UPAPY623Plo= =nof2 -END PGP SIGNATURE-

Re: Re: Re: Makefile.in

2001-07-08 Thread Stephen Stafford
t;./configure --help | less" is a useful thing to do). Hope that points in the right direction. - -- Stephen Stafford GPG public key on request -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7SPvQFwmY7Xa4pD0RAjseAJ4orsQAKvAE+XKZm

Re: New Package, New Developer ehm... Help :-)

2001-05-03 Thread Stephen Stafford
to package this for you. Contact me when it hits the releasable phase (1.2.0 you are projecting?) - -- Stephen Stafford GPG public key on request -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE68aw1FwmY7Xa4pD0RAot1AJ9xtAf9s4UY

Re: New Package, New Developer ehm... Help :-)

2001-05-03 Thread Stephen Stafford
to package this for you. Contact me when it hits the releasable phase (1.2.0 you are projecting?) - -- Stephen Stafford GPG public key on request -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE68aw1FwmY7Xa4pD0RAot1AJ9xtAf9s4UY