Re: autoconf macros and C++

2001-02-15 Thread Steve Robbins
On Thu, Feb 15, 2001 at 10:24:33AM +0200, Richard Braakman wrote: > On Thu, Feb 15, 2001 at 01:49:34AM -0500, Jaldhar H. Vyas wrote: > > I hope this helps anyone who has faced the problem themselves. I have a > > question too, is there anyway to use the unmangled name? AFAIK, mangling > > isn't p

Re: autoconf macros and C++

2001-02-15 Thread Steve Robbins
On Thu, Feb 15, 2001 at 10:24:33AM +0200, Richard Braakman wrote: > On Thu, Feb 15, 2001 at 01:49:34AM -0500, Jaldhar H. Vyas wrote: > > I hope this helps anyone who has faced the problem themselves. I have a > > question too, is there anyway to use the unmangled name? AFAIK, mangling > > isn't

Re: quality of a package

2001-01-27 Thread Steve Robbins
On Fri, Jan 26, 2001 at 03:21:41PM -0500, Peter S Galbraith wrote: > > Matt Zimmerman wrote: > > > On Sat, Jan 27, 2001 at 03:56:07AM +0800, zhaoway wrote: > > > > > I saw on package.d.o there is a quality percentage for each package. > > > Would > > > you tell me how it counts? bug reports +

Re: quality of a package

2001-01-27 Thread Steve Robbins
On Fri, Jan 26, 2001 at 03:21:41PM -0500, Peter S Galbraith wrote: > > Matt Zimmerman wrote: > > > On Sat, Jan 27, 2001 at 03:56:07AM +0800, zhaoway wrote: > > > > > I saw on package.d.o there is a quality percentage for each package. Would > > > you tell me how it counts? bug reports + lintia

Re: Not overwriting tarfile with dpkg-buildpackage?

2001-01-09 Thread Steve Robbins
On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 08:34:59PM +0100, peter karlsson wrote: > I have a tarfile for a debian-original program (i.e no .orig or > maintainer version), and I also have it uncompressed. When I run > dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot from the uncompressed directory, it > overwrites my tarfile. > > How

Re: Not overwriting tarfile with dpkg-buildpackage?

2001-01-09 Thread Steve Robbins
On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 08:34:59PM +0100, peter karlsson wrote: > I have a tarfile for a debian-original program (i.e no .orig or > maintainer version), and I also have it uncompressed. When I run > dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot from the uncompressed directory, it > overwrites my tarfile. > > Ho

Re: To early for keysigning (Delaware)?

2000-12-12 Thread Steve Robbins
On Tue, 12 Dec 2000, Harry Henry Gebel wrote: > Yesterday I put my name on the applicant list for the New Maintainer > program, and I was wondering: Is it too early to put my name on the Debian > Key Signing Coordination Page to start looking for someone to sign my key > for the identification pha

Re: To early for keysigning (Delaware)?

2000-12-12 Thread Steve Robbins
On Tue, 12 Dec 2000, Harry Henry Gebel wrote: > Yesterday I put my name on the applicant list for the New Maintainer > program, and I was wondering: Is it too early to put my name on the Debian > Key Signing Coordination Page to start looking for someone to sign my key > for the identification ph

Re: authorization

2000-12-02 Thread Steve Robbins
On Fri, 1 Dec 2000, Pete Lypkie wrote: > On Sat, Dec 02, 2000 at 12:34:36AM -0500, Some Linux User wrote: > > am i correct in saying that to be able to mantian a package or really > > anything useful for debian that i need to at least be in the process of > > appling to become a part of the comm

Re: authorization

2000-12-02 Thread Steve Robbins
On Fri, 1 Dec 2000, Pete Lypkie wrote: > On Sat, Dec 02, 2000 at 12:34:36AM -0500, Some Linux User wrote: > > am i correct in saying that to be able to mantian a package or really anything >useful for debian that i need to at least be in the process of appling to become a >part of the community

Re: Build-depends: autoconf, automake ?

2000-11-28 Thread Steve Robbins
On Mon, 27 Nov 2000, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > On Sun, Nov 26, 2000 at 02:40:51PM -0500, Steve Robbins wrote: > > > In light of the above, one solution that suggests itself is to just stick > > autoconf and automake in the Build-depends line, and > > > > 1. run &qu

Re: Build-depends: autoconf, automake ?

2000-11-27 Thread Steve Robbins
On Mon, 27 Nov 2000, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > On Sun, Nov 26, 2000 at 02:40:51PM -0500, Steve Robbins wrote: > > > In light of the above, one solution that suggests itself is to just stick > > autoconf and automake in the Build-depends line, and > > > > 1. run &qu

Re: Build-depends: autoconf, automake ?

2000-11-26 Thread Steve Robbins
On Sun, 26 Nov 2000, Mariusz Przygodzki wrote: > On Sunday 26 November 2000 20:40, Steve Robbins wrote: > > 1. Automake inserts a makefile variable "TAR" into every Makefile.in > > generated. Upstream has "TAR = gtar", but I have "TAR = tar", gre

Build-depends: autoconf, automake ?

2000-11-26 Thread Steve Robbins
Hi, The package I'm working on [Geomview] uses automake & autoconf, so I thought "great! I know how this stuff works". But I keep running into small buglets like the following. 1. Automake inserts a makefile variable "TAR" into every Makefile.in generated. Upstream has "TAR = gtar", but I hav

Re: Build-depends: autoconf, automake ?

2000-11-26 Thread Steve Robbins
On Sun, 26 Nov 2000, Mariusz Przygodzki wrote: > On Sunday 26 November 2000 20:40, Steve Robbins wrote: > > 1. Automake inserts a makefile variable "TAR" into every Makefile.in > > generated. Upstream has "TAR = gtar", but I have "TAR = tar", gre

Build-depends: autoconf, automake ?

2000-11-26 Thread Steve Robbins
Hi, The package I'm working on [Geomview] uses automake & autoconf, so I thought "great! I know how this stuff works". But I keep running into small buglets like the following. 1. Automake inserts a makefile variable "TAR" into every Makefile.in generated. Upstream has "TAR = gtar", but I ha

Re: lintian message: E: sntop: copyright-file-is-gpl

2000-11-09 Thread Steve Robbins
On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, Martin Michlmayr wrote: > * Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [20001109 11:51]: > > > E: sntop: copyright-file-is-gpl > > > > What would you like this message to say instead? > > copyright-file-contains-full-license might be better. I don't think that is better: someti

Re: lintian message: E: sntop: copyright-file-is-gpl

2000-11-09 Thread Steve Robbins
On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, Martin Michlmayr wrote: > * Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [20001109 11:51]: > > > E: sntop: copyright-file-is-gpl > > > > What would you like this message to say instead? > > copyright-file-contains-full-license might be better. I don't think that is better: somet

Re: Installing files in /etc

2000-10-20 Thread Steve Robbins
On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, Wesley W. Terpstra wrote: > On Fri, Oct 20, 2000 at 10:43:28AM -0700, Yves Arrouye wrote: > > > Timshel Knoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, wrote: > > > > Try: > > > > ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc > > > > > > > > and then > > > > > > > > $(MAKE) install prefix=`pwd`/de

Re: Installing files in /etc

2000-10-20 Thread Steve Robbins
On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, Wesley W. Terpstra wrote: > On Fri, Oct 20, 2000 at 10:43:28AM -0700, Yves Arrouye wrote: > > > Timshel Knoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, wrote: > > > > Try: > > > > ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc > > > > > > > > and then > > > > > > > > $(MAKE) install prefix=`pwd`/d