Help with patching PackageKit for *BSD

2012-10-01 Thread Matthias Klumpp
Hi! I don't think this is the right place to request this help, but I don't know a better one at time... (RFH seems to be too "big") The problem is the following: PackageKit (Debian package "src:packagekit") recently became Linux-specific by accident, and I need someone who knows *BSD/portable-prog

Re: Help with patching PackageKit for *BSD

2012-10-01 Thread Nathan Owens
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 It looks like it is missing a package that provides prctl.h On 10/01/2012 05:05 PM, Matthias Klumpp wrote: > Hi! I don't think this is the right place to request this help, but > I don't know a better one at time... (RFH seems to be too "big") > The

Re: Help with patching PackageKit for *BSD

2012-10-01 Thread Michael Tautschnig
> Hi! > I don't think this is the right place to request this help, but I > don't know a better one at time... (RFH seems to be too "big") > The problem is the following: PackageKit (Debian package > "src:packagekit") recently became Linux-specific by accident, and I > need someone who knows *BSD/p

Re: Help with patching PackageKit for *BSD

2012-10-01 Thread Joe Gunn
IIRC a process group will make the maintainence easier. You may want to check negative values in kill(2). Michael Tautschnig wrote: >> Hi! >> I don't think this is the right place to request this help, but I >> don't know a better one at time... (RFH seems to be too "big") >> The problem is the

Re: Help with patching PackageKit for *BSD

2012-10-01 Thread Michael Tautschnig
> IIRC a process group will make the maintainence easier. > You may want to check negative values in kill(2). > [...] Yes, but if going this route make sure you set up your own process group - otherwise you might be killing your parent as well. Best, Michael pgpWik4D8FAKA.pgp Description: PGP

Re: Re: Help with patching PackageKit for *BSD

2012-10-01 Thread armadefu...@yahoo.com
Agreed. Good advice.Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone. From : Michael TautschnigSubject : Re: Help with patching PackageKit for *BSD > IIRC a process group will make the maintainence easier. > You may want to check negative values in kill(2). > [...] Yes, but if g