Re: Is sid recommended?

2003-02-27 Thread Robert Bihlmeyer
Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > If you're developing software FOR Debian (e.g., packaging), run unstable (or > an unstable chroot). I encourage developers of Debian packages to spend as much time as possible on unstable (inside the chroot, or on a "plain" unstable installation). We a

Re: Is sid recommended?

2003-02-27 Thread Robert Bihlmeyer
Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > If you're developing software FOR Debian (e.g., packaging), run unstable (or > an unstable chroot). I encourage developers of Debian packages to spend as much time as possible on unstable (inside the chroot, or on a "plain" unstable installation). We a

Re: Testing pbuilt packages (Was: Is sid recommended?)

2003-02-26 Thread Graham Wilson
[cc'ing colin so that maybe he will add something to his page about dchroot.] On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 06:19:46PM +0100, Michael Banck wrote: > On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 08:31:57AM -0800, Brett Cundal wrote: > > Is there some other way to handle this automatically? > > Yeah: get a decent chroot ;) >

Re: Testing pbuilt packages (Was: Is sid recommended?)

2003-02-26 Thread Graham Wilson
[cc'ing colin so that maybe he will add something to his page about dchroot.] On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 06:19:46PM +0100, Michael Banck wrote: > On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 08:31:57AM -0800, Brett Cundal wrote: > > Is there some other way to handle this automatically? > > Yeah: get a decent chroot ;) >

Re: Is sid recommended?

2003-02-26 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 08:08:08AM +0100, Volker Sturm wrote: > if I want to get into software development for Debian: Is it recommended to > stay with stable or upgrade to sid? Like most other things, there is a tradeoff here which depends on what your needs are. If you're developing software O

Re: Is sid recommended?

2003-02-26 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 08:08:08AM +0100, Volker Sturm wrote: > if I want to get into software development for Debian: Is it recommended to > stay with stable or upgrade to sid? Like most other things, there is a tradeoff here which depends on what your needs are. If you're developing software O

Re: Testing pbuilt packages (Was: Is sid recommended?)

2003-02-26 Thread John Belmonte
Michael Banck wrote: Seriously, with a nice net connection you can setup another (not compressed) chroot with debootstrap in a matter of minutes for testing stuff. One thing I like about pbuilder is that changes you make while in the shell are effectively discarded upon exit. With the persist

Re: Testing pbuilt packages (Was: Is sid recommended?)

2003-02-26 Thread John Belmonte
Brett Cundal wrote: pbuilder has a login feature that allows me to get a shell inside the chroot, but I'm not sure how to get my package in there. I can copy it in from outside, but I belive the location of the chroot changes every time. It looks like all the hooks get called inside the chroot, s

Re: Testing pbuilt packages (Was: Is sid recommended?)

2003-02-26 Thread Michael Banck
Hi, On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 08:31:57AM -0800, Brett Cundal wrote: > pbuilder has a login feature that allows me to get a shell inside the > chroot, but I'm not sure how to get my package in there. I can copy it > in from outside, but I belive the location of the chroot changes every > time. It loo

Re: Testing pbuilt packages (Was: Is sid recommended?)

2003-02-26 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Hi. > pbuilder has a login feature that allows me to get a shell inside the > chroot, but I'm not sure how to get my package in there. I can copy it > in from outside, but I belive the location of the chroot changes every > time. It looks like all the hooks get called inside the chroot, so I > susp

Re: Testing pbuilt packages (Was: Is sid recommended?)

2003-02-26 Thread John Belmonte
Michael Banck wrote: Seriously, with a nice net connection you can setup another (not compressed) chroot with debootstrap in a matter of minutes for testing stuff. One thing I like about pbuilder is that changes you make while in the shell are effectively discarded upon exit. With the persistent

Testing pbuilt packages (Was: Is sid recommended?)

2003-02-26 Thread Brett Cundal
On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 09:22:51AM -0300, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Volker Sturm wrote: > > if I want to get into software development for Debian: Is it recommended to > > stay with stable or upgrade to sid? > > If you have to ask, stay with stable. You can use pbu

Re: Testing pbuilt packages (Was: Is sid recommended?)

2003-02-26 Thread John Belmonte
Brett Cundal wrote: pbuilder has a login feature that allows me to get a shell inside the chroot, but I'm not sure how to get my package in there. I can copy it in from outside, but I belive the location of the chroot changes every time. It looks like all the hooks get called inside the chroot, so

Re: Testing pbuilt packages (Was: Is sid recommended?)

2003-02-26 Thread Michael Banck
Hi, On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 08:31:57AM -0800, Brett Cundal wrote: > pbuilder has a login feature that allows me to get a shell inside the > chroot, but I'm not sure how to get my package in there. I can copy it > in from outside, but I belive the location of the chroot changes every > time. It loo

Re: Testing pbuilt packages (Was: Is sid recommended?)

2003-02-26 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Hi. > pbuilder has a login feature that allows me to get a shell inside the > chroot, but I'm not sure how to get my package in there. I can copy it > in from outside, but I belive the location of the chroot changes every > time. It looks like all the hooks get called inside the chroot, so I > susp

Testing pbuilt packages (Was: Is sid recommended?)

2003-02-26 Thread Brett Cundal
On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 09:22:51AM -0300, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Volker Sturm wrote: > > if I want to get into software development for Debian: Is it recommended to > > stay with stable or upgrade to sid? > > If you have to ask, stay with stable. You can use pbu

Re: Is sid recommended?

2003-02-26 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Volker Sturm wrote: > if I want to get into software development for Debian: Is it recommended to > stay with stable or upgrade to sid? If you have to ask, stay with stable. You can use pbuilder to build unstable packages. -- "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find t

Re: Is sid recommended?

2003-02-26 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Volker Sturm wrote: > if I want to get into software development for Debian: Is it recommended to > stay with stable or upgrade to sid? If you have to ask, stay with stable. You can use pbuilder to build unstable packages. -- "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find t

Re: Is sid recommended?

2003-02-26 Thread Jesus Climent
On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 08:08:08AM +0100, Volker Sturm wrote: > Hi, > if I want to get into software development for Debian: Is it recommended to > stay with stable or upgrade to sid? Basically depends on your target audience: * Stable is in "bug-fixes" mode only, so no new software will get into

Is sid recommended?

2003-02-26 Thread Volker Sturm
Hi, if I want to get into software development for Debian: Is it recommended to stay with stable or upgrade to sid? Regards, Volker Sturm -- Volker Sturm +++ GMX - Mail, Messaging & more http://www.gmx.net +++ Bitte lächeln! Fotogalerie online mit GMX ohne eigene Homepage!

Re: Is sid recommended?

2003-02-26 Thread Jesus Climent
On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 08:08:08AM +0100, Volker Sturm wrote: > Hi, > if I want to get into software development for Debian: Is it recommended to > stay with stable or upgrade to sid? Basically depends on your target audience: * Stable is in "bug-fixes" mode only, so no new software will get into

Is sid recommended?

2003-02-25 Thread Volker Sturm
Hi, if I want to get into software development for Debian: Is it recommended to stay with stable or upgrade to sid? Regards, Volker Sturm -- Volker Sturm +++ GMX - Mail, Messaging & more http://www.gmx.net +++ Bitte lächeln! Fotogalerie online mit GMX ohne eigene Homepage! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE