Re: Re: Old software in debian allowed?

2014-02-22 Thread berenger . morel
Le 21.02.2014 21:07, Ralf Mardorf a écrit : If you only need to build a package for yourself, it must be something similar to that, you should try # apt-get source FOO_BAR # apt-get build-dep FOO_BAR # mv -vi FOO_BAR-xy/ FOO_BAR-pq # wget FOO_BAR'S_NEW_SOURCE_FROM_UPSTREAM # tar xvjf

Re: Re: Old software in debian allowed?

2014-02-22 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 2014-02-22 at 21:13 +0100, berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote: Le 21.02.2014 21:07, Ralf Mardorf a écrit : If you only need to build a package for yourself, it must be something similar to that, you should try # apt-get source FOO_BAR # apt-get build-dep FOO_BAR # mv -vi

Re: Re: Old software in debian allowed?

2014-02-22 Thread berenger . morel
Le 22.02.2014 21:58, Ralf Mardorf a écrit : On Sat, 2014-02-22 at 21:13 +0100, berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote: Le 21.02.2014 21:07, Ralf Mardorf a écrit : If you only need to build a package for yourself, it must be something similar to that, you should try # apt-get source FOO_BAR

Re: Old software in debian allowed?

2014-02-21 Thread Slavko
Hi, Dňa Thu, 20 Feb 2014 23:24:02 +0200 Andrei POPESCU andreimpope...@gmail.com napísal: On Jo, 20 feb 14, 20:01:04, Hans wrote: just a simple question: Does debian accept suggestions of new packages, although they are old and orphaned by the original devolper? It depends a lot on

Re: Re: Old software in debian allowed?

2014-02-21 Thread Hans
On Jo, 20 feb 14, 20:01:04, Hans wrote: Hi list, just a simple question: Does debian accept suggestions of new packages, although they are old and orphaned by the original devolper? It depends a lot on the package. There are packages that haven't seen updates for a few releases and are

Re: Re: Old software in debian allowed?

2014-02-21 Thread Ralf Mardorf
If you only need to build a package for yourself, it must be something similar to that, you should try # apt-get source FOO_BAR # apt-get build-dep FOO_BAR # mv -vi FOO_BAR-xy/ FOO_BAR-pq # wget FOO_BAR'S_NEW_SOURCE_FROM_UPSTREAM # tar xvjf FOO_BAR-... # cd FOO_BAR-... # gedit debian/changelog #

Re: Old software in debian allowed?

2014-02-20 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 20 feb 14, 20:01:04, Hans wrote: Hi list, just a simple question: Does debian accept suggestions of new packages, although they are old and orphaned by the original devolper? It depends a lot on the package. There are packages that haven't seen updates for a few releases and are

Re: Old software in debian allowed?

2014-02-20 Thread Nate Bargmann
I've done just that, resurrected Xdx which had last been in Squeeze and was orphaned and dropped from Wheezy. The original author gave his blessing for me to take over maintanence in mid-January, I released a stable verion three weeks ago, and just this week it appeared in Sid as a new package.