[gentoo-dev] Re: Passing the buck

2006-02-09 Thread Jason Stubbs
On Thursday 09 February 2006 15:00, Brian Harring wrote: > On Sun, Feb 05, 2006 at 03:04:08PM +0900, Jason Stubbs wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Time again for one of those mails; this time from me. Due to time > > constraints, > > real life and coming close to burning out I'm stepping down as relea

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Passing the buck

2006-02-09 Thread Jason Stubbs
On Thursday 09 February 2006 20:23, Jason Stubbs wrote: ... Wrong list :/ -- Jason Stubbs -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-dev] libcdaudio maintainer?

2006-02-09 Thread Michael Cummings
Nothing in the meta - would whoever is currently considering themselves to be maintainer pop into bug 115861? I don't want to be misled by the last dev who did a bump to think they might be the same person as the maintainer ;) ~mcummings signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed mess

[gentoo-dev] current portage rsnapshot can eat your backups

2006-02-09 Thread Harry Putnam
From: Harry Putnam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: rsnapshot and cp bug Newsgroups: gmane.linux.gentoo.devel Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 08:54:02 -0600 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [This message was posted some time ago but failed to show on the list I've resubscribed so hope it goes thru now

Re: [gentoo-dev] current portage rsnapshot can eat your backups

2006-02-09 Thread Bryan Østergaard
On Thu, Feb 09, 2006 at 07:08:45AM -0600, Harry Putnam wrote: > From: Harry Putnam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: rsnapshot and cp bug > Newsgroups: gmane.linux.gentoo.devel > Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 08:54:02 -0600 > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > [This message was posted some time a

[gentoo-dev] Re: current portage rsnapshot can eat your backups

2006-02-09 Thread Harry Putnam
Bryan "=?utf8?Q?=C3=98stergaard?=" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] >> The portage version of rsnapshot 1.2.1 (most recent) has a problem >> with the newest gnu cp. It can cause rsnapshot to eat all your >> carefully saved backups. This was discussed on rsnapshot list some >> time ago: >>

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: current portage rsnapshot can eat your backups

2006-02-09 Thread Bryan Østergaard
On Thu, Feb 09, 2006 at 07:23:27AM -0600, Harry Putnam wrote: > > Please file a bug on https://bugs.gentoo.org so I can fix this. No, I > > don't accept bug reports on gentoo-dev ML :) > > Will do but I wanted this to be posted because anyone running > rsnapshot might lose some backups. What hap

[gentoo-dev] Re: current portage rsnapshot can eat your backups

2006-02-09 Thread Harry Putnam
Bryan "=?utf8?Q?=C3=98stergaard?=" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Please file a bug on https://bugs.gentoo.org so I can fix this. No, I > don't accept bug reports on gentoo-dev ML :) I'd do this for sure but the bugzilla setup won't let me login. I had to create an account since I've never used b

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: current portage rsnapshot can eat your backups

2006-02-09 Thread Krzysiek Pawlik
Harry Putnam wrote: > At any rate attempting to log in with the supplied passwd and real > name fails ... Use e-mail. -- Krzysiek Pawlik key id: 0xBC51 desktop-misc, desktop-dock, x86, java... signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

[gentoo-dev] Re: current portage rsnapshot can eat your backups

2006-02-09 Thread Harry Putnam
Harry Putnam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The proces never asked me for a uid when creating account. It just > asked for my real name and email. So after receiving the passwd I'm > not sure what it wants for uid but guessing the `real' name it asked > for is it... it was not so stated though. >

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: current portage rsnapshot can eat your backups

2006-02-09 Thread Henrik Brix Andersen
On Thu, Feb 09, 2006 at 07:44:06AM -0600, Harry Putnam wrote: > At any rate attempting to log in with the supplied passwd and real > name fails ... Use the supplied email adress as login. ./Brix -- Henrik Brix Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gentoo Metadistribution | Mobile computing herd pgpLkVg

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: current portage rsnapshot can eat your backups

2006-02-09 Thread Bryan Østergaard
On Thu, Feb 09, 2006 at 07:44:06AM -0600, Harry Putnam wrote: > Bryan "=?utf8?Q?=C3=98stergaard?=" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Please file a bug on https://bugs.gentoo.org so I can fix this. No, I > > don't accept bug reports on gentoo-dev ML :) > > I'd do this for sure but the bugzilla set

[gentoo-dev] Re: current portage rsnapshot can eat your backups

2006-02-09 Thread Harry Putnam
A final note on this: The report is filed however I have done an emerge -v -uD world since I had this problem. I uninstalled rsnapshot before the update. (This was a few days ago) Got the sources for version 1.2.2 built, installed and am using it. (version 1,2,2 does NOT have that problem)

[gentoo-dev] Does portage use ccache transparently for ebuilds using scons?

2006-02-09 Thread stamm
Hi, I have some questions. - Does portage use ccache transparently for ebuilds using scons? - Do I need to patch the SConstruct file to use ccache? - Does portage use ccache independently from the buildsystem used? thx Frieder -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-dev] New developer: deltacow (Scott Stoddard)

2006-02-09 Thread sanchan
Scott Stoddard wrote: > Thanks kloeri, blubb, metalgod, and everyone else I've talked to in the > past couple of days. I'll do my best to keep up the standards. (and by > jebus ciaranm, I'll use repoman!) "If everyone were like you, I'd be out of business!" (repoman) Welcome to the team! -- Sa

[gentoo-dev] Java Package Freeze

2006-02-09 Thread Karl Trygve Kalleberg
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi users, developers and not-so-innocent bystanders, effective a few days ago, we have entered a winterly package freeze for all packages maintained by the Java Team. No new Java packages will be put in the tree unless they fix serious issues or secu

[gentoo-dev] Gentoo Council Meeting Summary (20060209)

2006-02-09 Thread Aron Griffis
Present: azarah (Martin Schlemmer) Koon (Thierry Carrez) Swift (Sven Vermeulen) agriffis (Aron Griffis) seemant (Seemant Kulleen) solar (Ned Ludd) vapier (Mike Frysinger) Agenda: * GLEP 44 - Manifest2 format Outcome: * Council members were generally in agreement that GLEP 44 is a

Re: [gentoo-dev] Does portage use ccache transparently for ebuilds using scons?

2006-02-09 Thread Donnie Berkholz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I have some questions. - Does portage use ccache transparently for ebuilds using scons? - Do I need to patch the SConstruct file to use ccache? - Does portage use ccache independently from the buildsystem used? I don't think it can work transparently for scons, be

Re: [gentoo-dev] Does portage use ccache transparently for ebuilds using scons?

2006-02-09 Thread stamm
Donnie Berkholz wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I have some questions. - Does portage use ccache transparently for ebuilds using scons? - Do I need to patch the SConstruct file to use ccache? - Does portage use ccache independently from the buildsystem used? I don't think it can work tra

[gentoo-dev] GLEP 47: Creating 'safe' environment variables

2006-02-09 Thread Grobian
Please find attached GLEP 47: "Creating 'safe' environment variables". The GLEP is a Gentoo/Alt initiative. Constructive comments are welcome. -- Fabian Groffen Gentoo/Alt GLEP: 47 Title: Creating 'safe' environment variables Version: $Revision: 1.1 $ Last-Modified: $Date: 2006/02/09 21:42:57 $

Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo Council Meeting Summary (20060209)

2006-02-09 Thread Ciaran McCreesh
On Thu, 9 Feb 2006 15:25:43 -0500 Aron Griffis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | Outcome: I've committed the amendment to GLEP 39 (council) as discussed. It should show up on the web within an hour or three. If I or docutils screwed it up, someone please let me know. -- Ciaran McCreesh : Gentoo Devel

[gentoo-dev] eselect 1.0 is out

2006-02-09 Thread Ciaran McCreesh
Version 1.0 of eselect, the modular configuration framework, is now out. All changes since 1.0_rc2 have been bugfixes. We haven't split out some of the "shipped with eselect but not core functionality" modules in this release, since I didn't want to break anything horribly -- that will probably be

[gentoo-dev] Manifest2 decision delayed (was: Gentoo Council Meeting Summary (20060209))

2006-02-09 Thread Torsten Veller
* Aron Griffis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Agenda: > * GLEP 44 - Manifest2 format > > Outcome: > * Council members were generally in agreement that GLEP 44 is a good >idea, but without genone present to answer questions, the council >was unwilling to approve or deny it. Postponed to next meet

Re: [gentoo-dev] GLEP 47: Creating 'safe' environment variables

2006-02-09 Thread Ciaran McCreesh
On Thu, 9 Feb 2006 22:48:32 +0100 Grobian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | Please find attached GLEP 47: "Creating 'safe' environment variables". > Author: Diego Pettenò, Fabian Groffen > <{flameeyes,[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Could you use the standard format please? > Status: Active Should be Draft

Re: [gentoo-dev] GLEP 47: Creating 'safe' environment variables

2006-02-09 Thread Diego 'Flameeyes' Pettenò
On Friday 10 February 2006 00:50, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: > Provision should be made for future ports that require more than two > keywords. There's no particular reason to artificially limit this to > two at this stage. There's a reason: simplicity. More than two part keywords simply are difficult

Re: [gentoo-dev] GLEP 47: Creating 'safe' environment variables

2006-02-09 Thread Ciaran McCreesh
On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 01:11:00 +0100 "Diego 'Flameeyes' Pettenò" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | On Friday 10 February 2006 00:50, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: | > Provision should be made for future ports that require more than two | > keywords. There's no particular reason to artificially limit this to | >

Re: [gentoo-dev] GLEP 47: Creating 'safe' environment variables

2006-02-09 Thread Alec Warner
Grobian wrote: > Please find attached GLEP 47: "Creating 'safe' environment variables". > > The GLEP is a Gentoo/Alt initiative. Constructive comments are welcome. > > > The variables ``ELIBC``, ``KERNEL`` and ``ARCH`` are currently set in > the profiles when other than their defaults for a GN

Re: [gentoo-dev] GLEP 47: Creating 'safe' environment variables

2006-02-09 Thread Ciaran McCreesh
On Thu, 09 Feb 2006 19:26:11 -0500 Alec Warner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | Assuming the CHOST variable is 'safe' is not a good thing, users can | over-ride this variable. Can you specify some behavior when it's set | to something bogus ( invalid form ) or something thats not in the | mapping? Us

Re: [gentoo-dev] GLEP 47: Creating 'safe' environment variables

2006-02-09 Thread Diego 'Flameeyes' Pettenò
On Friday 10 February 2006 01:26, Alec Warner wrote: > Assuming the CHOST variable is 'safe' is not a good thing, users can > over-ride this variable.  Can you specify some behavior when it's set to > something bogus ( invalid form ) or something thats not in the mapping? Changing CHOST variable in

Re: [gentoo-dev] GLEP 47: Creating 'safe' environment variables

2006-02-09 Thread Diego 'Flameeyes' Pettenò
On Friday 10 February 2006 01:20, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: > Mmm. Do you consider the cost of slightly simplified wording in the > GLEP now to be worth extra effort that may be required in the future by > some especially whacked out port? I'd prefer to see at least a note in > the GLEP stating that t

Re: [gentoo-dev] Manifest2 decision delayed (was: Gentoo Council Meeting Summary (20060209))

2006-02-09 Thread Ned Ludd
On Fri, 2006-02-10 at 00:21 +0100, Torsten Veller wrote: > * Aron Griffis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Agenda: > > * GLEP 44 - Manifest2 format > > > > Outcome: > > * Council members were generally in agreement that GLEP 44 is a good > >idea, but without genone present to answer questions, the co

Re: [gentoo-dev] Manifest2 decision delayed (was: Gentoo Council Meeting Summary (20060209))

2006-02-09 Thread Ciaran McCreesh
On Thu, 09 Feb 2006 22:05:35 -0500 Ned Ludd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | The words AUXFILE EBUILD MISCFILE DISTFILE could be using shorter | names such as AUX EBD MSC DST like the existing vdb CONTENTS | files does for objects dirs and symlinks. Would be interesting to see a comparison made betwee

Re: [gentoo-dev] Manifest2 decision delayed (was: Gentoo Council Meeting Summary (20060209))

2006-02-09 Thread Mike Frysinger
On Thursday 09 February 2006 22:05, Ned Ludd wrote: > I would like to see it drop the tab handling for indicating newlines > and just use a real newlines when we want a newline. > > While having the tabs makes it easier for people to read it increases > the byte size and adds some undesired complex

Re: [gentoo-dev] GLEP 47: Creating 'safe' environment variables

2006-02-09 Thread Kevin F. Quinn (Gentoo)
On Thu, 9 Feb 2006 22:48:32 +0100 Grobian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Please find attached GLEP 47: "Creating 'safe' environment variables". Could you add a definition of 'safe' to the GLEP? It's not clear what this means at the moment. -- Kevin F. Quinn signature.asc Description: PGP signa