Re: [gentoo-dev] About testing applications

2007-03-19 Thread Mike Frysinger
On Monday 19 March 2007, Seemant Kulleen wrote: > On Mon, 2007-03-19 at 03:38 -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote: > > what is the problem as you see it ? the nice thing about having a > > ~/.config/ is that it's a directory that can obviously be added to > > backups or sync programs for keeping $HOME the

Re: [gentoo-dev] About testing applications

2007-03-19 Thread Marijn Schouten (hkBst)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Jeff Rollin wrote: > On 18/03/07, Jakub Moc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Jeff Rollin napsal(a): >> > On 18/03/07, Piotr Jaroszyński <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> On Sunday 18 of March 2007 13:37:55 Jeff Rollin wrote: >> >> > Also, if you have a .co

Re: [gentoo-dev] About testing applications

2007-03-19 Thread Rob C
On 19/03/07, Mike Frysinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Monday 19 March 2007, Seemant Kulleen wrote: > On Mon, 2007-03-19 at 03:38 -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote: > > what is the problem as you see it ? the nice thing about having a > > ~/.config/ is that it's a directory that can obviously be a

Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC Package name additions

2007-03-19 Thread Kevin F. Quinn
On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 10:46:22 +0100 "Marijn Schouten (hkBst)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One thing we could do would be to separate hierarchy from version > naming. This is where upstream version numbers fail to have a decent order (like your example where later versions have lower version numbe

[gentoo-dev] Last rites: www-servers/plb

2007-03-19 Thread Raúl Porcel
# Raúl Porcel (19 Mar 2007) # Pending removal 18 May 2007, for treecleaners # Bug 150966, doesn't work with gcc4 and no new version for 4+ years www-servers/plb -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-dev] Re: moving USE=server to global

2007-03-19 Thread Steve Long
>> if you're going to change the topic mid-thread, then you should update >> the subject >> Ah apologies for that; I just wanted to get the technical objection. >> you already know the state of the server/client debate ... moving it to >> global doesnt fix any of the short comings, so it should st

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: moving USE=server to global

2007-03-19 Thread Jim Ramsay
Steve Long wrote: > I don't see what is so dangerous about a server flag. After all I > don't set doc globally, but it is a useful global flag, with clear > intent, as would be server. Does it mean: A) "Compile just the server, as leaving it off compiles both client AND server" B) "Compile the c

Re: [gentoo-dev] My turn to wear the cursed medalion of retirement

2007-03-19 Thread Jim Ramsay
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Distrowatch

2007-03-19 Thread Chris Gianelloni
On Fri, 2007-03-16 at 21:28 -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote: > On Wednesday 14 March 2007, Caleb Cushing wrote: > > > Perhaps they're more > > > interested in generating ad revenue from whipped-up scandals... > > > > or maybe they have a point. distrowatch hpd ranking show's us down from a > > few ye

[gentoo-dev] Re: My turn to wear the cursed medalion of retirement

2007-03-19 Thread Steve Long
Alexandre Buisse wrote: > I think the time has come for me to retire as a gentoo dev. There are > multiple reasons to that, but mainly, it has stopped being fun a good > while ago, and I don't like where I see the project heading. > Man well if it stopped being fun, fair enuff. I hope you'll contin

[gentoo-dev] Re: Re: moving USE=server to global

2007-03-19 Thread Steve Long
Jim Ramsay wrote: > Steve Long wrote: >> I don't see what is so dangerous about a server flag. After all I >> don't set doc globally, but it is a useful global flag, with clear >> intent, as would be server. > > Does it mean: > > A) "Compile just the server, as leaving it off compiles both client

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Distrowatch

2007-03-19 Thread Michael Krelin
Seriously. Everybody go to distrowatch and click on the little Gentoo no the right and watch what happens. If we got everybody to do it, then suddenly Gentoo must be the most popular distribution on the planet! Is that going to prove anything but Gentoo supporters infancy? Love, H -- gentoo-d

[gentoo-dev] Re: My turn to wear the cursed medalion of retirement

2007-03-19 Thread Christian Faulhammer
Alexandre Buisse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > - tex is basically unmaintained. Perhaps ehmsen can be talked out of > MIA, though I guess he's pretty busy at the moment, and Opfer also > seemed quite interested. I've received a couple offers from users > who would like to get more involved but so far

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: My turn to wear the cursed medalion of retirement

2007-03-19 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:17:19 +, Steve Long wrote: > TBH I think all that was needed was saying that the pre-existing rules > apply to all on the dev m-l, and actually *enforcing* those rules for > devs. Devrel is clearly not set up for that, so I support the new > dev-mods (sorry proctors is a

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Distrowatch

2007-03-19 Thread Chris Gianelloni
On Mon, 2007-03-19 at 18:54 +0100, Michael Krelin wrote: > > Seriously. > > > > Everybody go to distrowatch and click on the little Gentoo no the right > > and watch what happens. If we got everybody to do it, then suddenly > > Gentoo must be the most popular distribution on the planet! > > Is t

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Distrowatch

2007-03-19 Thread Jeff Rollin
On 19/03/07, Chris Gianelloni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, 2007-03-19 at 18:54 +0100, Michael Krelin wrote: > > Seriously. > > > > Everybody go to distrowatch and click on the little Gentoo no the right > > and watch what happens. If we got everybody to do it, then suddenly > > Gentoo must

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Distrowatch

2007-03-19 Thread Michael Krelin
On Mon, 2007-03-19 at 18:54 +0100, Michael Krelin wrote: Seriously. Everybody go to distrowatch and click on the little Gentoo no the right and watch what happens. If we got everybody to do it, then suddenly Gentoo must be the most popular distribution on the planet! Is that going to prove any

[gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-core] My turn to wear the cursed medalion of retirement

2007-03-19 Thread Roy Bamford
On 2007.03.19 00:10, Alexandre Buisse wrote: Hi, [snip resignation] Alexandre, We have not worked together and have only spoken briefly on IRC. OSS is a kind of anarchy, you only get what you fight for. Your post contains a lot of good ideas, even though it comes over as as words from

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-core] My turn to wear the cursed medalion of retirement

2007-03-19 Thread Alexandre Buisse
On Mon, Mar 19, 2007 at 21:34:09 +0100, Roy Bamford wrote: > On 2007.03.19 00:10, Alexandre Buisse wrote: > >Hi, > [snip resignation] > > > > Alexandre, > > We have not worked together and have only spoken briefly on IRC. OSS is > a kind of anarchy, you only get what you fight for. Yes, and i

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: My turn to wear the cursed medalion of retirement

2007-03-19 Thread Christopher Sawtell
> TBH I think all that was needed was saying that the pre-existing rules > apply to all on the dev m-l, and actually *enforcing* those rules for devs. > Devrel is clearly not set up for that, so I support the new dev-mods (sorry > proctors is a silly name imnsho as only Americans get it. I underst

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: moving USE=server to global

2007-03-19 Thread M. Edward (Ed) Borasky
Steve Long wrote: Yeah -- "server" is way too generic. I've forgotten where else I use it, but when I build "vnc" I use it to get a VNC server. Maybe make a local "vnc-server" USE flag for that one. I don't see what is so dangerous about a server flag. After all I don't set doc globally, b

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Distrowatch

2007-03-19 Thread Philip Webb
070319 Michael Krelin wrote: > someone wrote : >> Seriously. >> Everybody go to distrowatch and click on the little Gentoo on the right > I mistook "seriously" as relating to the rest of your letter Your name suggests you're not a native speaker. It's a common trick of stand-up comedians to introd

[gentoo-dev] clanlib-0.6 and friends masked for removal

2007-03-19 Thread Michael Sterrett -Mr. Bones.-
# Michael Sterrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (19 Mar 2007) # masked for removal in April. # Old and nasty. Not supported by upstream. # use the newer versions of clanlib instead. =dev-games/clanlib-0.6* media-libs/hermes games-sports/trophy games-action/clanbomber games-puzzle/pingus Michael Sterrett

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-core] My turn to wear the cursed medalion of retirement

2007-03-19 Thread Roy Bamford
On 2007.03.19 20:57, Alexandre Buisse wrote: On Mon, Mar 19, 2007 at 21:34:09 +0100, Roy Bamford wrote: > On 2007.03.19 00:10, Alexandre Buisse wrote: > >Hi, > [snip resignation] > > > > Alexandre, > > We have not worked together and have only spoken briefly on IRC. >OSS is a kind of anarchy,