On Thu, 10 May 2012 14:35:32 +0100 Neil Williams <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 10 May 2012 08:20:43 -0400 > Andrew Bradford <[email protected]> wrote: > > In that case, you probably don't want it installed. I'll uninstall and see if I can do what I need to (I assume I can based on your response). I probably installed emdebian-grip-server with a smattering of "throw stuff at the wall and see if it sticks" mentality. Stuff stuck, so I assumed I needed everything... now I will reevaluate. > Are you going to be using testing migrations? (i.e. are you trying to > track the same package in both unstable and testing and trying to > update testing with changes in unstable? This is the area of code which > causes the most problems with emdebian-grip-server.) No. I will only be working with Squeeze. Once Wheezy goes stable, I'll be working with Wheezy. > I'm not sure emdebian-grip-server is going to be suitable for what you > want, it's designed to do a lot more stuff which you won't be using > and that extra complexity can make the simpler jobs harder than > necessary. > > If you're only converting a few packages, then apt-grip is the way to > go. Ok, I will look more into apt-grip. > Also, let me know *which* packages you need from Debian because although > I can't promise to get them into Squeeze via proposed-updates, I can now > add packages to unstable-grip which, in turn, will eventually form > wheezy-grip. > > File a bug against buildd.emdebian.org for packages which need to be > added to unstable-grip. (Note: if the package has a lengthy set of > dependencies which would also be required, the request will be refused. > Similarly if the package is not currently in testing.) > > http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGripScripts#Adding_extra_packages As I nail down which packages I really need, I will follow the directions. I expect to fully understand my package needs within the next 2 months. > > I've probably missed an important note about how Wheezy will be > > integrated with Emdebian, sorry if this is a repeat question: With > > http://wiki.debian.org/EmdebianIntegration I will read up! > The simplest solution is to use apt-grip and feed the packages > in /var/lib/apt-grip/output to a repository manager like reprepro. That > would need a little bit of scripting because reprepro will complain > about including packages at the same version as current but if that > might suit, file a wishlist bug against emdebian-grip requesting this > support. Ok, will keep in mind. Thanks! -Andrew -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
