One step closer to 0.92.2's release. :D On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 5:14 PM, mac9416 <[email protected]> wrote:
> We recently discovered that Keryx 0.92.1's "default" project was > broken because it has no status file. In order to fix this, we need to > create a status file that contains only packages that are included in > Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Xubuntu. Seeing as there are thousands of > packages installed by default in each of those Ubuntu flavors, making > this status file by hand is out of the question. So, this morning, I > wrote a Python script to do it. > > To run the script, you gather the several status files you want to > filter into the directory with the script. Then run "python > StatusMerge.py status1 status2 ..." It will spit out a file called > "status_new" that will contain only packages included in all the > original status files. > > Right now, there is a bug that causes two newline characters to be > tacked onto the end of the output status file. I haven't bothered to > fix the problem, because 1) I don't believe it's serious and 2) the > newlines can be quickly removed with your favorite text editor. > > We will be releasing 0.92.2 with the new default project containing > this super status file soon. I will also be adding StatusMerge.py to > the /tools directory in the Keryx development branch. > > Check it out, tell me what you think. Thanks > -mac > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~keryx<https://launchpad.net/%7Ekeryx> > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~keryx<https://launchpad.net/%7Ekeryx> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > -- Chris Oliver http://excid3.com
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