ITR: quickplay (was: Re: RFS: quickplay)
Hi Charlie, On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 02:15:41PM -0500, Charliej wrote: I am looking for a sponsor for my package quickplay. I intend to review your package and will come back to you soon. Best Regards, Patrick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: RFS: arping (updated package)
Hi Giuseppe, On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 13:52, Giuseppe Iuculano [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for the new version 2.08-1 of my package arping. [8] I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me. I'm going to review your package. Sandro -- Sandro Tosi (aka morph, Morpheus, matrixhasu) My website: http://matrixhasu.altervista.org/ Me at Debian: http://wiki.debian.org/SandroTosi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: RFS: salasaga (updated package)
Fri, 19 Sep 2008, Bernhard R. Link writes: Your build system will run autogen and configure multiple times. Please make build depend on the appropiate patch-stamp file instead of patch directly and do not make it phony (usual way it to make it a build-stamp target, create build-stamp file at the end and make build simply depend on build-stamp). Done. I've currently no sid system with enough build-depends available to test, but your clean target really looks like not cleaning enough. Please try to run dpkg-buildpackage -S after a dpkg-buildpackage and look at the .diff.gz, I'd be suprised if there weren't a myriad of additional files in there (at least I see nothing removing Makefile or Makefile.in and stuff like that). It should be OK now. I have replaced Makefile.config with Makefile in the clean target. Your debian/copyright states it is LGPLv3 but does not point to the copy of the license in /usr/share/common-licenses/LGPL-3. It's fixed now. You do not list the copyright holders of intl/ (17692 lines in .c files is not little), ide/font_outline/ArevCopyright.txt lists a copyright holder not found in there, and perhaps other files, too... I have added ~50 lines to the debian/copyright file, most of them are Copyright (C) 1984 ... 2007, Free Software Foundation, Inc. Also having the package under LGPL 3 and the debianisation under GPL 2 looks strange to problematic to me... Hmm, I didn't know that. Anyway, it's now under LGPL-3 as well. Thanks for having a look at it. Best regards, Iulian
Re: RFS: arping (updated package)
Hi Giuseppe. On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 11:58, Sandro Tosi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 13:52, Giuseppe Iuculano [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for the new version 2.08-1 of my package arping. [8] I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me. I'm going to review your package. Nice work, uploaded! Just some notes, not too big to stop the upload, but worth for a fix in a new release: * description: maybe describe really briefly what ARP and ICMP are (just to give a clue to curious users what it's all about), eventually grab some phrases from upstream webpage * orig tarball: instruct upstream to remove .gitignore in dist target? * README.Debian: wrap at 80 column, indent the commands (cp...) to be clearer * rules: ifeq (,$(findstring nostrip,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS))) INSTALL_FLAGS += -s endif - am I wrong, or this add -s to install (that will strip debug symbols co) when DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS contains nostrip? if so, then it's the opposite of what you want :) [it might be un-used, hence remove it] - you're not doing any business in configure, thus remove it (And all its hanging children) - clean, you can merge rm -f ... with dh_clean (they do the same thing) * did you forward patches upstream? hope so, if not then please do it now Keep work this way! And thanks for your contribution to Debian. Cheers, Sandro -- Sandro Tosi (aka morph, Morpheus, matrixhasu) My website: http://matrixhasu.altervista.org/ Me at Debian: http://wiki.debian.org/SandroTosi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: RFS: arping (updated package)
Sandro Tosi ha scritto: Nice work, uploaded! thanks! Just some notes, not too big to stop the upload, but worth for a fix in a new release: I will fix in the next release, thanks for your review. Giuseppe. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: RFS: quickplay
Hi, before the review process starts, a question: On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 02:15:41PM -0500, Charliej wrote: Version : 0.1 * URL : http://quickplay.isfound.at/ Do you think this software is yet mature enough for inclusion into Debian? I'm just wondering, because of the low version number and what the homepage concerns... work in progress would be a over-optimistic. Best Regards, Patrick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Need advice about my first package
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi mentors, Is it possible to have an advice about my first package without submit a RFS ? Yes i would like to have an advice about my job and correct all what is wrong. I think that the RFS procedure is too strict or legal for me (at this moment according to my knowledge about Debian) and i would like to have a mam to man discuss about... Is it possible ? Best regards. - -- Laurent Guignard, Registered as user #301590 with the Linux Counter Site : http://www.famille-guignard.org Blog : http://blog.famille-guignard.org Projet : http://sicontact.sourceforge.net GULL de Villefranche sur Saône : http://www.cagull.org -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFI1Rh2jcKpXFc/7oYRAg3QAJ40OU8IVXDp6PfitGYnXFQ382J4LwCdGZO9 mROFK2H3BkM8F0zSgZW26eY= =LXEL -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Need advice about my first package
Hello Laurent, On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 17:36, Laurent Guignard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it possible to have an advice about my first package without submit a RFS ? you can submit a RFC (request for comments). Yes i would like to have an advice about my job and correct all what is wrong. I think that the RFS procedure is too strict or legal for me (at this moment according to my knowledge about Debian) and i would like to have a mam to man discuss about... Is it possible ? Well, there's nothing legal about RFS, only that it's usually done once you feel your package is ready for upload, and it doesn't apply here (it seems). Of course, if you have inserted a url to .dsc, you would have received a first check already :) As a general rule, don't ask to ask, just ask :) For a faster (not always) reply, you can join #debian-mentors IRC channel on OFTC network. Kindly, Sandro -- Sandro Tosi (aka morph, Morpheus, matrixhasu) My website: http://matrixhasu.altervista.org/ Me at Debian: http://wiki.debian.org/SandroTosi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Need advice about my first package
Hi Laurent, Laurent Guignard wrote: Hi mentors, Is it possible to have an advice about my first package without submit a RFS ? IIRC that's where a RFC is for? But I have the impression that you could just file a RFS and say that it is your first package. There are friendly people over here. RFSs are usually iterative processes. Yes i would like to have an advice about my job and correct all what is wrong. I think that the RFS procedure is too strict or legal for me (at this moment according to my knowledge about Debian) and i would like to have a mam to man discuss about... Is it possible ? man-to-man discussion can easily be done on IRC #debian-mentors at irc.debian.org. Be sure to upload your package somewhere before, preferably at mentors.debian.net (you could mark that No, I don't need a sponsor). Paul signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: RFS: quickplay
On Sat, 2008-09-20 at 13:51 +0200, Patrick Schoenfeld wrote: Hi, before the review process starts, a question: On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 02:15:41PM -0500, Charliej wrote: Version : 0.1 * URL : http://quickplay.isfound.at/ Do you think this software is yet mature enough for inclusion into Debian? I'm just wondering, because of the low version number and what the homepage concerns... work in progress would be a over-optimistic. Best Regards, Patrick Hi Patrick, Thank you for taking the time to look at quickplay. That depends on what your definition of what mature is? If you mean mature as in will the software do what it's suppose to do then yes. If you mean mature as in time then probable not. Actually upstream was not using versioning until I requested that he do so. Hence the low version number, I thought 0.1 would be a good place to start. IMHO any package that introduces new features would be considered a work in progress. I would consider Debian itself a work in progress in that it changes and evolves on a daily basis which is a good thing. With that said after talking extensively with upstream he does have plans for additional features and of course to squash any bugs that may arise. So my interpretation of this is that quickplay will be actively developed and not become static cruft laying around the archives. Thank you once again for looking at quickplay Charlie -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Need advice about my first package
Hello, On Sat, 20 Sep 2008, Laurent Guignard wrote: I think that the RFS procedure is too strict or legal for me (at this moment according to my knowledge about Debian) and i would like to have a mam to man discuss about... Is it possible ? Don't ask whether you can ask! Just ask. In other words, ask your question about Debian packaging. What is the worst that can happen? Kapil. -- signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Need advice about my first package
Hi, I have never built a package in my life, I'm trying to build a package called dcc (anti spam software http://www.rhyolite.com/dcc/INSTALL.html#envtbl). Does anyone know of a guide that I can use, the new maintainers guide uses a simple example, I'm looking for a more complex one, so I can try to figure out what to do. I'm basically looking for some advice on how to start and what to look for. thanks, fabian
Re: Need advice about my first package
On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 12:46 AM, Fabian Pucciarelli [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have never built a package in my life, I'm trying to build a package called dcc (anti spam software http://www.rhyolite.com/dcc/INSTALL.html#envtbl). Does anyone know of a guide that I can use, the new maintainers guide uses a simple example, I'm looking for a more complex one, so I can try to figure out what to do. I'm basically looking for some advice on how to start and what to look for. dcc used to be in Debian, but was removed: http://packages.qa.debian.org/d/dcc.html http://bugs.debian.org/464161 http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2008/01/msg00172.html You could start by using the old packaging. The last version uploaded to Debian is available here: http://snapshot.debian.net/package/dcc -- bye, pabs http://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Please review my first debian-package.
Hi, I'm trying for the first time to get a package into the offical debian-repository. You can find it here: http://mentors.debian.net/cgi-bin/sponsor-pkglist?action=details;package=jondo . Any feedback about this package are welcome! regards Rorschach -- Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (pgp: 0xD6DEB90A) Irc : Rorschach on irc.freenode.net Web : http://rorschachstagebuch.wordpress.com signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: Please review my first debian-package.
I'm trying for the first time to get a package into the offical debian-repository. You can find it here: http://mentors.debian.net/cgi-bin/sponsor-pkglist?action=details;package=jondo . Any feedback about this package are welcome! Welcome to Debian packaging. The first step in getting a package into Debian is to file an ITP against the pseudo-package WNPP that details what you are interested in packaging. This is forwarded to debian-devel and allows experienced developers to comment on possible licensing issues, etc. This is all handled through reportbug. You will then close this bug in your changelog. See http://newpeople.debian.org/~mpalmer/debian-mentors_FAQ.html for a quick synopsis of the process. As far as your package goes, please make sure that it is lintian clean. lintian currently reports a number of problems with your package: W: jondo source: out-of-date-standards-version 3.7.3 (current is 3.8.0) W: jondo source: maintainer-not-full-name Rorschach W: jondo: readme-debian-contains-debmake-template W: jondo: executable-not-elf-or-script ./usr/share/pixmaps/jondo.xpm W: jondo: executable-not-elf-or-script ./usr/share/java/JAP.jar W: jondo: copyright-lists-upstream-authors-with-dh_make-boilerplate W: jondo: description-synopsis-might-not-be-phrased-properly W: jondo: extended-description-line-too-long W: jondo: extended-description-line-too-long W: jondo: extended-description-line-too-long W: jondo: extended-description-line-too-long W: jondo: extended-description-line-too-long W: jondo: new-package-should-close-itp-bug W: jondo: maintainer-not-full-name Rorschach Use lintian -iI to show information tips and get more verbose information on each warning. In general, a lot of the issues are that you haven't cleaned out the cruft from dh_make. For instance, you have an extra (s) in the copyright file, README.Debian is just a template, etc. Cheers, -- Daniel Moerner [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Please review my first debian-package.
Hi! Your package only contains a JAR file with binary files. You should compile the Java source files yourself instead. I have no experience with Java packages myself so I can not help you there. I found some information about Building Java Packages in Debian[1] by the Debian Java Packaging Project. Have you already read the usual documentation on creating Debian packages[2][3][4]? Regards, Ansgar [1] http://pkg-java.alioth.debian.org/building.html [2] http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/ [3] http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/ [4] http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ -- PGP: 1024D/595FAD19 739E 2D09 0969 BEA9 9797 B055 DDB0 2FF7 595F AD19 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Need advice about my first package
Hi, 2008/9/20 Paul Wise [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 12:46 AM, Fabian Pucciarelli [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have never built a package in my life, I'm trying to build a package called dcc (anti spam software (...) dcc used to be in Debian, but was removed: because of a bad security history and because future versions became non-free [1]. Did the situation get better? I just ask, because probably its not worth the effort... Best Regards, Patrick [1] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=475088 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Need advice about my first package
On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 12:53:30AM +0800, Paul Wise wrote: On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 12:46 AM, Fabian Pucciarelli [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have never built a package in my life, I'm trying to build a package called dcc (anti spam software http://www.rhyolite.com/dcc/INSTALL.html#envtbl). Does anyone know of a guide that I can use, the new maintainers guide uses a simple example, I'm looking for a more complex one, so I can try to figure out what to do. I'm basically looking for some advice on how to start and what to look for. dcc used to be in Debian, but was removed: ... You could start by using the old packaging. The last version uploaded to Debian is available here: http://snapshot.debian.net/package/dcc That would be a good project to learn Debian packaging from. I have a home built version of Woody/Sarge dcc which I recently updated to 1.3.92 and rebuilt for Etch. As I recall the only significant change needed was to update the copyright to reflect non-free upstream copyright. I use it very successfully with Debian SpamAssassin. You could update the packaging to Lenny standards and check if it complies with Policy 3.8.0 (the previous version was at least three years ago). Nick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Advice about first package building (from sources)
Laurent, On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 3:54 AM, David Paleino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:41:17 + (GMT), Laurent Guignard wrote: On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:01:06 +0200, Laurent Guignard wrote: But i would like to learn about how Debian packaging tools are working. Well, this is great, but why would you need to build a package on your own, if that's available via apt-get? :) It is only curiosity to improve my technical skills and observing the procedure to submit a package for sponsoring help to understand what files to provide, where to upload them, and anything interesting for newbies... It is the fearlessness of the youth ! ;) I started putting together my first Debian package just a few months ago so I'm very new at packaging too, but thought I'd mention some things that helped me after reading the required Debian documentation. My sponsor (Anthony Fok) provided invaluable help and insight borne of experience. Before I started working with him though, I did a lot of reading and a fair amount of trial-and-error. If I were starting over again, I would do two things that I didn't do immediately: study how everything in debian/rules works very, very carefully and get Martin Krafft's book. If you want to package using debhelper scripts (which will make your life easier), you could first create a skeleton single binary package with dh_make. After it creates a skeleton, study the debian/rules file that it creates. Then read the man pages for the various debhelper (dh*) commands that it invokes. If you want more detail, read the sources for those debhelper scripts. Finished packages will probably have some of those scripts removed from debian/rules (if a particular package doesn't need to use them), but in the skeleton file you'll see them arranged in their logical order. I also bought a copy of The Debian System, by Martin F. Krafft, ISBN 1-59327-069-0. It goes into very low-level details of building packages, down to using basic Unix utilities such as ar. It sounds like you want such low-level details. But don't put together a package that way for uploading -- get used to the Debian tools. The book is also dated (it has a DVD of sarge 3.1r0a in the back and now we're approaching a lenny release three years later). Most debhelper scripts are given brief mention. I have not seen another book, web page, etc. go into such low-level detail on Debian packaging. I just checked amazon.fr; you can get the book new from someone other than Amazon there, or order from amazon.fr and get it in 2-4 weeks. You could probably also order from amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, powells.com, or some other US bookstore/website and have it sent from the US (I don't know how VAT would get handled in that case). I've ordered French books from amazon.fr that weren't listed on amazon.com, and they shipped them to me in the US with no problems. Good luck, and have fun! Paul Hardy GPG Key ID: E6E6E390 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
