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: 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]
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]
