Re: PROPOSAL: one debian list for all porting efforts

1998-10-18 Thread John Goerzen
Martin Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: John Goerzen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: around compiling all the i386 stuff for the other archs. But nobody goes around compiling the stuff from the other archs for i386! So if I suddenly do all my package development on Alpha, the Alpha will

Re: PROPOSAL: one debian list for all porting efforts

1998-10-18 Thread Adam P. Harris
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], John Goerzen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Martin Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: John Goerzen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: around compiling all the i386 stuff for the other archs. But nobody goes around compiling the stuff from the other archs for i386! So if I

Re: PROPOSAL: one debian list for all porting efforts

1998-10-18 Thread James Troup
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Adam P. Harris) writes: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], John Goerzen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Martin Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: John Goerzen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: around compiling all the i386 stuff for the other archs. But nobody goes around compiling

Re: PROPOSAL: one debian list for all porting efforts

1998-10-17 Thread Martin Mitchell
John Goerzen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: around compiling all the i386 stuff for the other archs. But nobody goes around compiling the stuff from the other archs for i386! So if I suddenly do all my package development on Alpha, the Alpha will have the current versions, and perhaps the Sparc

Re: PROPOSAL: one debian list for all porting efforts

1998-10-16 Thread John Goerzen
Agreed. To think otherwise is silly. As I am about to swith to Alpha, I have a conern: I maintain some dozen or so packages, currently under i386. There are people that go around compiling all the i386 stuff for the other archs. But nobody goes around compiling the stuff from the other archs

Re: PROPOSAL: one debian list for all porting efforts

1998-10-15 Thread Joel Klecker
At 12:30 +0200 1998-10-14, Paul Slootman wrote: On Mon 12 Oct 1998, Hartmut Koptein wrote: :-) debian/i386 is also a port! No. For 90% (I think more) of the packages it is the primary architecture. The word port implies carrying to _another_ architecture. Hence the package on the primary

Re: PROPOSAL: one debian list for all porting efforts

1998-10-15 Thread Marcus . Brinkmann
On Thu, Oct 15, 1998 at 08:15:02AM -0700, Joel Klecker wrote: At 12:30 +0200 1998-10-14, Paul Slootman wrote: On Mon 12 Oct 1998, Hartmut Koptein wrote: :-) debian/i386 is also a port! No. For 90% (I think more) of the packages it is the primary architecture. The word port implies

Re: PROPOSAL: one debian list for all porting efforts

1998-10-14 Thread Paul Slootman
On Mon 12 Oct 1998, Hartmut Koptein wrote: to increase communication betweenm the ports and between porters and non-porters, I'd propose a new list: debian-porting or sim. I fully support this proposal (The name debian-porting seems fine to me) No, we haven't enough topics

Re: PROPOSAL: one debian list for all porting efforts

1998-10-12 Thread Hartmut Koptein
to increase communication betweenm the ports and between porters and non-porters, I'd propose a new list: debian-porting or sim. I fully support this proposal (The name debian-porting seems fine to me) No, we haven't enough topics for this new list. IMHO, it makes sence to create

Re: PROPOSAL: one debian list for all porting efforts

1998-10-11 Thread Raul Miller
Marcus Brinkmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: to increase communication betweenm the ports and between porters and non-porters, I'd propose a new list: Much more important than a new list would be an archive reflecting porting experiences and techniques developed during porting. I'd be in favor

Re: PROPOSAL: one debian list for all porting efforts

1998-10-11 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Sat, 10 Oct 1998, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: to increase communication betweenm the ports and between porters and non-porters, I'd propose a new list: debian-porting alternative names: debian-ports debian-porter debian-porters or sim. I fully support this proposal (The name

PROPOSAL: one debian list for all porting efforts

1998-10-10 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
Hello, to increase communication betweenm the ports and between porters and non-porters, I'd propose a new list: debian-porting alternative names: debian-ports debian-porter debian-porters or sim. Purpose of the list would be problems with porting to new architectures, either package

Re: PROPOSAL: one debian list for all porting efforts

1998-10-10 Thread Martin Schulze
Marcus Brinkmann wrote: Purpose of the list would be problems with porting to new architectures, either package specific or general. Problems with bootstrapping a new architecture. Cross compilation of Debian packages. Maybe setting up some documents or entries in the FAQ-O-MATIC. Do you

Re: PROPOSAL: one debian list for all porting efforts

1998-10-10 Thread James Troup
Martin Schulze [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Marcus Brinkmann wrote: Do you think this list would be useful or that the already existing lists can carry the load (namely debian-devel)? This list is not needed and I don't consider it useful at all. (As a porter) I disagree; I've often wanted

Re: PROPOSAL: one debian list for all porting efforts

1998-10-10 Thread Martin Schulze
James Troup wrote: Martin Schulze [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Marcus Brinkmann wrote: Do you think this list would be useful or that the already existing lists can carry the load (namely debian-devel)? This list is not needed and I don't consider it useful at all. (As a porter)

Re: PROPOSAL: one debian list for all porting efforts

1998-10-10 Thread James Troup
Martin Schulze [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So you want to force all porters to join another list? HTH does one force volunteers? No, I want the list to be available if porters want to join it. Why not contact them in their native lists? Because these lists are for users too and mass