Re: ITA: libdbi + libdbi-drivers (updated packages) 2nd try, please consider!

2007-11-28 Thread Paul Wise
On Nov 26, 2007 4:36 PM, Thomas Goirand [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suspect (didn't check) that you are missing some copyright info since there are lots of upstream authors, but only one copyright holder. Yes, my copyright file was really wrong, and the package was rejected by

automatically parseable debian/copyright

2007-11-28 Thread Bart Martens
On Wed, 2007-11-28 at 17:44 +0930, Paul Wise wrote: I'd suggest that the copyright file should be redone and done so it can be parsed automatically: http://wiki.debian.org/Proposals/CopyrightFormat Hi Paul, As far as I know, it has not yet been decided that the debian/copyright files must

Re: automatically parseable debian/copyright

2007-11-28 Thread Paul Wise
[I'm on the list no need to CC me] On Nov 28, 2007 6:15 PM, Bart Martens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As far as I know, it has not yet been decided that the debian/copyright files must be formatted as described on the wiki page quoted above. Or did I miss some decision ? You didn't miss

Re: service helper package

2007-11-28 Thread C.J. Adams-Collier
Great. I was hoping for this answer :) On Nov 26, 2007 5:25 PM, Raphael Geissert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 25/11/2007, C.J. Adams-Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: is there something like a service-common package that provides a helper script like the following for services to source?

Re: automatically parseable debian/copyright

2007-11-28 Thread Bart Martens
On Wed, 2007-11-28 at 17:44 +0930, Paul Wise wrote: I'd suggest that the copyright file should be redone and done so it can be parsed automatically: http://wiki.debian.org/Proposals/CopyrightFormat On Wed, 2007-11-28 at 18:21 +0930, Paul Wise wrote: On Nov 28, 2007 6:15 PM, Bart Martens

Re: service helper package

2007-11-28 Thread Jörg Sommer
Hallo C.J., C.J. Adams-Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 12:32 +, Jörg Sommer wrote: C.J. Adams-Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: # Fully qualified paths to required programs START_STOP_DAEMON=/sbin/start-stop-daemon CAT=/bin/cat ECHO=/bin/echo Why not use

Re: ITA: libdbi + libdbi-drivers (updated packages) 2nd try, please consider!

2007-11-28 Thread Thomas Goirand
Paul Wise wrote: On Nov 26, 2007 4:36 PM, Thomas Goirand [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suspect (didn't check) that you are missing some copyright info since there are lots of upstream authors, but only one copyright holder. Yes, my copyright file was really wrong, and the package was rejected

Re: automatically parseable debian/copyright

2007-11-28 Thread Bas Wijnen
On Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 10:27:21AM +0100, Bart Martens wrote: On Wed, 2007-11-28 at 17:44 +0930, Paul Wise wrote: I'd suggest that the copyright file should be redone and done so it can be parsed automatically: http://wiki.debian.org/Proposals/CopyrightFormat On Wed, 2007-11-28 at

Re: automatically parseable debian/copyright

2007-11-28 Thread Joey Hess
Bart Martens wrote: On Wed, 2007-11-28 at 17:44 +0930, Paul Wise wrote: I'd suggest that the copyright file should be redone and done so it can be parsed automatically: http://wiki.debian.org/Proposals/CopyrightFormat Hi Paul, As far as I know, it has not yet been decided that the

Re: automatically parseable debian/copyright

2007-11-28 Thread Pierre Habouzit
On Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 07:45:07PM +, Joey Hess wrote: Bart Martens wrote: On Wed, 2007-11-28 at 17:44 +0930, Paul Wise wrote: I'd suggest that the copyright file should be redone and done so it can be parsed automatically: http://wiki.debian.org/Proposals/CopyrightFormat

Re: RFS: envctrl

2007-11-28 Thread David Johnson
On Wednesday 28 November 2007 00:28:08 Paul Wise wrote: I don't have the hardware or kernel module packaging experience, but here are a couple of things: Homepage is a field in the source package: http://wiki.debian.org/HomepageFieldHOWTO OK, I've updated the control file. The Homepage

Re: automatically parseable debian/copyright

2007-11-28 Thread Paul Wise
On Nov 28, 2007 8:28 PM, Bas Wijnen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: IMO there's nothing wrong with suggesting to do things in a certain way, even if there is no consensus about that (yet). Perhaps this suggestion looked a bit too much like this is how it should be done and not enough like you could

Re: automatically parseable debian/copyright

2007-11-28 Thread Ben Finney
Joey Hess [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Bart Martens wrote: As far as I know, it has not yet been decided that the debian/copyright files must be formatted as described on the wiki page quoted above. Or did I miss some decision ? Don't confuse it being mandatory with it being allowed. The