Modifying upstream source

is that it's misleading and I will get a warning when building the package. 3) Create a pristine orig.tar.gz and add a preinst script that changes the name. Which of these should I do in order to comply with standards and good practice? Thanks all, Martin Kelly -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: Modifying upstream source

I just changed the install command in the rules file and it works nicely now... thanks :). Martin Kelly Nelson A. de Oliveira wrote: Hi Martin! On 10/21/06, Martin Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a package called pyecm where the upstream distributes a pyecm.py file but in Debian I'd

Re: RFS: pyecm

are: - http://people.debian.org/~neilm/sponsorship.html - http://people.debian.org/~mpalmer/sponsorship_checklist.html -Ted (Not a Debian Developer) Martin Kelly wrote: That makes sense... will do. Do I need to delete the package from mentors.debian.net and then re-upload it or just change

RFS: pyecm (updated request)

Upstream Author : Martin Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] * URL : http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyecm/ * License : GPLv2 Section : Mathematics It builds these binary packages: pyecm - Number factorization with the Elliptic Curve Method (ECM) The package is lintian/linda clean

RFS: pyecm

Dear mentors, * Package name: pyecm Version : 0.1 Upstream Author : Martin Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] * URL : http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyecm/ * License : GPLv2 Section : Mathematics It builds these binary packages: pyecm - Factors large numbers

Re: RFS: pyecm (additional details: comparison to gmp-ecm)

gmp-ecm in factoring numbers. Hope this helps, Martin Kelly Martin Kelly wrote: Dear mentors, * Package name: pyecm Version : 0.1 Upstream Author : Martin Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] * URL : http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyecm/ * License : GPLv2 Section

Re: Error with debian/changelog file

I will consider that next package, thanks :). The error Ted mentioned ended up being the problem I had, so thanks all. Martin Michael Biebl wrote: Ted Percival wrote: Martin Kelly wrote: After trying to build my package (pyecm), I recieved the following error: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/Desktop

Error with debian/changelog file

is That's in the source directory containing debian/ . Here is are the contents of my debian/changelog file: pyecm (0.1-1) unstable; urgency=low * Initial release. -- Martin Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun, 8 Oct 2006 19:42:32 -0700 I was wondering what the problem here was. Thank you. Martin

Re: kqemu package

It is not open source... you would have to put it in the non-free section. Rakotomandimby Mihamina wrote: Hi, Would you know any project to make a kqemu Debian package? I know there is already a qemu, I just subscribed to the ML, but how about kqemu? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

Re: How to 'su' to root from a script using Xdialog?

Your choices are gksu, kdesu, sux, or su -c. To make a dialog you can just tell it to output This program requires root permission. and then run the command. Michelle Konzack wrote: Am 2006-03-17 13:54:04, schrieb Anibal J. Avelar: You could use 'sux', but you need to install that program.

Question about rules file

I am creating a package for the of rtl8180-sa2400 drivers (http://sourceforge.net/projects/rtl8180-sa2400) and I have a question about editing the rules file in debian/ in the source archive after dh_make. I wish for the package to install some files in three places: 1. /lib/modules/$(uname

Re: Question about rules file

I will look over all the suggestions. They help clear up some confusions I was having. So, subdirectories in ./debian/ is how you specify where to install everything? To install some files in /usr/sbin, I just put those files in ./debian/usr/sbin? If so, that is very nice and simple. Thanks

Re: Question about rules file

Got it, thanks. Russ Allbery wrote: Martin Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I will look over all the suggestions. They help clear up some confusions I was having. So, subdirectories in ./debian/ is how you specify where to install everything? To install some files in /usr/sbin, I just put

Re: Question about packaging a kernel module

Thanks for the translation! This will help to build a custom kernel; I will bookmark it. I believe this message is sent only to the mail list this time :P. Martin Volker Grabsch wrote: On Fri, Mar 10, 2006 at 07:40:50AM -0800, Martin Kelly wrote: I can try to struggle through

Question about packaging a kernel module

Hi, I am very new to Debian packaging, and I have a question about packaging kernel modules. The program I am trying to package is a kernel module for some wireless drivers (http://sourceforge.net/projects/rtl8180-sa2400/). I've heard there is framework in place to package kernel modules, and