Re: lintian vs. linda error

2004-01-08 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Colin Watson wrote: ... or, better IMHO, install a lintian override. I generally dislike installing lintian overrides for things I consider to be bugs in lintian. It only serves to hide the problem. OK, OK. ... or, WAY better, teach Lintian to recognize this case. -- Matthias Urlichs

Re: lintian vs. linda error

2004-01-08 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Colin Watson wrote: ... or, better IMHO, install a lintian override. I generally dislike installing lintian overrides for things I consider to be bugs in lintian. It only serves to hide the problem. OK, OK. ... or, WAY better, teach Lintian to recognize this case. -- Matthias Urlichs

Re: Request sponsor to upload esmtp

2003-12-22 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Jos Fonseca wrote: I need a sponsor to upload a new version of esmtp. Matthias Urlichs was my sponsor and did the initial upload, but I guess he must be too busy ATM as I didn't receive any reply from my email (sent over a week ago). Sorry, I seem to have skipped that message somehow

Re: init, pivot_root, chroot, etc ...

2003-12-22 Thread Matthias Urlichs
context is set up by the kernel. Giving kernel processes a controlling TTY is usually a bad idea (press ^c and kill a few kernel processes...). There'a s the TIOCSCTTY ioctl call which a process can use to fix that, but nothing in the linuxrc context does. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m

Re: Gutenbrowser mentor

2003-12-22 Thread Matthias Urlichs
- lintian+linda cleanliness - whatever else a sponsor should know (example: are you ack-ing a NMU?) -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de - - What sin has not been committed in the name

Re: init, pivot_root, chroot, etc ...

2003-12-22 Thread Matthias Urlichs
context is set up by the kernel. Giving kernel processes a controlling TTY is usually a bad idea (press ^c and kill a few kernel processes...). There'a s the TIOCSCTTY ioctl call which a process can use to fix that, but nothing in the linuxrc context does. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m

Re: Gutenbrowser mentor

2003-12-22 Thread Matthias Urlichs
- lintian+linda cleanliness - whatever else a sponsor should know (example: are you ack-ing a NMU?) -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de - - What sin has not been committed in the name

Re: lintian vs. linda error

2003-12-22 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Colin Watson wrote: Does your package contain any architecture-dependent code, i.e. XS modules (look for .so, .bs)? If so, you probably want to put the modules in /usr/lib/perl5 and ignore lintian. ... or, better IMHO, install a lintian override. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U

Re: fw: jackd/ audio apps mini policy

2003-11-07 Thread Matthias Urlichs
not VERY careful. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de - - FIVE DAYS IS NOT TOO LONG TO WAIT FOR A GUN -- Bart Simpson on chalkboard in episode 1F20 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: RFS: avrdude - Programmer for Atmel AVR microcontrollers

2003-11-07 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, michael-mayer wrote: Should I choose the unmodified official sources with this known limitation (as I did for now) or is it acceptable to include my patch? If you can use the unmodified official sources, then you should do so. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de

Re: fw: jackd/ audio apps mini policy

2003-11-07 Thread Matthias Urlichs
not VERY careful. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de - - FIVE DAYS IS NOT TOO LONG TO WAIT FOR A GUN -- Bart Simpson on chalkboard in episode 1F20

Re: RFS: avrdude - Programmer for Atmel AVR microcontrollers

2003-11-07 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, michael-mayer wrote: Should I choose the unmodified official sources with this known limitation (as I did for now) or is it acceptable to include my patch? If you can use the unmodified official sources, then you should do so. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de

Re: RFS: passepartout - GNOME Desktop Publishing Application

2003-10-28 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote: I'm looking for a sponsor for passepartout. You can download the source package at http://www.soziologie.ch/~steinlin/passepartout/ I'll have a look at it. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote

Re: RFS: passepartout - GNOME Desktop Publishing Application

2003-10-28 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote: I'm looking for a sponsor for passepartout. You can download the source package at http://www.soziologie.ch/~steinlin/passepartout/ I'll have a look at it. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote

Re: Upgrade wmakerconf package to GTK+ 2.x?

2003-10-19 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Kevin B. McCarty wrote: But I don't know if I want to take over as upstream and make a whole new release. The way you describe it, you already _are_ upstream. So, IMHO, go for it. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote

Re: [RFS] libphysfs - filesystem abstraction library for game programmers

2003-10-19 Thread Matthias Urlichs
work. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de - - Silence is the only virtue he has left. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble

Re: Upgrade wmakerconf package to GTK+ 2.x?

2003-10-19 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Kevin B. McCarty wrote: But I don't know if I want to take over as upstream and make a whole new release. The way you describe it, you already _are_ upstream. So, IMHO, go for it. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote

Re: [RFS] libphysfs - filesystem abstraction library for game programmers

2003-10-19 Thread Matthias Urlichs
work. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de - - Silence is the only virtue he has left.

Re: RFS for an update of mkultra, third try

2003-10-11 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Mike Hommey wrote: I am the current maintainer of mkultra, a window decorations theme for KDE, and would need sponsorship for an update of mkultra, solving an RC bug. I'll take it. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote

Re: RFS for an update of mkultra, third try

2003-10-11 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Mike Hommey wrote: I am the current maintainer of mkultra, a window decorations theme for KDE, and would need sponsorship for an update of mkultra, solving an RC bug. I'll take it. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote

Re: sponsorship for streamripper

2003-10-01 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Michael Ablassmeier wrote: someone? Me. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de - - I count religion but a childish toy, And hold there is no sin but ignorance

Re: sponsorship for streamripper

2003-10-01 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Michael Ablassmeier wrote: someone? Me. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de - - I count religion but a childish toy, And hold there is no sin but ignorance

Re: Is it better with fewer packages than a minimum of dependencies?

2003-09-22 Thread Matthias Urlichs
; libldap.so might be another example) I'd either create a separate package, or I'd put the library in Recommends: and dynamically decide at runtime whether Kerberos/LDAP is monitorable. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected

Re: Is it better with fewer packages than a minimum of dependencies?

2003-09-22 Thread Matthias Urlichs
; libldap.so might be another example) I'd either create a separate package, or I'd put the library in Recommends: and dynamically decide at runtime whether Kerberos/LDAP is monitorable. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected

Re: backing up/replacing files from another package

2003-09-19 Thread Matthias Urlichs
random things which aren't expected. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de - - And why should night and day be so radically divided? Is there anyone for whom loving and thinking

Re: RFS: LDAP Account Manager - 2nd try :)

2003-09-19 Thread Matthias Urlichs
in question. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de - - Confront a child, a puppy, and a kitten with a sudden danger; the child will turn instinctively for more assistance, the puppy

Re: backing up/replacing files from another package

2003-09-19 Thread Matthias Urlichs
random things which aren't expected. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de - - And why should night and day be so radically divided? Is there anyone for whom loving and thinking

Re: Request sponsor to upload esmtp

2003-09-18 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Geert Stappers wrote: On Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 05:57:02PM +0200, Matthias Urlichs wrote: Not reachable at the moment. Please store your Debian files on sourceforge. Or on a more open site such as savannah.gnu.org or alioth.debian.org In general, you are correct; in fact I too would

Re: RFS: python-pyxattr, python-pylibacl

2003-09-18 Thread Matthias Urlichs
. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de - - Chicken Soup: An ancient miracle drug containing equal parts of aureomycin, cocaine, interferon, and TLC. The only ailment chicken soup can't

Re: Beyond sponsoring

2003-09-18 Thread Matthias Urlichs
), but if for the problem at hand the solution A+ is just as helpful as B and significantly less work for the maintainer, then advocating B _instead_of_ A+ is a disservice, IMHO. Just explaining -- again, no hard feelings taken or intended. -- Matthias Urlichs|{M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de

Re: Request sponsor to upload esmtp

2003-09-18 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Geert Stappers wrote: On Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 05:57:02PM +0200, Matthias Urlichs wrote: Not reachable at the moment. Please store your Debian files on sourceforge. Or on a more open site such as savannah.gnu.org or alioth.debian.org In general, you are correct; in fact I too would

Re: RFS: python-pyxattr, python-pylibacl

2003-09-18 Thread Matthias Urlichs
. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de - - Chicken Soup: An ancient miracle drug containing equal parts of aureomycin, cocaine, interferon, and TLC. The only ailment chicken soup can't

Re: Beyond sponsoring

2003-09-18 Thread Matthias Urlichs
), but if for the problem at hand the solution A+ is just as helpful as B and significantly less work for the maintainer, then advocating B _instead_of_ A+ is a disservice, IMHO. Just explaining -- again, no hard feelings taken or intended. -- Matthias Urlichs|{M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de

Re: Request sponsor to upload esmtp

2003-09-16 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, José Fonseca wrote: I need a sponsor to upload a package: I'd be interested in using this package, and I can sponsor it. The package is available from http://jrfonseca.dyndns.org/debian/ . Not reachable at the moment. Please store your Debian files on sourceforge. -- Matthias Urlichs

Re: [RFS]: digitaldj

2003-09-16 Thread Matthias Urlichs
? Post a bug. ;-) IMHO, that entry should also include a warning for sponsors to please NOT forget the -v option when they recreate the changes file after rebuilding from source... -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected

Re: Request sponsor to upload esmtp

2003-09-16 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, José Fonseca wrote: I need a sponsor to upload a package: I'd be interested in using this package, and I can sponsor it. The package is available from http://jrfonseca.dyndns.org/debian/ . Not reachable at the moment. Please store your Debian files on sourceforge. -- Matthias Urlichs

Re: [RFS]: digitaldj

2003-09-16 Thread Matthias Urlichs
? Post a bug. ;-) IMHO, that entry should also include a warning for sponsors to please NOT forget the -v option when they recreate the changes file after rebuilding from source... -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected

Re: RFS: HMMER

2003-08-14 Thread Matthias Urlichs
, not /usr/bin. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de -- LOAD LINUX,8,1 -- Topic on #LinuxGER -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe

Re: RFS: HMMER

2003-08-13 Thread Matthias Urlichs
, not /usr/bin. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de -- LOAD LINUX,8,1 -- Topic on #LinuxGER

Re: UTF-8 and changelog

2003-08-04 Thread Matthias Urlichs
the file's original encoding. Changing the encoding to utf-8 is as simple as typing :set fileencoding=utf-8 before saving. (note the singular.) -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http

Re: RFS: kforth

2003-08-04 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Matthias Urlichs wrote: Somebody please step up and sponsor me. Christian Kurz did. Thank you! -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de -- Why don't you fix your little

Re: UTF-8 and changelog

2003-08-04 Thread Matthias Urlichs
the file's original encoding. Changing the encoding to utf-8 is as simple as typing :set fileencoding=utf-8 before saving. (note the singular.) -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http

Re: RFS: kforth

2003-08-04 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Matthias Urlichs wrote: Somebody please step up and sponsor me. Christian Kurz did. Thank you! -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de -- Why don't you fix your little

Re: RFS: kforth

2003-08-03 Thread Matthias Urlichs
. (Closes: #165842) + Fixes GCC 3.2/3.3 problems. (Closes: #190803) * Trivial readline usage problem fixed. (Closes: #103445) -- Matthias Urlichs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat, 19 Jul 2003 22:20:51 +0200 -- Matthias

Re: RFS: kforth

2003-08-03 Thread Matthias Urlichs
. (Closes: #165842) + Fixes GCC 3.2/3.3 problems. (Closes: #190803) * Trivial readline usage problem fixed. (Closes: #103445) -- Matthias Urlichs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat, 19 Jul 2003 22:20:51 +0200

Re: locale files

2003-08-01 Thread Matthias Urlichs
contain the union of strings from both libraries, not its intersection. I'd think that'd be obvious... -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de -- This PIZZA symbolizes my COMPLETE

Re: locale files

2003-07-31 Thread Matthias Urlichs
on in the library packages. (The former should of course conflict with older versions of the latter.) -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de -- 667: The neighbor of the beast

Re: locale files

2003-07-31 Thread Matthias Urlichs
changed translations from the new one -- the old library will be obsolete anyway, as soon as all packages which depend on it are recompiled. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de

Re: locale files

2003-07-31 Thread Matthias Urlichs
contain the union of strings from both libraries, not its intersection. I'd think that'd be obvious... -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de -- This PIZZA symbolizes my COMPLETE

Re: locale files

2003-07-31 Thread Matthias Urlichs
on in the library packages. (The former should of course conflict with older versions of the latter.) -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de -- 667: The neighbor of the beast.

Re: locale files

2003-07-31 Thread Matthias Urlichs
changed translations from the new one -- the old library will be obsolete anyway, as soon as all packages which depend on it are recompiled. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de

Re: lintian W: sharedobject-in-library-directory-not-actually-a-shlib

2003-07-26 Thread Matthias Urlichs
have to link against it anyway. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de -- One of the virtues of the bow is that you can see the arrows in flight and correct your aim accordingly

Re: lintian W: sharedobject-in-library-directory-not-actually-a-shlib

2003-07-26 Thread Matthias Urlichs
have to link against it anyway. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de -- One of the virtues of the bow is that you can see the arrows in flight and correct your aim accordingly

Re: lintian W: sharedobject-in-library-directory-not-actually-a-shlib

2003-07-25 Thread Matthias Urlichs
, and leave it at that. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de -- Everything east of the San Andreas fault will eventually plunge into the Atlantic Ocean. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: lintian W: sharedobject-in-library-directory-not-actually-a-shlib

2003-07-25 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Colin Watson wrote: On Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 07:07:01PM +0200, Matthias Urlichs wrote: My personal preference is to add a Lintian override, and leave it at that. But the error says that it isn't a shared library at all, which is equally applicable to LD_PRELOADed libraries. The right

Re: lintian W: sharedobject-in-library-directory-not-actually-a-shlib

2003-07-25 Thread Matthias Urlichs
, and leave it at that. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de -- Everything east of the San Andreas fault will eventually plunge into the Atlantic Ocean.

Re: lintian W: sharedobject-in-library-directory-not-actually-a-shlib

2003-07-25 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Colin Watson wrote: On Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 07:07:01PM +0200, Matthias Urlichs wrote: My personal preference is to add a Lintian override, and leave it at that. But the error says that it isn't a shared library at all, which is equally applicable to LD_PRELOADed libraries. The right

Re: wavnorm: looking for sponsor

2003-07-24 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Antony Gelberg wrote: I'll create an unstable chroot, which should be an experience in itself, To be even better, get the buildd sources from CVS and setup your own build daemon. It's fun. ;-) -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer

Re: wavnorm: looking for sponsor

2003-07-24 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Antony Gelberg wrote: I'll create an unstable chroot, which should be an experience in itself, To be even better, get the buildd sources from CVS and setup your own build daemon. It's fun. ;-) -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer

RFS: kforth

2003-07-19 Thread Matthias Urlichs
. (Closes: #190803) * Trivial readline usage problem fixed. (Closes: #103445) -- Matthias Urlichs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat, 19 Jul 2003 22:20:51 +0200 -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote

RFS: kforth

2003-07-19 Thread Matthias Urlichs
. (Closes: #190803) * Trivial readline usage problem fixed. (Closes: #103445) -- Matthias Urlichs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat, 19 Jul 2003 22:20:51 +0200 -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote

Re: RFS: videogen 0.32-1

2003-07-17 Thread Matthias Urlichs
run (I said so), and it produces mode lines which at first glance _look_ reasonably meaningful; I'd just like for somebody (with a decent monitor) to verify that these values in fact _are_ meaningful. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer

Re: ADOPT THE ORPHAN PACKAGE ZED

2003-07-17 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Aníbal Monsalve Salazar wrote: Read the developer's reference, repackage zed and you will be ready to ask for a sponsor. ... but, next time, please don't all-caps-ify the subject. Thanks. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote

Re: RFS: videogen 0.32-1

2003-07-17 Thread Matthias Urlichs
run (I said so), and it produces mode lines which at first glance _look_ reasonably meaningful; I'd just like for somebody (with a decent monitor) to verify that these values in fact _are_ meaningful. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer

Re: ADOPT THE ORPHAN PACKAGE ZED

2003-07-17 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Aníbal Monsalve Salazar wrote: Read the developer's reference, repackage zed and you will be ready to ask for a sponsor. ... but, next time, please don't all-caps-ify the subject. Thanks. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote

Re: RFS: videogen 0.32-1

2003-07-16 Thread Matthias Urlichs
the package. If somebody can check that the tool in fact spits out sensible mode parameters, I'd be grateful. (Nothing material was changed, but I'd better be safe than sorry. I can't test modelines on my laptop LCD screen. ;-) -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL

Re: SML/NJ Packaging Difficulties

2003-07-16 Thread Matthias Urlichs
and that you only need to update the unpatchable -image package when absolutely necessary. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de -- The reasonable man adapts himself to the world

RFS: videogen 0.32-1

2003-07-16 Thread Matthias Urlichs
standards version to 3.6.0 (no changes). * New debian/NEWS file. -- Matthias Urlichs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed, 16 Jul 2003 05:47:25 +0200 -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de

Re: RFS: videogen 0.32-1

2003-07-16 Thread Matthias Urlichs
the package. If somebody can check that the tool in fact spits out sensible mode parameters, I'd be grateful. (Nothing material was changed, but I'd better be safe than sorry. I can't test modelines on my laptop LCD screen. ;-) -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL

Re: signals, handeling the Control-D signal

2003-07-15 Thread Matthias Urlichs
) keybinding and (for the programmer) manual-reading. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de -- 'What can I do? I'm only human,' he said aloud. Someone said, 'Not all of you

Re: signals, handeling the Control-D signal

2003-07-15 Thread Matthias Urlichs
) add_history (line_read); else if (line_read) { /* process empty line */ } else { /* process ^D, i.e. end-of-input */ } -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de -- I'd love to go

Re: SML/NJ Packaging Difficulties

2003-07-15 Thread Matthias Urlichs
and that you only need to update the unpatchable -image package when absolutely necessary. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de -- The reasonable man adapts himself to the world

RFS: videogen 0.32-1

2003-07-15 Thread Matthias Urlichs
standards version to 3.6.0 (no changes). * New debian/NEWS file. -- Matthias Urlichs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed, 16 Jul 2003 05:47:25 +0200 -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de

Re: signals, handeling the Control-D signal

2003-07-15 Thread Matthias Urlichs
) keybinding and (for the programmer) manual-reading. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de -- 'What can I do? I'm only human,' he said aloud. Someone said, 'Not all of you

Re: signals, handeling the Control-D signal

2003-07-15 Thread Matthias Urlichs
) add_history (line_read); else if (line_read) { /* process empty line */ } else { /* process ^D, i.e. end-of-input */ } -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de -- I'd love to go

Re: Excessive wait for DAM - something needs to be done

2003-07-14 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Joe Wreschnig wrote: So, it might take people 3 years, but YMMV. [ continued in debian-newmaint ] -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de -- Mix a little foolishness

Re: Excessive wait for DAM - something needs to be done

2003-07-14 Thread Matthias Urlichs
...) relegates them to the DAM. If people think this is a good idea, I am willing, and actually have the time, to extend the NM pages to implement this. [1] http://www.debian.org/devel/join/newmaint#DAM -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer

Re: Excessive wait for DAM - something needs to be done

2003-07-14 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Kalle Kivimaa wrote: It would still require DAM action to actually create the account. [ Also continued in -newmaint. Sorry about the confusion. ] -- Matthias Urlichs -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

continued in -newmaint (Re: Excessive wait for DAM - something needs to be done)

2003-07-14 Thread Matthias Urlichs
I wrote: [ stuff that should have gone to -newmaint ] Lack of sufficient sleep tends to do that to people. Sorry. -- Matthias Urlichs -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Sponsor wanted

2003-07-14 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, D.Hansmann wrote: However, before trying to register as a DD If all you want to do is to submit the package to Debian, then registering as DD is overkill; your time would be better spent in finding a DD who is willing to check+submit+(co-)maintain it for you. -- Matthias Urlichs

Re: Excessive wait for DAM - something needs to be done

2003-07-14 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Joe Wreschnig wrote: So, it might take people 3 years, but YMMV. [ continued in debian-newmaint ] -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de -- Mix a little foolishness

Re: Excessive wait for DAM - something needs to be done

2003-07-14 Thread Matthias Urlichs
...) relegates them to the DAM. If people think this is a good idea, I am willing, and actually have the time, to extend the NM pages to implement this. [1] http://www.debian.org/devel/join/newmaint#DAM -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer

Re: Excessive wait for DAM - something needs to be done

2003-07-14 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Kalle Kivimaa wrote: It would still require DAM action to actually create the account. [ Also continued in -newmaint. Sorry about the confusion. ] -- Matthias Urlichs

continued in -newmaint (Re: Excessive wait for DAM - something needs to be done)

2003-07-14 Thread Matthias Urlichs
I wrote: [ stuff that should have gone to -newmaint ] Lack of sufficient sleep tends to do that to people. Sorry. -- Matthias Urlichs

Re: Sponsor wanted

2003-07-14 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, D.Hansmann wrote: However, before trying to register as a DD If all you want to do is to submit the package to Debian, then registering as DD is overkill; your time would be better spent in finding a DD who is willing to check+submit+(co-)maintain it for you. -- Matthias Urlichs

Re: RFS: pyx -- Python module for generating PostScript graphics [was: Re: RFS: colordiff -- tool to colorize diff output]

2003-06-29 Thread Matthias Urlichs
tend to do :-/ , jump at something else instead. ;-) Anyway, I'd love to sponsor the package, but I'm still waiting for DAM Approval. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de

Re: RFS: pyx -- Python module for generating PostScript graphics [was: Re: RFS: colordiff -- tool to colorize diff output]

2003-06-29 Thread Matthias Urlichs
tend to do :-/ , jump at something else instead. ;-) Anyway, I'd love to sponsor the package, but I'm still waiting for DAM Approval. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de

Re: RFS: pyx -- Python module for generating PostScript graphics [was: Re: RFS: colordiff -- tool to colorize diff output]

2003-06-26 Thread Matthias Urlichs
. ;-) Anyway, pyx isn't a good name for a Python module. Try python-pyx instead. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de -- And, while it was regarded as pretty good evidence of criminality

Re: RFS: pyx -- Python module for generating PostScript graphics [was: Re: RFS: colordiff -- tool to colorize diff output]

2003-06-26 Thread Matthias Urlichs
. ;-) Anyway, pyx isn't a good name for a Python module. Try python-pyx instead. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de -- And, while it was regarded as pretty good evidence of criminality

Re: Non-DD filing ITAs...

2003-05-14 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Paul Hampson wrote: I just want to clarify this, since the Developer's Reference doesn't really specify... Do I have to be a DD to file an ITA? No. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Consulting @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http

Re: The Debian Mentors Project

2003-05-14 Thread Matthias Urlichs
. The reason for using two keyrings is that the DD ring can be updated more easily. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Consulting @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de -- If two wrongs don't make a right, try three

Re: Testing of auto-built packages

2003-04-30 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, On Wed, 30 Apr 2003 13:49:05 +, Joshua Kwan wrote: I believe coreutils does this exactly this kind of thing. Or, for instance, Perl. Tests are good. More tests are better. = Do it. -- Matthias

Re: Mannaging non well-known port in inetd.conf/services

2003-04-27 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, On Sun, 27 Apr 2003 08:26:48 +, Emmanuel Lacour wrote: And I've got another question. Is there a way of handling listen ports conflicts in debian. Of course there is. It's called register your port with the maintainer of the /etc/services file. -- Matthias

Re: Moving packages from Requested to Can't be packaged

2003-04-25 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, On Fri, 25 Apr 2003 10:21:56 +, andy.grafha wrote: Is there any way of requesting the BTS to move a package from Requested to Can't be packaged? I was investigating packaging VisualBoyAdvance a gameboy advance emulator, but it looks like license problems will make it impossible to

tix8.1_8.1.4-1 not in testing -- why?

2003-04-17 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, could somebody enlighten me why the current tix8.1 package from unstable hasn't moved to testing sometime in the last 100 days? The excuses page just says valid candidate and doesn't state any reason why. -- Matthias, confused

Re: Still no sponsor for PySol

2003-04-15 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, However I got a warning from dpkg-source that the original source of pysol-cardsets_4.40 will not be provided with pysol-cardsets_4.40-2. Has this something to do with the -2, the second Debian release? Yes. See the manpage, which also documents the option to force generating a tarball.

Re: Initial Contact

2003-04-14 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 09:00:21 +, Matthew Palmer wrote: On Sun, 13 Apr 2003, Fielder George Dowding wrote: Right! Get on with it, eh? I'd say that's a pretty succinct way of putting it! g Personally I'd rather use your Then you can start the long and glorious journey through NM.

Re: a lib* file within a package

2003-04-02 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, On Wed, 02 Apr 2003 14:49:41 +, Thomas Viehmann wrote: Is it advisable for such .so's that are not intended to be linked against to go into /usr/lib, or is it preferable to have them in /usr/lib/package? (Just curious.) IMHO, if there's more that would go into /usr/lib/package,

Re: a lib* file within a package

2003-04-02 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, On Wed, 02 Apr 2003 14:49:41 +, Thomas Viehmann wrote: Is it advisable for such .so's that are not intended to be linked against to go into /usr/lib, or is it preferable to have them in /usr/lib/package? (Just curious.) IMHO, if there's more that would go into /usr/lib/package,

Re: pgp 2.6.3i vs pgp5i vs gnupgp

2003-03-31 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, On Fri, 21 Mar 2003 08:31:37 +, Roland Mas wrote: Kevin Rosenberg (2003-03-20 12:40:17 -0700) : I do the same. Additionally, I use the Debian cryptoapi and cryptoloop kernel modules to encrypt the USB drive. I think the chance of losing such a portable, small device is significant.

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