Andrius Merkys writes:
> I want to package unversioned source. AFAIK, it should be possible to
> have timestamp of the last tarball change in lieu of upstream version.
Yes, that is feasible.
> I am wondering if it would be possible to write uscan rules to extract
> the timestamp and download
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> On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 10:02 AM, Ben Finney <bign...@debian.org> wrote:
> > I'm not sure I understand the question. I think you are asking about
> > general-purpose, third-party-maintained developmen
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> On 09.02.2018 00:44, Ben Finney wrote:
> > Is the compiled binary file generated entirely from sources that are
> > all in the upstream source distribution?
>
> Yes, it's genereated from the sources. Allthough I
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Ross Vandegrift <r...@kallisti.us> writes:
> On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 09:23:57AM +1100, Ben Finney wrote:
> > As someone who went looking for it recently when you didn't know the
> > recommendation: Where exactly would you expect to find this
> > information, which p
Ross Vandegrift <r...@kallisti.us> writes:
> On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 11:54:20AM +1100, Ben Finney wrote:
> > Ross Vandegrift <r...@kallisti.us> writes:
> > > Good question. I guess I think of a changelog as history - so changes
> > > I made on 1.
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Andrey Rahmatullin <w...@debian.org> writes:
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 08:58:21PM +1100, Ben Finney wrote:
> > I have uploaded a source package to the ‘expierimental’ queue. Where
> > should I look for its build status?
> https://buildd.debian.org/status/package
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Jerome BENOIT <sphericaltrian...@rezozer.net> writes:
> Hi,
>
> On 21/10/16 12:56, Ben Finney wrote:
> > I would suggest:
> >
> > :param int max_no_dec: number of rounds we allow [FIXME] to be stuck.
> >
> > where “[FIXME]” must be replaced wi
Jerome BENOIT <sphericaltrian...@rezozer.net> writes:
> Before all, thanks for your constructive replies.
>
> On 21/10/16 21:34, Ben Finney wrote:
> > *Some* party is allowed to be stuck, but the current phrasing
> > doesn't say what; the description should be clear
Octavio Alvarez <octal...@alvarezp.org> writes:
> On 10/21/2016 04:56 AM, Ben Finney wrote:
> > I would suggest:
> >
> > :param int max_no_dec: number of rounds we allow [FIXME] to be stuck.
> >
> > where “[FIXME]” must be replaced with som
ian is correct to complain.
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On Wed, 2016-09-14 11:17 +1000, Ben Finney <bign...@debian.org> wrote:
> Here are some comments I have for improving the packaging work:
Further:
* The source package should ideally not contain non-source forms of the
work.
I see that there is a tree of generated docu
how you collated
the various parts and changes you've made from the upstream source?
In particular, the procedure for making ‘debian/*.1’ and
‘debian/test_file.nc’ should be described, along with rationales that
can be later re-visited if upstream policies change.
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binary package, that it is “Architecture: all”.
What are you seeing that convinces you the package does not support
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pany the release.
So maybe you have a co-operative upstream who will help in this way.
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> > work.
>
> Deleted lines "Vcs-*" in "d/control".
Why delete them?
You should be tracking your Debian packaging work in a VCS, and that VCS
repository should be online for others (read-only).
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> could you show us the exact sbuild invocation you used in each […]
> Quoting Ben Finney (2016-04-21 04:17:02)
> > +==+
> > | python-covera
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Ben Finney <ben+deb...@benfinney.id.au> writes:
> I will merge the “common” files into the ‘colossal-cave-adventure’
> binary package.
This is now done, and the updated source package is available:
$ dget -x
http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/p/python-adventure/python-a
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Howdy Markus,
(Limiting distribution just to the RFS bug report to discuss the
sponsorship.)
Markus Koschany <a...@debian.org> writes:
> Am 18.04.2016 um 02:15 schrieb Ben Finney:
> > Those are in end-line comments (“# foo”). My understanding is that
> > end-line comm
ply Iceweasel name and images
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Ben Finney <ben+deb...@benfinney.id.au> writes:
> Markus Koschany <a...@debian.org> writes:
>
> > CC-BY-2.0 is not a DFSG-free license, if possible better use
> > CC-BY-3.0 or CC-BY-4.0
>
> To avoid such problems arising for the derived works, I will set
ther Adventure implementations.
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gt; pyflakes3 .
> ./adventure/__main__.py:10: 'readline' imported but unused
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Help) or O (Orphan) bug report against that
package in the BTS.
> -is there something/anything that I could/should do while I wait?
I hope that helps.
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