On Sat, 13 Jun 2020 at 18:57, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> On Sb, 13 iun 20, 15:30:08, David wrote:
> > As an aside, how did you find this, I am very curious, what are people's
> > methods [...] Does anyone have any tips for successful bug
> > searching?
> I started from:
>
>
On Sat, 13 Jun 2020 at 17:54, wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 03:30:08PM +1000, David wrote:
> > As an aside, how did you find this, I am very curious, what are people's
> > methods [...] Does anyone have any tips for successful bug
> > searching?
> One method I resort to when I'm somewhat
On Sun, 14 Jun 2020 at 23:07, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 03:30:08PM +1000, David wrote:
> > I found myself wishing that you had tested the command that actually failed
> > for me in my posted question:
> >
> > $ apt source -t unstable cgdb
>
> I don't know anything about
On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 03:30:08PM +1000, David wrote:
> Greg thanks for providing a worked example, but I was disappointed that you
> did not actually test the command given on the wiki page, the one that
> failed for me. In your example, you used
>
> $ apt-get source ksh
>
> How do you know
On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 12:52:55PM +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> On Sb, 13 iun 20, 12:25:55, Reco wrote:
> > Hi.
> >
> > On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 12:08:20PM +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> > > On Vi, 12 iun 20, 18:27:45, Reco wrote:
> > > > Hi.
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at
On Sb, 13 iun 20, 12:25:55, Reco wrote:
> Hi.
>
> On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 12:08:20PM +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> > On Vi, 12 iun 20, 18:27:45, Reco wrote:
> > > Hi.
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 11:15:26AM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 04:40:22PM
Hi.
On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 12:08:20PM +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> On Vi, 12 iun 20, 18:27:45, Reco wrote:
> > Hi.
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 11:15:26AM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> > > On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 04:40:22PM +0300, Reco wrote:
> > > > For "apt source" to work
On Vi, 12 iun 20, 18:27:45, Reco wrote:
> Hi.
>
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 11:15:26AM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> > On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 04:40:22PM +0300, Reco wrote:
> > > For "apt source" to work you need to add two lines:
> > >
> > > deb http://approx:/debian/ unstable main
On Sb, 13 iun 20, 15:30:08, David wrote:
> Hi, first thank-you to everyone who replied for taking an interest in
> assisting me and improving Debian guides. I feel very lucky to have access
> to you folks here with expertise and experience plus the goodwill to help
> someone without expecting
On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 03:30:08PM +1000, David wrote:
> Hi, first thank-you to everyone who replied [...]
> I will summarise and respond to all in this one message.
Well, thank *you* for taking up that work!
[...]
> As an aside, how did you find this, I am very curious, what are people's
>
Hi, first thank-you to everyone who replied for taking an interest in
assisting me and improving Debian guides. I feel very lucky to have access
to you folks here with expertise and experience plus the goodwill to help
someone without expecting anything in return.
I will summarise and respond to
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 01:32:52PM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> My first message was quite polite.
>
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2020/06/msg00426.html
Your first message was factually incorrect *and* rude.
I merely showed where you've mistaken.
> My second message went into
> > DO NOT add a "deb" line for unstable!
> >
> > I will keep repeating that as many times as it takes. Because it's
> > freaking IMPORTANT.
>
> Just a hint: it'd be more empowering for your interlocutors if you
> didn't just tell "don't do that" but rather what happens if they
> do (my guess
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 12:59:47PM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 06:38:09PM +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> > apt show approx will help. It's an APT proxy/cache (I'm more familiar
> > with apt-cacher-ng though)
>
> Oh, that actually looks useful [...]
It sure is. I've
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 12:59:47PM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> After the compiling, it started running a test suite. One of the
> tests failed. So, this particular package might not have been as
> good a choice as I had hoped, for a simple demonstration of the
> process.
I was too
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 06:38:09PM +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> apt show approx will help. It's an APT proxy/cache (I'm more familiar
> with apt-cacher-ng though)
Oh, that actually looks useful. (Also, you actually gave *useful
information*, that was not simply "do research on this half a
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 07:42:22PM +0300, Reco wrote:
[...]
> They say that one can prove anything by creative usage of quoting, and
> yours is a fine example of it. Here's better one:
Sorry. I wasn't trying to "prove" anything. Much less to make you or
anyone look bad.
[...]
> > Hey, folks.
Hi.
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 06:38:09PM +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 12:33:02PM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> > On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 07:15:20PM +0300, Reco wrote:
> > > > unicorn:~$ host approx
> > > > Host approx not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
> > >
> > > LOL.
Calm down Greg and after that have a look at
https://packages.debian.org/sid/approx
Thanks.
Steve
Le 12-06-2020, à 12:33:02 -0400, Greg Wooledge a écrit :
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 07:15:20PM +0300, Reco wrote:
> unicorn:~$ host approx
> Host approx not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
LOL. Sober up
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 12:33:02PM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 07:15:20PM +0300, Reco wrote:
> > > unicorn:~$ host approx
> > > Host approx not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
> >
> > LOL. Sober up first, then learn how to use apt.
>
> unicorn:~$ man sources.list | grep approx
>
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 12:33:02PM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 07:15:20PM +0300, Reco wrote:
> > > unicorn:~$ host approx
> > > Host approx not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
> >
> > LOL. Sober up first, then learn how to use apt.
Ugh.
> unicorn:~$ man sources.list | grep approx
>
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 07:15:20PM +0300, Reco wrote:
> > unicorn:~$ host approx
> > Host approx not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
>
> LOL. Sober up first, then learn how to use apt.
unicorn:~$ man sources.list | grep approx
unicorn:~$ man apt | grep approx
unicorn:~$ man apt-get | grep approx
unicorn:~$
Hi.
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 12:02:11PM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 06:27:45PM +0300, Reco wrote:
> > > Do *not* add a "deb" line for unstable to a stable
> > > system. Only add the "deb-src" line.
> >
> > And that one too (a hint - it does not).
>
> It does
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 06:27:45PM +0300, Reco wrote:
> > Do *not* add a "deb" line for unstable to a stable
> > system. Only add the "deb-src" line.
>
> And that one too (a hint - it does not).
It does not *what*? What the hell are you talking about?
What it does is add UNSTABLE BINARY
On Vi, 12 iun 20, 22:02:12, David wrote:
>
> But step 3 fails:
> $ apt source -t unstable cgdb
> Reading package lists... Done
> E: The value 'unstable' is invalid for APT::Default-Release as such a
> release is not available in the sources
> E: Unable to find a source package for
> $ apt source
Hi.
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 11:15:26AM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 04:40:22PM +0300, Reco wrote:
> > For "apt source" to work you need to add two lines:
> >
> > deb http://approx:/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
> > deb-src
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 04:40:22PM +0300, Reco wrote:
> For "apt source" to work you need to add two lines:
>
> deb http://approx:/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
> deb-src http://approx:/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
Incorrect. Do *not* add a "deb" line for unstable
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 11:23:27PM +1000, David wrote:
> The next step in the instructions also does not work for me
> (on buster):
>
> # mk-build-deps --install --remove
> Usage:
> mk-build-deps --help|--version
>
> mk-build-deps [options] control file | package name ...
In your case
Hi.
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 10:02:12PM +1000, David wrote:
> Per step 1, I add a temporary unstable deb-src line so that my
> /etc/apt/sources.list becomes (comments removed, see last line):
...
> deb-src http://approx:/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
For "apt source" to work
The next step in the instructions also does not work for me
(on buster):
# mk-build-deps --install --remove
Usage:
mk-build-deps --help|--version
mk-build-deps [options] control file | package name ...
#
I thought those instructions are intended for a person
who is running stable and
Hi, on buster, I'm having a problem using the wiki instructions
https://wiki.debian.org/SimpleBackportCreation
specifically the 3 steps under the subheading
"Add source package entries for the testing distribution"
Although in my case I am seeking to obtain the source package
from unstable, not
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