Re: Bug#739121: Creepy taking over in Debian GIS team maintenance

[Andreas Tille]

Hi Daniel,

On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 11:03:53AM -0500, Daniel Echeverry wrote:
> >git://anonscm.debian.org/pkg-grass/creepy.git
> >
> > You get commit permission if you apply for pkg-grass team on alioth.
> >
> 
> I sent my  request to join the team :) once  to be accepted, I will make
> the commits

Somebody else just adde you to the project. :-)
 
> > To my experience it becomes way more simple to work together on a
> > package when using a VCS rather than sending patches via mail.  It
> > also enables asking for help at debian-mentors list.
> >
> > For your problem above:  I think you need to find the code piece that
> > tries to write to /usr/share/creepy and redirect the write attempts to
> > /var/lib/creepy.
> >
> 
> Yes you are right, however, the path where plugins, and other projects are
> written, must be in the same part where creepy be installed, for this
> reason, do not think just patch the code to write in /var/lib solve the
> problem.
> 
> In fact I have discussed this issue with upstream, which says:
> 
> *"Regarding 2, its obvious that the user who runs the program has no
> permissions to write under /usr/share/creepy , should it be this way ?
> Isn't that chowned to the user account in Debian ? If not, then we need to
> find a different approach because the program needs to save projects and
> plugin configurations, if it does not have the permission to write to that
> directory , how could it be done ? "*
> 
> Coul you give me  a hand? :)

I admit I did never dealt with things like this.  I's suggest you finish
the commits and than ask on debian-ment...@lists.debian.org.  This list
is invented for questions like this.  I'm reading it and will comment as
well if I have any clue.

Thanks for your work on this

 Andreas.

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Re: Bug#739121: Creepy taking over in Debian GIS team maintenance

[Daniel Echeverry]

Hi Andreas


2014-02-18 10:41 GMT-05:00 Andreas Tille :
>
>
> I wonder whether we should merge our efforts first.  Could you agree upon
> the reporistory at
>
>git://anonscm.debian.org/pkg-grass/creepy.git
>
> You get commit permission if you apply for pkg-grass team on alioth.
>

I sent my  request to join the team :) once  to be accepted, I will make
the commits

>
> To my experience it becomes way more simple to work together on a
> package when using a VCS rather than sending patches via mail.  It
> also enables asking for help at debian-mentors list.
>
> For your problem above:  I think you need to find the code piece that
> tries to write to /usr/share/creepy and redirect the write attempts to
> /var/lib/creepy.
>

Yes you are right, however, the path where plugins, and other projects are
written, must be in the same part where creepy be installed, for this
reason, do not think just patch the code to write in /var/lib solve the
problem.

In fact I have discussed this issue with upstream, which says:

*"Regarding 2, its obvious that the user who runs the program has no
permissions to write under /usr/share/creepy , should it be this way ?
Isn't that chowned to the user account in Debian ? If not, then we need to
find a different approach because the program needs to save projects and
plugin configurations, if it does not have the permission to write to that
directory , how could it be done ? "*

Coul you give me  a hand? :)


> Kind regards
>
> Andreas.
>
>
> > [1]:
> http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/c/creepy/creepy_1.1-1.dsc
>
> --
> http://fam-tille.de
>


Really, thank you very much for your help.

Regards
Daniel


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Re: Bug#739121: Creepy taking over in Debian GIS team maintenance

[Andreas Tille]

Hi Daniel,

On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 10:14:36AM -0500, Daniel Echeverry wrote:
> Hi Andreas
> 
> 
> 2014-02-16 15:48 GMT-05:00 Andreas Tille :
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have injected the latest version of creepy into
> >
> >git://anonscm.debian.org/pkg-grass/creepy.git

Hmmm, seems I missed to check mentors.d.n first ...

> > which would fix #739121 since the latest upstream version does not
> > depend from python-osmgpsmap any more.
> >
> > I would imagine to maintain the package in Debian GIS team since it is
> > in the wider sense related to geographic information.  I think we could
> > create a task "tools" or "misc" where this package could fit in.  So if
> > everybody agrees upon this (on one hand the former maintainer Daniel and
> > on the other hand the GIS team that this package might fit) I would
> > upload the package as is (after about waiting one week).
> >
> 
> Cool, I'd like some help to the new upstream release. Currently it has a
> lot a problems, for example, it tries to write en /usr/share/creepy , the
> new version write a log file and I don't know how to hand that.
> 
> Right now I've patched the source code to deny writing in /usr/share/creepy
> the problem now is that when creepy tries to write plugins or project,
> because it tries to write on /usr/share/creepy
> 
> I uploaded the creepy 1.1 with these changes to mentors[1] Could you check
> it out? and tell me if I can help you with something

I wonder whether we should merge our efforts first.  Could you agree upon
the reporistory at

   git://anonscm.debian.org/pkg-grass/creepy.git

You get commit permission if you apply for pkg-grass team on alioth.

To my experience it becomes way more simple to work together on a
package when using a VCS rather than sending patches via mail.  It
also enables asking for help at debian-mentors list.

For your problem above:  I think you need to find the code piece that
tries to write to /usr/share/creepy and redirect the write attempts to
/var/lib/creepy.

Kind regards

Andreas.


> [1]: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/c/creepy/creepy_1.1-1.dsc

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Re: Bug#739121: Creepy taking over in Debian GIS team maintenance

[Daniel Echeverry]

Hi Andreas


2014-02-16 15:48 GMT-05:00 Andreas Tille :

> Hi,
>
> I have injected the latest version of creepy into
>
>git://anonscm.debian.org/pkg-grass/creepy.git
>
> which would fix #739121 since the latest upstream version does not
> depend from python-osmgpsmap any more.
>
> I would imagine to maintain the package in Debian GIS team since it is
> in the wider sense related to geographic information.  I think we could
> create a task "tools" or "misc" where this package could fit in.  So if
> everybody agrees upon this (on one hand the former maintainer Daniel and
> on the other hand the GIS team that this package might fit) I would
> upload the package as is (after about waiting one week).
>

Cool, I'd like some help to the new upstream release. Currently it has a
lot a problems, for example, it tries to write en /usr/share/creepy , the
new version write a log file and I don't know how to hand that.

Right now I've patched the source code to deny writing in /usr/share/creepy
the problem now is that when creepy tries to write plugins or project,
because it tries to write on /usr/share/creepy

I uploaded the creepy 1.1 with these changes to mentors[1] Could you check
it out? and tell me if I can help you with something


> Kind regards
>
>   Andreas.
>
> --
> http://fam-tille.de
>


Regards
Daniel

[1]: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/c/creepy/creepy_1.1-1.dsc

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