On Wednesday 17 September 2008, you wrote: That's because you have not applied the .diff.gz which contains the Debian packaging. Do this:
$ dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/w/witty/witty_2.2.0-1.dsc $ dpkg-source -x witty_2.2.0-1.dsc $ cd witty-2.2.0 $ (Make the changes I suggested to debian/rules and debian/control) $ dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot > there is no such directory called debian in witty-2.2.0 directory > > On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:00:00 -0400, Pau Garcia i Quiles > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Quoting Neel Basu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > First of all: you should not mix packages from two distributions > > (stable and unstable), as there may (and will) be binary compatibility > > issues. That's probably the reason why upgrading debhelper to 7.0.17 > > is breaking havoc in your system. What you should do is upgrade your > > system to Debian Testing or Debian Unstable (i. e. update > > /etc/apt/sources.list, then apt-get full-upgrade). > > > > That being said, here comes a workaround. > > > > The Wt packages require debhelper 6.0.7 or newer because they use > > dh_lintian. > > > > If you are building the packages yourself instead of installing from > > Debian Unstable: > > * Edit witty-2.2.0/debian/rules and comment the "dh_lintian" line > > * Edit witty-2.2.0/debian/control and in the "Build-Depends" field, > > replace "debhelper (>= 6.0.7) with "debhelper" (i. e. remove the > > required version). > > > > I have not tested that but that should work for you. The only > > side-effect of doing that is that if you run lintian on the resulting > > .deb packages, they will show a warning about "package does not match > > library sonames" but it will work fine. > > > > Please note the final packaging for Wt 2.2.0 available doing > > $ dget > > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/w/witty/witty_2.2.0-1.dsc > > > > Soon, it will be uploaded to the archive and binaries will be available. > > > >> I am using debian stable. > >> however I've installed the latest boost and other unsatisfiable > >> dependancies from unstanle and experimental reposetory. > >> but it also requires debhelper (>= 6.0.7) > >> I currently have 5.0.42 Installed in my system. > >> 7.0.17 is available on unstable reposetory. > >> > >> but if I install it from unstable repo it removes a lot of other > >> packages > >> without which I cant work > >> <pre> > >> The following packages will be REMOVED: > >> abiword-gnome adept adept-installer adept-manager adept-notifier > >> adept-updater balazar cupsys-dbg devscripts fast-user-switch-applet > >> gnome-applets gnome-control-center gnome-core gnome-menus > >> gnome-office > >> gnome-panel gnome-session graphviz kde kde-amusements kde-core > >> kde-devel > >> kdeaddons kdebase kdebase-dev kdebase-kio-plugins kdelibs4-dev > >> kdenetwork-dev kdepim kdesdk kdm kdmtheme kmail kmailcvt > >> kmplayer-plugin > >> konq-plugins konqueror korn kspy kwin-baghira libkonq4-dev > >> libopal-2.2.0 > >> libperl5.8 nautilus nautilus-cd-burner openoffice.org > >> openoffice.org-base > >> openoffice.org-calc openoffice.org-core openoffice.org-draw > >> openoffice.org-impress openoffice.org-kde openoffice.org-math > >> openoffice.org-writer python-gmenu python-gnome2-desktop > >> python-gnome2-extras python-gst python-rpm python-soya python-uno > >> streamtuner swf-player yum > >> </pre> > >> > >> so wht to do now ?? > >> > >> -- > >> Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > >> challenge > >> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > >> prizes > >> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the > >> world > >> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > >> _______________________________________________ > >> witty-interest mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/witty-interest > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- > Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ > -- Pau Garcia i Quiles http://www.elpauer.org (Due to my workload, I may need 10 days to answer)
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