Re: architecture limitation question

2010-07-11 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Samuel Thibault  writes:

> Hello,
>
> Harald Jenny, le Fri 09 Jul 2010 23:41:45 +0200, a écrit :
>> I'm maintaining the amavisd-milter package and have a question: Due to the
>> unavailability of libmilter-dev on HURD (it uses PATH_MAX which is not 
>> defined
>> there) my package can't be built for this OS.

Can't you get the libmilter maintainer to fix that or NMU the package?
This doesn't sound like fixing it is rocket science.

> Then it's fine: amavisd-milter is in the BD-Uninstallable state, i.e.
> doesn't consume any buildd cpu.
>
>> I thought about limiting the Architectures in debian/control on which
>> amavisd-milter would run for now to linux-any, kfreebsd-any to work
>> around the failure.
>
> It is useless and would just make people have to request for the
> converse when libmilter-dev becomes available, while BD-Uninstallable
> already tracks that appropriately.
>
>> Are there any other options for temporary limiting the architectures
>> so that the build system needs not to use it's precious ressources for
>> unsuccessful build attempts?
>
> The buildds are keeping up quite nice nowadays so unsuccessful build
> attempts are fine.
>
> Samuel

And the BD-Uninstallable state means the package is not build anyway.

On the other hand limiting the architectures in debian/control has no
effect at all for buildds (or wanna-build). The relevant file would be
the Packages-Arch-Specific file. But adding a temporary entry there just
means it must be removed again later. So better not.

MfG
Goswin


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Re: architecture limitation question

2010-07-11 Thread Harald Jenny
On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 09:51:38AM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
> Samuel Thibault  writes:
> 
> > Hello,
> >
> > Harald Jenny, le Fri 09 Jul 2010 23:41:45 +0200, a écrit :
> >> I'm maintaining the amavisd-milter package and have a question: Due to the
> >> unavailability of libmilter-dev on HURD (it uses PATH_MAX which is not 
> >> defined
> >> there) my package can't be built for this OS.

Hi Goswin

> 
> Can't you get the libmilter maintainer to fix that

I will mail him and ask if he has any plans but libmilter is built from
sendmail sources I don't know how difficult this may be.

> or NMU the package?

Well I'm no DD so I guess that NMU the package won't be very easy (if
possible at all)?

> This doesn't sound like fixing it is rocket science.

Hmmm at least this one not but I don't know what other problem may lurk in the
dark as I don't have a HURD system to test ;-).

> 
> > Then it's fine: amavisd-milter is in the BD-Uninstallable state, i.e.
> > doesn't consume any buildd cpu.
> >
> >> I thought about limiting the Architectures in debian/control on which
> >> amavisd-milter would run for now to linux-any, kfreebsd-any to work
> >> around the failure.
> >
> > It is useless and would just make people have to request for the
> > converse when libmilter-dev becomes available, while BD-Uninstallable
> > already tracks that appropriately.
> >
> >> Are there any other options for temporary limiting the architectures
> >> so that the build system needs not to use it's precious ressources for
> >> unsuccessful build attempts?
> >
> > The buildds are keeping up quite nice nowadays so unsuccessful build
> > attempts are fine.
> >
> > Samuel
> 
> And the BD-Uninstallable state means the package is not build anyway.

Ok

> 
> On the other hand limiting the architectures in debian/control has no
> effect at all for buildds (or wanna-build). The relevant file would be
> the Packages-Arch-Specific file. But adding a temporary entry there just
> means it must be removed again later. So better not.

Thanks for your comment on this.

For another package which I'm uploader (openswan) I face such an issue as it is
a linux-specific VPN package, for now I have added from Architecture: linux-any
lines in control file, but should I add this one to the relevant file?

> 
> MfG
> Goswin

Thanks and kind regards
Harald


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Re: architecture limitation question

2010-07-11 Thread Samuel Thibault
Hello,

Harald Jenny, le Sun 11 Jul 2010 21:01:47 +0200, a écrit :
> > This doesn't sound like fixing it is rocket science.
> 
> Hmmm at least this one not but I don't know what other problem may lurk in the
> dark as I don't have a HURD system to test ;-).

You now have one: ssh harald-jenny-gu...@strauss.debian.net

Samuel


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Possible gpg smartcard group buy.

2010-07-11 Thread David Bremner

Is there any interest in a a group buy of v2 GPG smartcards with delivery to 
take
place at debconf in NYC?  The pricing  from 

  http://shop.kernelconcepts.de/product_info.php?products_id=42

is as follows (in Euros, including taxes)

 1 16.40, 2-5 15.40, 5-10 14.40, 10+ 13.90 

You will need a reader as well, these start at around 20 Euros. Another
option is the integrated reader and smartcard "crypto-stick" for 49
euros.

If you are interested, send me a gpg-signed email by July 16th.
Volunteers to accept delivery in US or in EU (and bring to
debconf) also welcome.

David

PS. There is a (so far not too interesting) wiki page at

http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/Debconf10/Unofficial/SmartCardBuy


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