ftp.debian.org is down.

1995-12-29 Thread osiris
Hope this event wasn't already announced, and I missed it, but the ftp site seems to be down. Thanks -- Rob

Bug#2072: MANOPT not parsed well?

1995-12-29 Thread Robert Leslie
Package: man Version: 2.3.10-6 I can't seem to find a way to set MANOPT to change the default pager for displaying man pages to "less -s". I want to do this: MANOPT='-P "less -s"' But man apparently doesn't parse the double quotes, and treats the -s as a new man option. The man page for man h

Re: binary-alpha and binary-sparc directories

1995-12-29 Thread Matthew Bailey
On Fri, 29 Dec 1995, Ian Murdock wrote: > be maintained just like the i386 version is maintained. (That is, > contributors upload packages to an Incoming directory and I move them into > the archive from there.) No a problem, but we will need more incomings to help keep the sort down. -- Matthe

Re: binary-alpha and binary-sparc directories

1995-12-29 Thread Raul Miller
Matthew Bailey: > For those out there that are interested. I will make space available for > these ports, and allow each group to maintain uploads for the subtree. > > Please contact me if you are in need of an account for this use. Ian Murdock: Please don't do this. I'd rather t

Re: binary-alpha and binary-sparc directories

1995-12-29 Thread Ian Murdock
On Wed, 27 Dec 1995, Matthew Bailey wrote: > For those out there that are interested. I will make space available for > these ports, and allow each group to maintain uploads for the subtree. > > Please contact me if you are in need of an account for this use. Please don't do this. I'd rather t

Re: binary-alpha and binary-sparc directories

1995-12-29 Thread Ian Murdock
On Wed, 27 Dec 1995, Dominik Kubla wrote: > you might as well add binary-m68k since the first Debian/68k packages > are starting to appear. Okay. > These packages as well as the necessary source patches are currently > stored at U-Mainz: > > ftp.uni-mainz.de:/pub/Linux/devel/debian/dontuse/m6

tput

1995-12-29 Thread Ian Murdock
I moved the tput package out of the distribution and into /debian/private/project/obsolete a few weeks ago. Is there any reason we should save it? I didn't delete it because I wasn't sure. I assume that ncurses supercedes it, as it now has a clear, reset, and tput of its own.

mirror-2.8-1

1995-12-29 Thread Dirk . Eddelbuettel
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Date: 29 Dec 95 17:18 UT Source: mirror Binary: mirror Version: 2.8-1 Description: mirror: Mirror script for keeping ftp archives up-to-date. Priority: Low Changes: * mirror-2.8-1 release * mirror.pl: applied patch by Michael Alan Dorman to fi

Bug#2069: GNU last doesn't use ut_addr

1995-12-29 Thread Dirk . Eddelbuettel
I have reported this to the upstream maintainer. He promised me new acct code (last is part of acct) about six months ago, so don't hold your breath. -- Dirk Eddelb|ttelhttp://qed.econ.queensu.ca/~edd

Re: Bug#2063: scsi driver sequence unreasonable

1995-12-29 Thread Raul Miller
Simon Shapiro: How many people never compile their kernel and why? I generally try and use a debian kernel image until I have a specific reason not to. Then, I generally try to use the debian source until I have a specific reason not to. Then, I generally try to use one of Linus's snap shots

Unanswered problem reports by date

1995-12-29 Thread iwj10
The following problem reports have not yet been marked as `taken up' by a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or or `forwarded' by a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] OVER 10 MONTHS OLD - ATTENTION IS REQUIRED: Ref PackageKeywords/Subject Package maintainer 416 wenglish perl doesn't fl

New libgr

1995-12-29 Thread Darren/Torin/Who Ever...
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Re: Unanswered problem reports by maintainer

1995-12-29 Thread Simon Shapiro
> The US debian-bugs mirror seems to be fairing worse than normal... What?! A bug in the bug reporting system? A bug in a bug. :-) Still beats M$ bug reporting system. When they do not charge you to take the bug report ($150/hour, Visa/MC, in advance, please), they still respond just as slow.

Re: Bug#2063: scsi driver sequence unreasonable

1995-12-29 Thread Simon Shapiro
Hi Bdale, > I'm not going to get upset no matter what Simon decides to do, because I > suspect I'll be building custom kernels for most of my machines no matter > what, but I wanted to make sure that the "silliness" of the current approach > in my eyes got registered someewhere and fed back upstre