Bug#4490: Request for Entry: application/octet-stream exe

1996-09-13 Thread Martin Schulze
Package: mime-support Version: 2.02-1 Downloads of .exe (DOS *sigh*) files doesn't work correctly without it. Thanks, Martin

Re: Newer version of gdb and binutils?

1996-09-13 Thread Miquel van Smoorenburg
You (David Engel) wrote: > Was this intended for me? If so, I don't remember seeing it before. > Please remember that I've fallen of the -devel list and can't get back > on. Partly, I ment to contact you but somehow it slipped through. Oh well. You still aren't back on debian-devel? Hmm.. I under

Re: Can I get a debiandoc package?

1996-09-13 Thread Syrus Nemat-Nasser
On Thu, 12 Sep 1996, Susan G. Kleinmann wrote: > If you'd just like to convert the existing postscript files (which > were formatted for A4 paper) to letter paper, then you can use: > > psresize -Pa4 -pletter < policy.ps > policy.letter.ps Thanks Susan! The first example in the psresize manpage

Diffs-only for XFree?

1996-09-13 Thread Frank Neumann
Hi, I noticed that in the rex/source archive there is currently only the complete XFree-3.1.2 source tree. Are there any means to get ahold of just the Debian specific diffs for it, even if they are quite a lot? We need to get X11 for m68k debianized, but having to extract the changes that were m

Incorrect filename in m68k archive

1996-09-13 Thread Frank Neumann
Hi, there is one file in the rex/binary-m68k archive which has a wrong name (base/tar_1.11.8-5_m68k.deb, where the _m68k is wrong). This is probably so because it was moved in manually instead of being checked in by Guy's scripts. Is it ok to manually rename this file, or will that cause some othe

Re: Newer version of gdb and binutils?

1996-09-13 Thread David Engel
Miquel van Smoorenburg writes: > You (Frank Neumann) wrote: > > Hi, > > there have been newer versions of these two programs out for some time > > now: > > gdb-4.16 (current in Debian: 4.15) > > binutils-2.7 (current in Debian: 2.6) > > > > David, are you working on debianizing the newer versions?

Bug#4489: apmd prerm stops kerneld

1996-09-13 Thread Dirk . Eddelbuettel
Herbert> Package: apmd Herbert> Version: 2.4-1 Herbert> Herbert> The prerm script of the apmd package executes Herbert> Herbert> /etc/init.d/kerneld stop Herbert> Herbert> Instead, it should call Herbert> Herbert> /etc/init.d/apmd stop Gosh, how ugly! I'll fix t

Bug#4488: Useless LF in sendfax

1996-09-13 Thread Martin Schulze
The same happens to messages sent by faxq: Transcript: --- Subject: your fax to 9808557 From: root (Fax Subsystem),\n Your fax has been sent successfully at: \c Fri Sep 13 15:06:51 MET DST 1996 \n\nJob / Log file: phone 9808557 user joey input faxtest.txt pages f1.g3 Status Fri Sep 13 15:06:51 M

Re: Newer version of gdb and binutils?

1996-09-13 Thread Miquel van Smoorenburg
You (Frank Neumann) wrote: > > Hi, > there have been newer versions of these two programs out for some time > now: > gdb-4.16 (current in Debian: 4.15) > binutils-2.7 (current in Debian: 2.6) > > David, are you working on debianizing the newer versions? I'm pretty much > interested in a newer bin

Bug#4489: apmd prerm stops kerneld

1996-09-13 Thread Herbert Thielen
Package: apmd Version: 2.4-1 The prerm script of the apmd package executes /etc/init.d/kerneld stop Instead, it should call /etc/init.d/apmd stop Regards Herbert.

Re: Who is doing the libc6 package?

1996-09-13 Thread Miquel van Smoorenburg
You (Bruce Perens) wrote: > Who is doing the libc6 package? It would be interesting to see how > much of our stuff builds and runs off of this, and how much trouble > it has with shadow password, etc. Me. On the Alpha, that is. It uses libc6 as its primary libc, and the Alpha patches are 30% 64-bi

Bug#4488: Useless LF in faxspool

1996-09-13 Thread Martin Schulze
Package: mgetty Version: 0.99-3 There is a useless '\n' in front of a line: Transcript: troi!joey(tty4):/tmp> faxspool 1234567 faxtest.txt spooling to /var/spool/fax/outgoing/F02.1206... spooling faxtest.txt... faxtest.txt is format: ascii Initializing... done. Ghostscript 2.6.2 (4/19/95) Co

Re: vim 4.2?

1996-09-13 Thread Guy Maor
On Fri, 13 Sep 1996, Mr Stuart Lamble wrote: > Would it perhaps be reasonable to package up 4.2, and place it in the > non-free section, especially considering that 4.3 (currently in beta > test) will remove that condition? It is ok to have multiple versions of a package in different distribution

Re: Can I get a debiandoc package?

1996-09-13 Thread Dale Scheetz
On Thu, 12 Sep 1996, Syrus Nemat-Nasser wrote: > > Hello. I would like to generate ps versions of the new > policy and programmer manuals which are formatted for letter > size. I notice that sgml2latex does not work on the .sgml > files in the dpkg source, and that Ian uses a modified > debiand

Uploaded dupload_1.3 to chiark

1996-09-13 Thread heiko
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Format: 1.5 Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 23:44:04 +0200 Source: dupload Binary: dupload Architecture: source all Version: 1.3 Distribution: experimental Urgency: low Maintainer: Heiko Schlittermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Description: dupload- Utility to upload debia

Re: Changelog Format

1996-09-13 Thread Dominik Kubla
Install the sources of the hello package and look at changelog, that's what i did. Apparently the format is () ;urgency= * * -- with <..> to be replaced by the proper values. Later, Dominik The text above is my personal opinion and does not reflect the official position of my em

vim 4.2?

1996-09-13 Thread Mr Stuart Lamble
I've received a few emails since I took over vim, asking if vim 4.2 has yet been packaged in debian format. The stock response has been that, since 4.2 introduced a condition - "distribute vim on a CD-ROM, and you should/must send me a copy of that CD-ROM" - I decided not to. Would it perhaps be r

Bug#4487: auctex needs to reflect new emacs dir /etc/site-start.el

1996-09-13 Thread Dirk . Eddelbuettel
Package: auctex Version: 9.4g-1 Auctex installation fails on a fresh "rex" system as the line (require 'tex-site.el) is written to /etc/site-start.el. With emacs-19.34 and the new /etc/emacs/ directory, it should be written to /etc/emacs/site-start.el. -- Dirk Eddelb"uttel

Re: Can I get a debiandoc package?

1996-09-13 Thread Susan G. Kleinmann
Hi Syrus -- You said: > > I would like to generate ps versions of the new > policy and programmer manuals which are formatted for letter > size. I notice that sgml2latex does not work on the .sgml ... If you'd just like to convert the existing postscript files (which were formatted for A4 paper

Bug#4485: Double negative in documentation is confusing (fwd)

1996-09-13 Thread Guy Maor
Package: dpkg-dev Version: 1.4.0 s/not// in programmer's manual 3.1.4: Usually, neither of these fields should not be used unless removing a package really will completely hose the system, making it impossible to recover by (re)installing packages with dpkg. Guy

Can I get a debiandoc package?

1996-09-13 Thread Syrus Nemat-Nasser
Hello. I would like to generate ps versions of the new policy and programmer manuals which are formatted for letter size. I notice that sgml2latex does not work on the .sgml files in the dpkg source, and that Ian uses a modified debiandoc2html command. Ian, is there a debiandoc2latex program av

Newer version of gdb and binutils?

1996-09-13 Thread Frank Neumann
Hi, there have been newer versions of these two programs out for some time now: gdb-4.16 (current in Debian: 4.15) binutils-2.7 (current in Debian: 2.6) David, are you working on debianizing the newer versions? I'm pretty much interested in a newer binutils, because the current Debian version doe

Re: When to use pre-depends?

1996-09-13 Thread Guy Maor
On 8 Sep 1996, Kai Henningsen wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Guy Maor) wrote on 05.09.96 in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Is the essentialness of a package a sufficient condition for using > > pre-depends? > > The difference in functionality between depends and pre-depends, as I > understand it, ar