Work-needing packages report for Jan 27, 2006

2006-01-26 Thread wnpp
The following is a listing of packages for which help has been requested through the WNPP (Work-Needing and Prospective Packages) system in the last week. Total number of orphaned packages: 200 (new: 12) Total number of packages offered up for adoption: 100 (new: 1) Total number of packages reques

Bug#350070: zope-debhelper: Typo in dh_installzope manpage

2006-01-26 Thread Jérémy Bobbio
Package: zope-debhelper Version: 0.3.2.13 Severity: minor dh_installzope manpage reads: dh_installzope automatically installs debian/dzproduct and debian/dzextension if it exists. If *dh_installdocs* is acting on multiple packages, debian/dzproduct and debian/dzextension files will be ins

Bug#350068: ITP: zope-ploneexfile -- attach file to plone sites with indexing and preview capabilites

2006-01-26 Thread Jérémy Bobbio
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: "Jérémy Bobbio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Package name: zope-ploneexfile Version : 3.2.0 Upstream Author : Ingeniweb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://ingeniweb.sourceforge.net/Products/PloneExFile/ * License : GPL Descri

Re: when and why did python(-minimal) become essential?

2006-01-26 Thread David Nusinow
On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 04:17:43PM +0100, Josselin Mouette wrote: > Le samedi 21 janvier 2006 à 01:48 -0800, Thomas Bushnell BSG a écrit : > > Granted if it is a real issue, then why not use perl? Yes, I hate > > perl too, but really, the argument "hey, people like Python too" > > implies that we

ITP: fmit -- free music instrument tuner

2006-01-26 Thread Junichi Uekawa
Hi, This is just to note that we're trying to package fmit. It's a GPL tuner. > |--==> Junichi Uekawa writes: > > JU> Hi, > >>Yes, I've prepared the first package to upload, it's a new one (see > >>#280876, the ITP is from Emiliano Grilli but I'll maintain the package > >>myself). >

Re: /run vs. /lib/run

2006-01-26 Thread Russell Coker
On Wednesday 25 January 2006 22:40, Thomas Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tim Cutts wrote: > > [...] In my case I was mounting /var/run > > and /var/lock as tmpfs filesystems all the time to reduce hard disk > > access on a machine that was running all the time. > > Ubuntu is already mounting t

Bug#350054: ITP: libxml-feed-perl -- Syndication feed parser and auto-discovery

2006-01-26 Thread Jaldhar H. Vyas
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: "Jaldhar H. Vyas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Package name: libxml-feed-perl Version : 0.07 Upstream Author : Six Apart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://search.cpan.org/~btrott/ * License : GPL/Artistic Description : Sy

Bug#350048: ITP: jigl -- Generates a static html photo gallery from one or more directories of images

2006-01-26 Thread Norbert Tretkowski
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Norbert Tretkowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Package name: jigl Version : 2.0.1 Upstream Author : Jason Paul * URL : http://xome.net/projects/jigl/ * License : GPL Description : Generates a static html photo gallery fro

Re: when and why did python(-minimal) become essential?

2006-01-26 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le jeudi 26 janvier 2006 à 21:46 +0100, Mike Hommey a écrit : > > > Boot speed and python does not really sound a match... > > > > Surprisingly, python is often faster than perl for the same task. > > Boot speed and perl does not really sound a match either. It sounds easier to do high level tas

Re: How to purge linux-image-2.6.14

2006-01-26 Thread Cesare Leonardi
Sam Morris wrote: You need to edit "/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.14-2-k7.postrm". Comment out line 268, which reads: "$ret = stop ();". Then purge the package. Thank you very much for the precise information: it works. And thanks also to have CC'ed your reply to #344767. Regards. Cesar

Re: when and why did python(-minimal) become essential?

2006-01-26 Thread Mike Hommey
On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 04:12:35PM +0100, Josselin Mouette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Le samedi 21 janvier 2006 à 21:52 +0100, Mike Hommey a écrit : > > On Sat, Jan 21, 2006 at 02:21:34PM -0600, Joe Wreschnig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Python is the "official" language of Ubuntu. If w

Re: returning emeritus developer, no response from [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2006-01-26 Thread Adeodato Simó
* Nathanael Nerode [Thu, 26 Jan 2006 08:42:35 -0500]: > Probably they haven't looked at your mail yet. Can we please fast-track this clairvoyant NM? -- Adeodato Simó dato at net.com.org.es Debian Developer adeodato at debian

Re: Kernel compile fails.

2006-01-26 Thread Linas Zvirblis
Alejandro Bonilla Beeche wrote: I have a box with Sid with the latest upgrades, (almost cause dist-upgrade wants to remove a lot of stuff) Anyway, fact is that I can't compile any kernel on the Linus tree. This, for more than a month. Could anyone please help me find out which package is

Jobs in Debian Linux

2006-01-26 Thread Johnny Boudreau
Hey fellow Debian users,   Do you know if there are any companies in the US that are looking to hire Debian Technicians?  I've been out of work for several months now, unemployment has run out and the landlord is threatening eviction.  HELP NEEDED.  I should say right away too that if I saw a lett

Kernel compile fails.

2006-01-26 Thread Alejandro Bonilla Beeche
Hi, I have a box with Sid with the latest upgrades, (almost cause dist-upgrade wants to remove a lot of stuff) Anyway, fact is that I can't compile any kernel on the Linus tree. This, for more than a month. Could anyone please help me find out which package is the broken one? /bin/sh in

Re: ITP vexim

2006-01-26 Thread Frank Küster
Daniel Knabl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>* Instead of setting an insecure default password and warning the admin >> about it, you could like ... ask for a secure password with debconf. > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2006/01/msg00418.html > > To explain: this is not the password for t

sarge, unstable, lvm2 and kernels

2006-01-26 Thread Juha Jäykkä
Hi! At the moment, there is no way to upgrade from sarge to unstable if you happen to have / on LVM2. Suppose I have installed "kernel-image-2.6-686" as my kernel; the 2.4 kernel behaves similarly. This is what happens: 1a) dist-upgrade all packages 2a) lvm2 will complain that it cannot be instal

Re: when and why did python(-minimal) become essential?

2006-01-26 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le samedi 21 janvier 2006 à 01:48 -0800, Thomas Bushnell BSG a écrit : > Granted if it is a real issue, then why not use perl? Yes, I hate > perl too, but really, the argument "hey, people like Python too" > implies that we should have a scheme interpreter, a perl, a python, > emacs lisp, and wel

Re: when and why did python(-minimal) become essential?

2006-01-26 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le samedi 21 janvier 2006 à 21:52 +0100, Mike Hommey a écrit : > On Sat, Jan 21, 2006 at 02:21:34PM -0600, Joe Wreschnig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Python is the "official" language of Ubuntu. If we want to merge work > > they're doing (Anthony Towns mentioned their work on boot speed, for >

Re: returning emeritus developer, no response from [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2006-01-26 Thread Nathanael Nerode
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] over a week > ago, as described here: > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2005/02/msg3.html > > so far not even a response telling me I'm in a queue. > Is the procedure described above still the right one? DAM is v

Re: How to purge linux-image-2.6.14

2006-01-26 Thread Adeodato Simó
* Anthony DeRobertis [Thu, 26 Jan 2006 08:51:06 -0500]: > BTW: I think sometimes packages do go strait from installed to purged on > just remove... Not 100% sure if it even happens, but maybe its if there > is no postrm script and no conffiles. Yes. From policy: 6.7. Details of removal and/o

Re: Obsolete packages in Experimental

2006-01-26 Thread Anthony DeRobertis
apt-show-versions | grep /experimental should work too, but I haven't tested it (no experimental packages installed on this machine) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: How to purge linux-image-2.6.14

2006-01-26 Thread Anthony DeRobertis
Sam Morris wrote: > PS - why do packages without any config files get into the config-files > state in the first place? :) Possibly, because dpkg can only know if a package has conffiles, and not configuration files in general? Look up the details in policy, but not all configuration files are m

Re: Bug#349693: ITP: gst-fluendo-mp3 -- MP3 decoder plugin for GStreamer

2006-01-26 Thread Jean-Christophe Dubacq
On Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 12:03:14PM +0100, Josselin Mouette wrote: > Le mercredi 25 janvier 2006 à 11:53 +0100, Florian Weimer a écrit : > > Just to clarify since you put that emphasis on decoding: > > > > There is no difference between decoders and encoders. Both require > > patent licenses. > >