Re: "register" files in dpkg database programmatically?

2011-07-16 Thread Tollef Fog Heen
]] Peter Samuelson | - Treat the file as though it were shipped in the package directly. | This means it is removed on package upgrade, as well as on package | removal. This is very straightforward (append the filename to | /var/lib/dpkg/info/{foo}.list), but perhaps not too useful. This

Re: massive bug report to replace "!kfreebsd-i386 !kfreebsd-amd64 !hurd-i386" kludges with dpkg wildcards

2011-07-16 Thread Neil Williams
On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 23:58:28 +0200 Robert Millan wrote: > Title and template description (below) is self-explanatory. 156 > packages are affected (list is attached). > More usefully, the dd-list of the packages is attached. -- Neil Williams = http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ G

Re: O: openMSX and related packages

2011-07-16 Thread Joost Yervante Damad
On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:26:32 -0300 Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > On Sat, 16 Jul 2011, Joost Yervante Damad wrote: > > I just orphaned openMSX and related packages: > > openmsx, openmsx-catapult, openmsx-debugger, pasmo, cbios. > > > > Anyone interested in taking over might want to look at

Re: massive bug report to replace "!kfreebsd-i386 !kfreebsd-amd64 !hurd-i386" kludges with dpkg wildcards

2011-07-16 Thread Robert Millan
2011/7/17 Pino Toscano : >> > User: debian-...@lists.debian.org >> > Usertags: kfreebsd > > I'd use some different usertag for this, as it is IMHO not that specific > to kbsd (even if it will matter for you soon, it seems); this way this > "migration" (and any other usage of wildcard archs, like fo

Re: "register" files in dpkg database programmatically? (was Re: How Debian Deals with Data)

2011-07-16 Thread Peter Samuelson
[Roger Leigh] > By registering the file as I create it, I completely avoid the > breakage potential of complex and poorly-tested postrm logic--it's > completely removed. It also means that other packages can't > arbitrarily overwrite it. It would certainly be very useful for > e.g. generated fil

Re: massive bug report to replace "!kfreebsd-i386 !kfreebsd-amd64 !hurd-i386" kludges with dpkg wildcards

2011-07-16 Thread Pino Toscano
Hi, Alle sabato 16 luglio 2011, Robert Millan ha scritto: > 2011/7/16 Robert Millan : > > The debian/control file in %package% uses a negated list of > > architectures to specify a package relationship (most likely > > Build-Depends) on a Linux-specific package. I.e. something like: > > > > Bui

massive bug report to replace hardcoded "kfreebsd-i386 kfreebsd-amd64" with "kfreebsd-any" (where suitable)

2011-07-16 Thread Robert Millan
This one affects only 22 packages: argyll cdparanoia checkinstall cyrus-imapd-2.2 cyrus-imapd-2.4 dvd+rw-tools freeglut icecc k3b k8temp kolab-cyrus-imapd libburn libcdio libgtop2 libisoburn libsysactivity mtx oss-libsalsa qpxtool sg3-utils xmail xserver-xorg-input-joystick Package: %package% Sev

Re: "register" files in dpkg database programmatically? (was Re: How Debian Deals with Data)

2011-07-16 Thread Roger Leigh
On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 08:32:46PM +0100, Christopher Baines wrote: > On Sat, 2011-07-16 at 17:12 +0200, Paul Wise wrote: > > On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 4:48 PM, Peter Samuelson wrote: > > > > > It would be useful in any number of situations to be able > > > to "register" a file with dpkg: tell dpkg

Re: massive bug report to replace "!kfreebsd-i386 !kfreebsd-amd64 !hurd-i386" kludges with dpkg wildcards

2011-07-16 Thread Robert Millan
I forgot to CC debian-hurd, please follow-up there too. 2011/7/16 Robert Millan : > Title and template description (below) is self-explanatory.  156 > packages are affected (list is attached). > > Package: %package% > Severity: wishlist > User: debian-...@lists.debian.org > Usertags: kfreebsd > >

massive bug report to replace "!kfreebsd-i386 !kfreebsd-amd64 !hurd-i386" kludges with dpkg wildcards

2011-07-16 Thread Robert Millan
Title and template description (below) is self-explanatory. 156 packages are affected (list is attached). Package: %package% Severity: wishlist User: debian-...@lists.debian.org Usertags: kfreebsd The debian/control file in %package% uses a negated list of architectures to specify a package rela

Re: [kfreebsd] massive report for uninstallable FUSE packages

2011-07-16 Thread Robert Millan
2011/7/16 Nikolaus Rath : > I would expect that every package that depends on fuse-utils probably > requires command-line functionality (because fuse-utils really doesn't > provide anything else), so I'm not convinced that automatically filing > bugs here would be a good idea. Uhm no, actually thi

Bug#634100: ITP: tegra-linux -- Binary X11 and EGL drivers for NVIDIA Tegra chipset

2011-07-16 Thread Julian Andres Klode
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Julian Andres Klode * Package name: tegra-linux Version : 12.0~alpha1 Upstream Author : NVIDIA Corporation * URL : http://developer.nvidia.com/tegra/ * License : NVIDIA Software License (non-free) Description : Bina

Re: [kfreebsd] massive report for uninstallable FUSE packages

2011-07-16 Thread Robert Millan
2011/7/16 Nikolaus Rath : > I would expect that every package that depends on fuse-utils probably > requires command-line functionality (because fuse-utils really doesn't > provide anything else), so I'm not convinced that automatically filing > bugs here would be a good idea. Good point. Then I

Re: [kfreebsd] massive report for uninstallable FUSE packages

2011-07-16 Thread Robert Millan
After receiving some feedback which allowed me to improve the template, this is the message I intend to use for the bug reports: Package: %package% Severity: important User: debian-...@lists.debian.org Usertags: kfreebsd Hi This package is not installable on kfreebsd-i386 or kfreebsd-amd64 becau

Re: "register" files in dpkg database programmatically? (was Re: How Debian Deals with Data)

2011-07-16 Thread Christopher Baines
On Sat, 2011-07-16 at 17:12 +0200, Paul Wise wrote: > On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 4:48 PM, Peter Samuelson wrote: > > > It would be useful in any number of situations to be able > > to "register" a file with dpkg: tell dpkg that a given package owns a > > given file, so that it is automatically remove

Bug#634086: ITP: libnfs -- NFS client library

2011-07-16 Thread Andres Mejia
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Andres Mejia * Package name: libnfs Version : git snapshot Upstream Author : Ronnie Sahlberg * URL : https://github.com/sahlberg/libnfs/ * License : Library is LGPL-2.1, Utility and Examples are GPL-3 Programming Lang:

Re: O: openMSX and related packages

2011-07-16 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Sat, 16 Jul 2011, Joost Yervante Damad wrote: > I just orphaned openMSX and related packages: > openmsx, openmsx-catapult, openmsx-debugger, pasmo, cbios. > > Anyone interested in taking over might want to look at them as a > cluster. Hmmm, it has been a long time since I paid attention to my

Re: [kfreebsd] massive report for uninstallable FUSE packages

2011-07-16 Thread David Bremner
On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:10:18 +0200, Robert Millan wrote: > wikipediafs sshfs smbnetfs s3ql rofs python-fuse pytagsfs plptools > mythtvfs ntfsprogs libpam-mount libfuse-perl libconfig-model-perl > httpfs2 gphotofs gfarm2fs fusedav fts flickrfs curlftpfs bindfs avfs > aptfs I'm working on gphotofs

O: openMSX and related packages

2011-07-16 Thread Joost Yervante Damad
Hello, I just orphaned openMSX and related packages: openmsx, openmsx-catapult, openmsx-debugger, pasmo, cbios. Anyone interested in taking over might want to look at them as a cluster. Greetings, Joost Damad -- Joost Yervante Damad - http://damad.be/joost/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debia

Bug#634074: ITP: kamerka -- shiny photo taking application

2011-07-16 Thread Sebastian Krzyszkowiak
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Sebastian Krzyszkowiak * Package name: kamerka Version : 0.8 Upstream Author : Sebastian Krzyszkowiak * URL : http://github.com/dos1/kamerka * License : GPLv2+ Programming Lang: C++ Description : shiny photo tak

Re: "register" files in dpkg database programmatically? (was Re: How Debian Deals with Data)

2011-07-16 Thread Paul Wise
On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 4:48 PM, Peter Samuelson wrote: > It would be useful in any number of situations to be able > to "register" a file with dpkg: tell dpkg that a given package owns a > given file, so that it is automatically removed when the package is > removed or upgraded.  I can see this b

Re: [kfreebsd] massive report for uninstallable FUSE packages

2011-07-16 Thread Robert Millan
2011/7/16 Mike Hommey : > On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 04:10:18PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote: >> Hi! >> >> There are 23 packages in unstable which can't be installed on Debian >> GNU/kFreeBSD because of their unconditional dependency on fuse-utils. >> On this platform, fuse4bsd should be used instead. >

Bug#634069: RFA: glew -- OpenGL Extension Wrangler

2011-07-16 Thread Joost Yervante Damad
Package: wnpp Severity: normal X-Debbugs-CC: debian-devel@lists.debian.org Hello, I intend to orphan this package in the near future (when it has finished it's current library transition). A this package provides a library that has quite some (51) reverse dependencies and a pretty high popcon, I

Bug#634068: O: pasmo -- An easy to use Z80 cross-assembler

2011-07-16 Thread Joost Yervante Damad
Package: wnpp Severity: normal X-Debbugs-CC: debian-devel@lists.debian.org Orphaning this package. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110716165002.71

"register" files in dpkg database programmatically? (was Re: How Debian Deals with Data)

2011-07-16 Thread Peter Samuelson
[Christopher Baines] > I would consider the best solution to be a mixture of the two, so the > symbolic package handles fetching the data, but then tells dpkg what > files its putting where. I don't really care that much about huge data packages, but this jumped out at me. It would be useful in

Bug#634067: O: cbios -- open source MSX BIOS roms

2011-07-16 Thread Joost Yervante Damad
Package: wnpp Severity: normal X-Debbugs-CC: debian-devel@lists.debian.org Orphaning this package. Joost -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/2011071616

Re: [kfreebsd] massive report for uninstallable FUSE packages

2011-07-16 Thread Mike Hommey
On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 04:10:18PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote: > Hi! > > There are 23 packages in unstable which can't be installed on Debian > GNU/kFreeBSD because of their unconditional dependency on fuse-utils. > On this platform, fuse4bsd should be used instead. > > I indent to file one bug r

Re: [kfreebsd] massive report for uninstallable FUSE packages

2011-07-16 Thread Robert Millan
2011/7/16 YunQiang Su : > Is it the job for fuse4bsd maintainers to set Provide: fuse-utils ? fuse4bsd shouldn't provide fuse-utils because it's not completely equivalent to this package. There are two important differences: - A package may require fuse-utils because it relies specifically on th

Bug#634066: O: openmsx -- the MSX emulator that aims for perfection

2011-07-16 Thread Joost Yervante Damad
Package: wnpp Severity: normal X-Debbugs-CC: debian-devel@lists.debian.org Orphaning this package. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110716163624.27

Bug#634065: ITP: permlib -- C++ template library for permutation computations

2011-07-16 Thread David Bremner
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: David Bremner * Package name: permlib Version : 0.2.4 Upstream Author : Thomas Rehn * URL : http://www.mathematik.uni-rostock.de/lehrstuehle/geometrie/software/ * License : MIT-like Programming Lang: C++ Descriptio

Bug#634062: O: camelot -- camelot - a GUI framework inspired by Django

2011-07-16 Thread Joost Yervante Damad
Package: wnpp Severity: normal X-Debbugs-CC: debian-devel@lists.debian.org Orphaning this package. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110716162441.5d

[kfreebsd] massive report for uninstallable FUSE packages

2011-07-16 Thread Robert Millan
Hi! There are 23 packages in unstable which can't be installed on Debian GNU/kFreeBSD because of their unconditional dependency on fuse-utils. On this platform, fuse4bsd should be used instead. I indent to file one bug report for each of them: wikipediafs sshfs smbnetfs s3ql rofs python-fuse pyt

Bug#634061: O: openmsx-catapult -- GUI for openMSX

2011-07-16 Thread Joost Yervante Damad
Package: wnpp Severity: normal X-Debbugs-CC: debian-devel@lists.debian.org Orhaning this package. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110716161857.1c2

Re: [kfreebsd] massive report for uninstallable FUSE packages

2011-07-16 Thread YunQiang Su
Is it the job for fuse4bsd maintainers to set Provide: fuse-utils ? -- YunQiang Su -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cakcpw6u8rj-9mqn1t9r-+1znhrbuo91t

Bug#634060: O: binutils-80 -- The GNU binary utilities, for the z80-unknown-coff target

2011-07-16 Thread Joost Yervante Damad
Package: wnpp Severity: normal X-Debbugs-CC: debian-devel@lists.debian.org Popcon shows some usage. No longer use it myself. Joost -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://l

Bug#634059: O: openmsx-debugger -- Graphical debugger for openMSX

2011-07-16 Thread Joost Yervante Damad
Package: wnpp Severity: normal X-Debbugs-CC: debian-devel@lists.debian.org Orphaning this package. Joost -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/2011071616

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Re: How Debian Deals with Data

2011-07-16 Thread Simon McVittie
On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 at 01:31:21 +0200, Arno Töll wrote: > On 16.07.2011 00:20, Christopher Baines wrote: > > The actual package would just contain the rules and checksums for the > > files it tries to fetch, but not the data itself > > just as a random alternative idea (where other people may judg

Re: How Debian Deals with Data

2011-07-16 Thread Christopher Baines
On Fri, 2011-07-15 at 22:32 +, The Fungi wrote: > On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 11:20:09PM +0100, Christopher Baines wrote: > [...] > > Any thoughts, or have I found a non-existent problem? > > A very-existent problem (the scientific package maintainers deal > with this at least as much as the games

Re: How Debian Deals with Data

2011-07-16 Thread Christopher Baines
On Sat, 2011-07-16 at 01:31 +0200, Arno Töll wrote: > Hi Christopher, > > On 16.07.2011 00:20, Christopher Baines wrote: > > The actual package would just contain the rules and checksums for the > > files it tries to fetch, but not the data itself, I think of this as a > > symbolic package. This a

Re: Behaviour of dpkg-source with "3.0 (quilt)" and VCS and automatic patches

2011-07-16 Thread Raphael Hertzog
On Fri, 15 Jul 2011, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 10:53:03AM +0200, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > > b/ modify dpkg-source --before-build to keep a trace of the fact that > >it applied the patches (for example by creating > >.pc/dpkg-source-auto-applied) and in that case have d