Re: Bug#1035904: dpkg currently warning about merged-usr systems (revisited)

2023-05-10 Thread Sean Whitton
Hello, On Wed 10 May 2023 at 11:47PM +02, Ansgar wrote: > Cool, then let's ask tech-ctte. > > Dear ctte, please consider overruling the dpkg maintainer to include > the patch from #994388[1]. > > Thanks, > Ansgar > > [1]: https://bugs.debian.org/994388#397 This would require a new, maintainer-

Bug#1035904: dpkg currently warning about merged-usr systems (revisited) (was: Re: DEP 17: Improve support for directory aliasing in dpkg)

2023-05-10 Thread Ansgar
Package: tech-ctte X-Debbugs-Cc: Russ Allbery , Sean Whitton , Helmut Grohne , Luca Boccassi , debian-d...@lists.debian.org, debian-devel@lists.debian.org On Wed, 2023-05-10 at 14:36 -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > Ansgar writes: > > Debian going out of its way to tell derivative users to switch b

Re: DEP 17: Improve support for directory aliasing in dpkg

2023-05-10 Thread Russ Allbery
Ansgar writes: > On Wed, 2023-05-10 at 13:50 -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: >> Caring about them isn't the same thing as doing everything they want.  >> We can both try to make things as smooth for them as possible and still >> make design decisions about Debian that they may disagree with or that >>

Re: DEP 17: Improve support for directory aliasing in dpkg

2023-05-10 Thread Ansgar
Hi Russ, On Wed, 2023-05-10 at 13:50 -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > Ansgar writes: > > As far as I understand, we do explicitly *not* care about our > > derivatives with regard to merged-/usr as some packages in Debian > > recommend users to move *away* from merged-/usr to split-/usr on > > derivat

Re: DEP 17: Improve support for directory aliasing in dpkg

2023-05-10 Thread Russ Allbery
Ansgar writes: > So why do we allow changes that require listing all reverse dependencies > in Breaks then? This is known to be wrong for all non- listed packages, > e.g., all local/vendor/derivative-specific packages. Because it's a balance; we don't want to stop making changes, and never makin

Re: DEP 17: Improve support for directory aliasing in dpkg

2023-05-10 Thread Ansgar
On Wed, 2023-05-10 at 08:35 -0700, Sean Whitton wrote: > On Sun 07 May 2023 at 11:14AM +02, Ansgar wrote: > > Debian's dependency system requires to explicitly declare > > Depends/Conflicts/Replaces/Breaks, but for obvious reasons we > > cannot do > > that for packages outside Debian's ecosystem. >

Bug#1035888: ITP: dh-builtusing -- debhelper tool generating the Built-Using field for Debian packages

2023-05-10 Thread Nicolas Boulenguez
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Nicolas Boulenguez X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-devel@lists.debian.org, 689...@bugs.debian.org, 990...@bugs.debian.org * Package name: dh-builtusing Upstream: native Debian package, I am the author Version : 0.0.1 * URL : https:

Re: DEP 17: Improve support for directory aliasing in dpkg

2023-05-10 Thread Sean Whitton
Hello, On Tue 09 May 2023 at 02:07AM +01, Luca Boccassi wrote: > But again, I do think we need to try and define what it is that we > want to support here. If we are serious about it, then we should > codify it, and hold any future changes to the same standards, wherever > they may come from. If

Re: DEP 17: Improve support for directory aliasing in dpkg

2023-05-10 Thread Sean Whitton
Hello, On Sun 07 May 2023 at 11:14AM +02, Ansgar wrote: > Debian's dependency system requires to explicitly declare > Depends/Conflicts/Replaces/Breaks, but for obvious reasons we cannot do > that for packages outside Debian's ecosystem. > > The same is true for diversions/alternatives/* or anyth

Re: RFP: virtme-ng -- Tool to build and run a kernel inside a virtualized snapshot of your live system

2023-05-10 Thread Emmanuel Arias
On Wed, May 10, 2023 at 11:41 AM Ricardo Ribalda Delgado < rica...@ribalda.com> wrote: > Hi Emmanuel > > > On Wed, May 10, 2023 at 1:03 AM Emmanuel Arias wrote: > > > > Upstream respond without objection. Is there any volunter to this > transition? If not i would happy to work on it. > > I ca

Bug#1035883: general: TMOUT and autologout are set to 3600, but logout occurs much earlier

2023-05-10 Thread Jim Anderson
Package: general Severity: minor Dear Maintainer, This bug report is a rather minor issue, but it is an inconvenience for me. I realize that auto logout is a general security feature, but in my case, I have a secrure environment where only my wife and I have access to my computer. I strong prefe

Re: RFP: virtme-ng -- Tool to build and run a kernel inside a virtualized snapshot of your live system

2023-05-10 Thread Ricardo Ribalda Delgado
Hi Emmanuel On Wed, May 10, 2023 at 1:03 AM Emmanuel Arias wrote: > > Upstream respond without objection. Is there any volunter to this > transition? If not i would happy to work on it. I can take care of it. I won't probably start until the weekend though Regards > > Cheers > > > El mar