Re: Improving in-place upgrades of Ada packages from Lenny to Squeeze

2010-06-06 Thread Ludovic Brenta
David Kalnischkies writes: > 2010/6/6 Ludovic Brenta : >> Package: gnat >> Architecture: any >> Depends: gnat-4.4 (>= 4.4.2-1) >> Recommends: ada-reference-manual, gnat-gps >> Breaks: libadasockets-dev (<= 1.8.6-2), libasis-dev, libaunit-dev, >>  

Re: Improving in-place upgrades of Ada packages from Lenny to Squeeze

2010-06-03 Thread Ludovic Brenta
Jacob Sparre Andersen writes: > David Kalnischkies wrote: >> 2010/5/31 Ludovic Brenta : > >>> Option 1: upload a new package "gnat" that Breaks: all -dev >>> packages that were present in Lenny but are no longer present in >>> Squeeze. T

Re: Improving in-place upgrades of Ada packages from Lenny to Squeeze

2010-05-31 Thread Ludovic Brenta
age, which ones of Conflicts: and Replaces: should I also specify? (currently, both are specified; the new packages replace almost all files of the old packages). The goal is, of course, to make unattended upgrades that delete the old -dev packages and install the new ones possible. Thanks for any he

Re: Improving in-place upgrades of Ada packages from Lenny to Squeeze

2010-05-31 Thread Ludovic Brenta
David Kalnischkies wrote: > 2010/5/30 Ludovic Brenta : >> The consequence is that, despite the fact that these packages are broken >> (without the need for a Breaks: in their successor packages, BTW), >> aptitude prefers to leave them installed rather than remove them; t

Re: Improving in-place upgrades of Ada packages from Lenny to Squeeze

2010-05-30 Thread Ludovic Brenta
David Kalnischkies writes: > 2010/5/29 Ludovic Brenta : >> David Kalnischkies writes: >>> No. Replaces is used to say to dpkg: It is okay that this package >>> overrides files of the other package - otherwise dpkg would complain >>> loudly for good reasons

Re: Improving in-place upgrades of Ada packages from Lenny to Squeeze

2010-05-29 Thread Ludovic Brenta
new version of a -dev package (i.e. libX2-dev) is *not* a complete replacement for libX1-dev, therefore we must use neither a dummy transitional package nor a Provides relationship. -- Ludovic Brenta. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "

Re: Improving in-place upgrades of Ada packages from Lenny to Squeeze

2010-05-27 Thread Ludovic Brenta
Stephen Leake wrote: > Ludovic Brenta writes: >> The reason for all this is that when a package libX2-dev Conflicts: with >> and Replaces: a package libX1-dev, aptitude does not remove libX1-dev >> and install libX2-dev; instead, it marks libX1-dev as broken and leaves >

Re: Improving in-place upgrades of Ada packages from Lenny to Squeeze

2010-05-26 Thread Ludovic Brenta
Jacob Sparre Andersen wrote: > Ludovic Brenta wrote: > >> Over the last two weeks I have been testing upgrades of >> Ada packages from Lenny to Sid and Squeeze in a chroot. >> The picture is not as pretty as it should be. In a >> nutshell, when you change /e

Improving in-place upgrades of Ada packages from Lenny to Squeeze

2010-05-25 Thread Ludovic Brenta
.org/~lbrenta/debian-ada-policy.html [2] http://www.adaic.com/standards/05rm/html/RM-10-1-4.html, clause 5 -- Ludovic Brenta. -- 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/87ljb78ysx@ludovic-brenta.org

Re: ping for gtk+extra2 removal - implications for libgtkada2 and gpsim

2009-06-30 Thread Ludovic Brenta
Selon Emilio Pozuelo Monfort : > Ludovic Brenta wrote: >> So, my understanting was correct then: gtk-extra2 will FTBFS only when >> you remove GTK+2 from Debian, not when you introduce GTK+3. > > Yes, but that will also mean package using gtk-extra2 will not be able to >

Re: ping for gtk+extra2 removal - implications for libgtkada2 and gpsim

2009-06-30 Thread Ludovic Brenta
TK+3 are in Debian? My intention is neither to take over maintenance of gtk-extra nor to remove functionality from GtkAda; rather to try and give a clear roadmap for upstream to plan the necessary changes, i.e. reimplementing some of GtkAda's widgets with GTK+3 instead of gtk-extra. -- Ludovic Brenta. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Re: ping for gtk+extra2 removal - implications for libgtkada2 and gpsim

2009-06-29 Thread Ludovic Brenta
coexist? [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-gtk-gnome/2009/04/msg6.html -- Ludovic Brenta. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Re: ping for gtk+extra2 removal - implications for libgtkada2 and gpsim

2009-06-28 Thread Ludovic Brenta
rebuilding it without gtk+extra2 and with > Gtk3.0. libgtkada2's upstream includes a copy of gtk+extra2; I don't know how up to date this bundled version is. That's why, for the last uploads, I've built libgtkada2 against the packaged gtk+extra instead of the bundled copy.

Re: Call for votes for "GR: Re-affirm support to the Debian Project Leader"

2006-10-08 Thread Ludovic Brenta
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > - - -=-=-=-=-=- Don't Delete Anything Between These Lines =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > a65763d3-b1e2-4530-8ff8-aa5915274eb4 > [ 3 ] Choice 1: Re-affirm DPL, wish success to unofficial Dunc Tank > [ 1 ] Choice 2: Re-affirm DPL, do not endorse nor support his ot

Re: Call for votes for "GR: Recall the project leader"

2006-10-08 Thread Ludovic Brenta
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > - - -=-=-=-=-=- Don't Delete Anything Between These Lines =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > 49a98df6-2bd4-40c8-a559-7e15212dbd26 > [ 2 ] Choice 1: Recall the project leader > [ 1 ] Choice 2: Further discussion > - - -=-=-=-=-=- Don't Delete Anything Between These L

Re: Buildds still not picking up new architectures, why?

2006-08-07 Thread Ludovic Brenta
Kurt Roeckx writes: > On Mon, Aug 07, 2006 at 10:47:13AM +0200, Ludovic Brenta wrote: >> >> This issue has been blocking the Ada transition (19 source packages, >> 11 RC bugs) for about 3 weeks now, and I'd really like to be able to >> proceed. > >

Re: Buildds still not picking up new architectures, why?

2006-08-07 Thread Ludovic Brenta
ly, at most this is a > hold-up. Ah :) Well so far I have failed in executing my planned Ada transition, because of this hold-up :) But it is not too late to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat :) -- Ludovic Brenta. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Buildds still not picking up new architectures, why?

2006-08-07 Thread Ludovic Brenta
ackages, 11 RC bugs) for about 3 weeks now, and I'd really like to be able to proceed. If Ryan is the only person who can fix this, then Debian has a problem; it would be nice to put a w-b admin *team* in place, for redundancy and no single point of failure. -- Ludovic Brenta. -- To U

[VAC] Lyon, 2006-07-29 to 2006-08-06

2006-07-28 Thread Ludovic Brenta
g the situation). If you plan to do an NMU of any of my packages, please wait until I return, so you can coordinate with me. I *do* welcome NMUs, patches and suggestions. Also, please see http://www.ada-france.org/debian/debian-ada-policy.html before considering an NMU. -- Ludovic Brenta. (signing

Buildds still not picking up new architectures, why?

2006-07-27 Thread Ludovic Brenta
transition of Ada packages. Please respond directly to me as well as on the list. -- Ludovic Brenta. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Ping] Packages-arch-specific: please add architectures to Ada packages

2006-07-23 Thread Ludovic Brenta
Aurélien GÉRÔME writes: > Hi Ludovic, > > On Sat, Jul 22, 2006 at 06:56:06PM +0200, Ludovic Brenta wrote: >> So, my idea of a buildd pseudo-package in the BTS was a god one after >> all. Or, is the 'dak' package an appropriate place for such requests? > >

Re: [Ping] Packages-arch-specific: please add architectures to Ada packages

2006-07-22 Thread Ludovic Brenta
after all. Or, is the 'dak' package an appropriate place for such requests? Does anyone on this list feel like joining the packages-arch-specific maintainers, in order to improve response time? -- Ludovic Brenta. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of &

[Ping] Packages-arch-specific: please add architectures to Ada packages

2006-07-21 Thread Ludovic Brenta
It has been a week since I sent the request below, and I received no answer. I am resending to the three maintainers of Packages-arch-specific, and CCing debian-devel. I've restricted the list of supported architectures to those where gnat-4.1 not only exists but also builds its shared libraries.

Re: Getting the buildds to notice new architectures in a package

2006-07-16 Thread Ludovic Brenta
Wouter Verhelst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sat, Jul 15, 2006 at 10:55:32PM +0200, Ludovic Brenta wrote: >> Where should I ask for help? Neither buildd.debian.org nor >> www.debian.org/devel/buildd, mention where the buildd admins can be >> reached; and lists

Getting the buildds to notice new architectures in a package

2006-07-15 Thread Ludovic Brenta
nd not one that only applies to asis. Thanks for any help. PS. Please reply to me directly, as well as to the list. -- Ludovic Brenta. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Ada in Debian, past, present and future. Request for Advocate.

2005-06-16 Thread Ludovic Brenta
ld like to help maintain Ada-related packages. In time, such people might prove worthy enough that I might advocate them :) My GPG key has been signed by a Debian Developer: $ gpg --list-sigs brenta pub 1024D/9DFFAAD4 2003-07-10 uid Ludovic Brenta <[EMAIL PROT

Bug#221111: ITP: libcharles0 -- Data structure library for Ada95 modelled on the C++ STL

2003-11-16 Thread Ludovic Brenta
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: libcharles0 Version : 0.0.20030813 Upstream Author : Matthew J. Heaney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://home.earthlink.net/~matthewjheaney/charles/ * License : GPL Description : Data structure library for

RFS: asis -- Ada Semantic Interface Specification

2003-09-26 Thread Ludovic Brenta
PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Format: 1.7 Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2003 15:22:16 +0200 Source: asis Binary: libasis-3.15p-1 libasis-3.15p-1-dev asis-programs Architecture: source i386 Version: 3.15p-2 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Ludovic Brenta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Chan

RFS: gnat-glade-doc -- GNAT Distributed Systems Annex documentation

2003-09-26 Thread Ludovic Brenta
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 03:10:47 +0200 Source: gnat-glade-doc Binary: gnat-glade-doc Architecture: source all Version: 3.15p-1 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Ludovic Brenta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Changed-By: Ludovic Brenta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Description: gnat-glad

RFS: gnat-glade -- Distributed Systems Annex for GNAT (GNU Ada 95 compiler)

2003-09-26 Thread Ludovic Brenta
2003 03:42:16 +0200 Source: gnat-glade Binary: gnat-glade Architecture: source i386 Version: 3.15p-2 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Ludovic Brenta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Changed-By: Ludovic Brenta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Description: gnat-glade - Distributed Systems Annex for G

RFS: gnat-doc -- Documentation for the GNU Ada compiler

2003-09-26 Thread Ludovic Brenta
SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Format: 1.7 Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 02:55:06 +0200 Source: gnat-doc Binary: gnat-doc Architecture: source all Version: 3.15p-1 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Ludovic Brenta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Changed-By: Ludovic Brenta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

RFS: gnat 3.15p

2003-09-26 Thread Ludovic Brenta
MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Format: 1.7 Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 01:46:53 +0200 Source: gnat Binary: gnat libgnat-3.15p-1 Architecture: source i386 Version: 3.15p-2 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Ludovic Brenta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Changed-By: Ludovic Brenta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>