Re: dpkg logging

2001-09-24 Thread Massimo Dal Zotto
uot;command" option you need this hack which unfortunately is bash-specific. A better solution would be to add the -c option to the script command. You can try my script with: "script-wrapper ls -l" or whatever command you need. -- Massimo Dal Zotto +-

Re: dpkg logging

2001-09-23 Thread Massimo Dal Zotto
anges to the installation program. A simple shell wrapper should work. -- Massimo Dal Zotto +--------------+ | Massimo Dal Zotto email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Via Marconi, 141phone: ++39-046

section descriptions

2001-09-23 Thread Massimo Dal Zotto
Hi, where can I find the descriptions of the official debian subsection which can be specified in the Section field of the control file? I need something similar to the /usr/share/tasksel/debian-tasks.desc file which describes the debian tasks. -- Massimo Dal Zotto

how to get full package url from apt-cache?

2001-09-23 Thread Massimo Dal Zotto
/ base/bash_2.03-6.deb $ apt-url my-package file:/local/packages/my-package_1.10.deb The "apt-cache show" command lists the Filename fields but this is useless because it is a relative path. -- Massimo

Re: gpm and X problem investigated

2000-09-09 Thread Massimo Dal Zotto
> As the gpm maintainer I will try and stay polite and explain some > things. > > > On Sat, Sep 02, 2000 at 07:46:51PM +0200, Massimo Dal Zotto wrote: > > I had the same problems when using the new defaults (-R ms3 and > > Intellimouse on /dev/gpmdata). > > Ca

Re: gpm and X problem investigated

2000-09-02 Thread Massimo Dal Zotto
en using this setup for years and I have always got a working X at the first try, provided I had configured correctly gpm and choosen the right xserver. I know that this is a change from previous configuration defaults but if we document it clearly and handle the transition correctly we will grea

installation problems

2000-03-10 Thread Massimo Dal Zotto
you have to help someone on the phone or via email. In the end, after six failed installations, I could install a far from complete debian system. I wouldn't say a success story. Note that I've been installing linux since version 0.97. Wha

Re: PROPOSAL: automatic installation and configuration

1999-05-26 Thread Massimo Dal Zotto
> Amos Shapira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > [1 ] > > From: Massimo Dal Zotto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: PROPOSAL: automatic installation and configuration > > Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 00:01:57 +0200 (MEST) > > > > > Hi, &

PROPOSAL: automatic installation and configuration

1999-05-25 Thread Massimo Dal Zotto
Hi, I have done a few experiments about automatic configuration of packages and have now some working code. I want to describe my ideas and how to integrate in the distribution. You can download my experimental but almost working code at: http://www.cs.unitn.it/~dz/debian/dpkggetconfig_1.0.de

Re: mass-installing Debian

1999-05-24 Thread Massimo Dal Zotto
finding > a way to compress the Tiger map data onto one CD. > > -- > | Bryan Andersen | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://softail.visi.com | > | Buzzwords are like annoying little flies that deserve to be swatted. | > | -Bryan Anderse

Re: better /etc/init.d/network

1999-05-20 Thread Massimo Dal Zotto
ings with net_up and the other functions and second I don't like the idea of package postinst script messing with my network configuration files. Those things should be done by hand. Also the suggestion of an user option seems bad to me. I don't want my users start and stop network int

Re: better /etc/init.d/network

1999-05-18 Thread Massimo Dal Zotto
_up() and after_net_down() functions. If someone needs them I will think about adding these functionalities. -- Massimo Dal Zotto +----------+ | Massimo Dal Zotto email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Via Marconi, 141

Re: better /etc/init.d/network

1999-05-18 Thread Massimo Dal Zotto
> On Sun, May 16, 1999 at 10:15:48PM +0200, Massimo Dal Zotto wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have written a generic network interface management command, net, which > > can be used to start/stop/show/configure network interfaces, and a smarter > > replacement f

Re: better /etc/init.d/network

1999-05-17 Thread Massimo Dal Zotto
> On Sun, May 16, 1999 at 10:15:48PM +0200, Massimo Dal Zotto wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > The /etc/init.d/network script created by the debian installation is very > > simple and not flexible enough if you need to manage complex networks with > > many interf

better /etc/init.d/network

1999-05-17 Thread Massimo Dal Zotto
t/~dz/debian/net_1.0-1_all.deb Please have a look and see if it can added to the main debian distribution. -- Massimo Dal Zotto +--+ | Massimo Dal Zotto email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Via Marconi

Re: Debian coding style?

1999-05-12 Thread Massimo Dal Zotto
ain of developers. The best I18N tool is GNU gettext. With it you don't even need to recompile or relink the programs. And the practice of compiling translations in the executable, a typical M$ bad practice, makes impossible to have multilingual version of the applications on the same machine. I wo