Re: Bug#284642: ITP: dpkg-reversion -- change the version of a DEB file

2004-12-12 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Tollef Fog Heen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > * Adam Heath > > | The above makes it easy to exclude whole heiarachies, ie, /usr/share/doc. > > So will the filetype part of how Scott James is doing stuff. > > | It can also be used to alter /lib to /lib64 or /lib32, on the fly, during > | install.

Re: Bug#284642: ITP: dpkg-reversion -- change the version of a DEB file

2004-12-12 Thread Tollef Fog Heen
* Adam Heath | The above makes it easy to exclude whole heiarachies, ie, /usr/share/doc. So will the filetype part of how Scott James is doing stuff. | It can also be used to alter /lib to /lib64 or /lib32, on the fly, during | install. You can't do that in a sane way anyhow. (Think libtool f

Re: Bug#284642: ITP: dpkg-reversion -- change the version of a DEB file

2004-12-11 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Adam Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sat, 11 Dec 2004, Scott James Remnant wrote: > >> On Sat, 2004-12-11 at 21:51 +0200, Ognyan Kulev wrote: >> >> > Adam Heath wrote: >> > > Well, the plan is to make the dpkg-deb interface more formalized. What I >> > > mean, is being able to use it in a

Re: Bug#284642: ITP: dpkg-reversion -- change the version of a DEB file

2004-12-11 Thread Adam Heath
On Sat, 11 Dec 2004, Scott James Remnant wrote: > On Sat, 2004-12-11 at 21:51 +0200, Ognyan Kulev wrote: > > > Adam Heath wrote: > > > Well, the plan is to make the dpkg-deb interface more formalized. What I > > > mean, is being able to use it in a filter, with plugging input and output. > > > >

Re: Bug#284642: ITP: dpkg-reversion -- change the version of a DEB file

2004-12-11 Thread Adam Heath
On Sat, 11 Dec 2004, Ognyan Kulev wrote: > Adam Heath wrote: > > Well, the plan is to make the dpkg-deb interface more formalized. What I > > mean, is being able to use it in a filter, with plugging input and output. > > > > Ie, multiple input methods: .deb, .rpm, filesystem > > > > filter mode:

Re: Bug#284642: ITP: dpkg-reversion -- change the version of a DEB file

2004-12-11 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Scott James Remnant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sat, 2004-12-11 at 21:51 +0200, Ognyan Kulev wrote: > >> Adam Heath wrote: >> > Well, the plan is to make the dpkg-deb interface more formalized. What I >> > mean, is being able to use it in a filter, with plugging input and output. >> > >> >

Re: Bug#284642: ITP: dpkg-reversion -- change the version of a DEB file

2004-12-11 Thread Scott James Remnant
On Sat, 2004-12-11 at 21:51 +0200, Ognyan Kulev wrote: > Adam Heath wrote: > > Well, the plan is to make the dpkg-deb interface more formalized. What I > > mean, is being able to use it in a filter, with plugging input and output. > > > > Ie, multiple input methods: .deb, .rpm, filesystem > > >

Re: Bug#284642: ITP: dpkg-reversion -- change the version of a DEB file

2004-12-11 Thread Ognyan Kulev
Adam Heath wrote: Well, the plan is to make the dpkg-deb interface more formalized. What I mean, is being able to use it in a filter, with plugging input and output. Ie, multiple input methods: .deb, .rpm, filesystem filter mode: standard tar output output mode: filesystem, .deb, .rpm Repacking an

Re: Bug#284642: ITP: dpkg-reversion -- change the version of a DEB file

2004-12-11 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Adam Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.12.11.0259 +0100]: > Well, the plan is to make the dpkg-deb interface more formalized. What I > mean, is being able to use it in a filter, with plugging input and output. Thanks for the explanation. Yes, this is the sensible to do it. > Repacking

Re: Bug#284642: ITP: dpkg-reversion -- change the version of a DEB file

2004-12-10 Thread Adam Heath
On Thu, 9 Dec 2004, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Adam Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.12.09.2053 +0100]: > > Probably yes on dpkg-repack. Definately not for dpkg-www. Which > > is a sucky name, btw. > > Agreed. However, if dpkg-repack goes into dpkg, why not provide > a means to edit a D

Re: Bug#284642: ITP: dpkg-reversion -- change the version of a DEB file

2004-12-10 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Adam Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.12.09.2053 +0100]: > Probably yes on dpkg-repack. Definately not for dpkg-www. Which > is a sucky name, btw. Agreed. However, if dpkg-repack goes into dpkg, why not provide a means to edit a DEB file (without having to install it) too? -- Please

Re: Bug#284642: ITP: dpkg-reversion -- change the version of a DEB file

2004-12-09 Thread Adam Heath
On Wed, 8 Dec 2004, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Scott James Remnant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.12.08.0909 +0100]: > > Generally the dpkg-* namespace is reserved for features that are > > intended for integration into dpkg at some point. > > well, by all means then. If dpkg-repack and dpkg-

Re: Bug#284642: ITP: dpkg-reversion -- change the version of a DEB file

2004-12-09 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Tollef Fog Heen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.12.09.1351 +0100]: > | I really think reversion should be available. > > I think it's useless, it's not. I will probably rename it to debedit. -- Please do not send copies of list mail to me; I read the list! .''`. martin f. krafft <

Re: Bug#284642: ITP: dpkg-reversion -- change the version of a DEB file

2004-12-09 Thread Tollef Fog Heen
* martin f krafft | also sprach Scott James Remnant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.12.08.0909 +0100]: | > Generally the dpkg-* namespace is reserved for features that are | > intended for integration into dpkg at some point. | | well, by all means then. If dpkg-repack and dpkg-www are intended | for

Re: Bug#284642: ITP: dpkg-reversion -- change the version of a DEB file

2004-12-08 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Scott James Remnant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.12.08.0909 +0100]: > Generally the dpkg-* namespace is reserved for features that are > intended for integration into dpkg at some point. well, by all means then. If dpkg-repack and dpkg-www are intended for integration into dpkg, then reve

Re: Bug#284642: ITP: dpkg-reversion -- change the version of a DEB file

2004-12-08 Thread Scott James Remnant
On Tue, 2004-12-07 at 18:13 +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > I needed a tool to change the version number of DEB files after > repacking them with dpkg-repack. So I wrote one. Very simple, does > not really warrant its own package, but devscripts is also not > really the place for it. It is unlikel

Bug#284642: ITP: dpkg-reversion -- change the version of a DEB file

2004-12-07 Thread martin f krafft
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: dpkg-reversion Version : 0.1.5 Upstream Author : martin f. krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://madduck.net/~madduck/scratch/dpkg-reversion * License : Artistic Description : change the version of a DEB