Re: Install-info transition, review time

2009-04-14 Thread Norbert Preining
On Di, 14 Apr 2009, Norbert Preining wrote: > - Do we need any special control entries (breaks, suggests, etc) in the > new package? (current debian/control attached) Forgot that one, and found that there is a bug in the current control file, under package install-info I still have Repla

Re: Install-info transition, review time

2009-04-14 Thread Norbert Preining
Hi all, On Di, 14 Apr 2009, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > We should file those bugs now with an explanation of the problem. > You should also upload texinfo/i-i now given that it has to go through > NEW. Ok, still a review from someone else would be nice. Before uploading two questions: - Do we nee

Re: Install-info transition, review time

2009-04-13 Thread Raphael Hertzog
On Mon, 13 Apr 2009, Norbert Preining wrote: > How do we proceed now with that? As said in a different email some weeks > ago, only ~50 of around 580 total info files fail when called with > ginstall-info. We should file those bugs now with an explanation of the problem. You should also upload te

Re: Install-info transition, review time

2009-04-13 Thread Norbert Preining
Hi all, after return from hardware-VAC and fixing grave texlive bugs and and and here are now some remarks on the i-i transition. On Di, 24 Mär 2009, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > http://wiki.debian.org/Transitions/DpkgToGnuInstallInfo > > Please review and raise any suggestions if you have any. Ther

Re: Install-info transition, review time

2009-03-26 Thread Raphael Hertzog
On Thu, 26 Mar 2009, Steve Langasek wrote: > I don't like the sound of this. Why is it necessary to provide > /usr/sbin/install-info? I assume this is out of concern that some packages > will be calling install-info with an explicit path, but that's been contrary > to Policy for years ("Programs

Re: Install-info transition, review time

2009-03-26 Thread Neil Williams
On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:34:23 -0700 Steve Langasek wrote: > On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 07:21:15AM +, Neil Williams wrote: > > > Also, is the new dpkg going to Pre-Depend: on this new install-info > > > package? > > > If not, what does this /usr/sbin/install-info wrapper script do when > > > cal

Re: Install-info transition, review time

2009-03-26 Thread Steve Langasek
On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 07:21:15AM +, Neil Williams wrote: > > Also, is the new dpkg going to Pre-Depend: on this new install-info package? > > If not, what does this /usr/sbin/install-info wrapper script do when called > > and /usr/bin/install-info is absent? Packages currently call install-i

Re: Install-info transition, review time

2009-03-26 Thread Neil Williams
On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:51 -0700 Steve Langasek wrote: > On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 12:05:43PM +0100, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > > > the dpkg team and the texinfo maintainer have laid out a plan to > > get rid of dpkg /usr/sbin/install-info and start relying on > > GNU's install-info when needed. T

Re: Install-info transition, review time

2009-03-26 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 12:05:43PM +0100, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > the dpkg team and the texinfo maintainer have laid out a plan to > get rid of dpkg /usr/sbin/install-info and start relying on > GNU's install-info when needed. This will involve some work to > transition properly. We have describe

Install-info transition, review time

2009-03-24 Thread Raphael Hertzog
Hello, the dpkg team and the texinfo maintainer have laid out a plan to get rid of dpkg /usr/sbin/install-info and start relying on GNU's install-info when needed. This will involve some work to transition properly. We have described our plan here: http://wiki.debian.org/Transitions/DpkgToGnuInst