Re: RFC: Packaging buildd

2002-04-18 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Thu, Apr 18, 2002 at 10:10:57AM +0200, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > > Well, at least it is packaged and easy to setup (IMO). > > Where is it ? > > $ apt-cache search turtle > ucblogo - a dialect of lisp using turtle graphics famous for teaching kids. > $ It's available at http://savannah.gnu.org

Re: RFC: Packaging buildd

2002-04-18 Thread Raphael Hertzog
Hi, Le Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 05:31:17PM -0400, Marcus Brinkmann écrivait: > > What became of turtle -- do the Hurd people still use that? > > > > I still use it, but the other Hurd builders will use buildd. > Turtle has some nice concepts, but it needs a major rewrite, and > maybe a redesign as w

Re: RFC: Packaging buildd

2002-04-18 Thread Simon Richter
On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, Junichi Uekawa wrote: > > Sort of. One could request it through the admin interface. The autobuilder > > will only recompile something if it sees a need for it (for example, if I > > upload a new version of a library that drops an old binary package and > > adds a new one, the

Re: RFC: Packaging buildd

2002-04-17 Thread Junichi Uekawa
Simon Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cum veritate scripsit: > On 17 Apr 2002, Roger Leigh wrote: > > > In addition to this, have you considered adding support for periodic > > rebuilding of existing packages e.g. when buildd is idle? > > Sort of. One could request it through the admin interface. Th

Re: RFC: Packaging buildd

2002-04-17 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 10:12:10PM +0100, Philip Blundell wrote: > On Wed, 2002-04-17 at 10:44, Simon Richter wrote: > > Well, my project goes much further, it is basically a "generic" > > autobuilder with a plugin for .dsc/.deb (just like APT is a generic > > package library with plugins for Debia

Re: RFC: Packaging buildd

2002-04-17 Thread Philip Blundell
On Wed, 2002-04-17 at 10:44, Simon Richter wrote: > Well, my project goes much further, it is basically a "generic" > autobuilder with a plugin for .dsc/.deb (just like APT is a generic > package library with plugins for Debian). What became of turtle -- do the Hurd people still use that? p. --

Re: RFC: Packaging buildd

2002-04-17 Thread Simon Richter
On 17 Apr 2002, Roger Leigh wrote: > In addition to this, have you considered adding support for periodic > rebuilding of existing packages e.g. when buildd is idle? Sort of. One could request it through the admin interface. The autobuilder will only recompile something if it sees a need for it (

Re: RFC: Packaging buildd

2002-04-17 Thread Roger Leigh
Simon Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > My idea is to have a web page with current "problems". A problem could be > a package not building, an uninstallable package, etc. The layout will be > much like the BTS, just that the only method to get rid of a "problem" is > to solve it (i.e. there is

Re: RFC: Packaging buildd

2002-04-17 Thread Simon Richter
On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, Junichi Uekawa wrote: > > Well, my project goes much further, it is basically a "generic" > > autobuilder with a plugin for .dsc/.deb (just like APT is a generic > > package library with plugins for Debian). > The most lacking part is the problem of source not building. > bui

Re: RFC: Packaging buildd

2002-04-17 Thread Junichi Uekawa
Simon Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cum veritate scripsit: > > Anyway, "pbuilder" is one such project, that seems to be > > working almost. It rebuilds almost all of Debian archive now. > > Few more quirks to go. > Well, my project goes much further, it is basically a "generic" > autobuilder with a

Re: RFC: Packaging buildd

2002-04-17 Thread Simon Richter
On Wed, 17 Apr 2002, Junichi Uekawa wrote: > > Whoa. I tried the same two years ago, and failed. That's why I started a > > rewrite in C++, based on APT, which should be ready for general use in > > about three to six months [...]. > Anyway, "pbuilder" is one such project, that seems to be > work

Re: RFC: Packaging buildd

2002-04-16 Thread Junichi Uekawa
Simon Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cum veritate scripsit: > > I have added autoconf/make support, and repackaged it using debhelper. > > Whoa. I tried the same two years ago, and failed. That's why I started a > rewrite in C++, based on APT, which should be ready for general use in > about three t

Re: RFC: Packaging buildd

2002-04-15 Thread Noah Meyerhans
On Sun, Apr 14, 2002 at 08:53:03PM +0100, Roger Leigh wrote: > Does anyone who uses buildd/wanna-build/rbuilder have any comments? I > don't yet have a big enough HDD to run an autobuilder offline, so I > have not tried to use it yet. I won't be able to do much more till > June, but I'll have ple

Re: RFC: Packaging buildd

2002-04-15 Thread Simon Richter
On Mon, 15 Apr 2002, Roger Leigh wrote: [buildd in C++] > Thet sounds very cool. Would you like any help with this? Difficult, since if this gets to be my project, I'm supposed to do it without outside help. :-/ > At the very > least, I can help document it and fix bugs (I can write troff, tex

Re: RFC: Packaging buildd

2002-04-15 Thread Roger Leigh
On Mon, Apr 15, 2002 at 08:40:32AM +0200, Simon Richter wrote: > On 14 Apr 2002, Roger Leigh wrote: > > > I have added autoconf/make support, and repackaged it using debhelper. > > Whoa. I tried the same two years ago, and failed. That's why I started a > rewrite in C++, based on APT, which shoul

Re: RFC: Packaging buildd

2002-04-15 Thread Roger Leigh
On Mon, Apr 15, 2002 at 07:52:48AM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote: > Roger Leigh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cum veritate scripsit: > > > Does anyone who uses buildd/wanna-build/rbuilder have any comments? I > > don't yet have a big enough HDD to run an autobuilder offline, so I > > have not tried to use it

Re: RFC: Packaging buildd

2002-04-15 Thread Raphael Hertzog
Le Sun, Apr 14, 2002 at 08:53:03PM +0100, Roger Leigh écrivait: > Does anyone who uses buildd/wanna-build/rbuilder have any comments? I > don't yet have a big enough HDD to run an autobuilder offline, so I > have not tried to use it yet. I won't be able to do much more till > June, but I'll have

Re: RFC: Packaging buildd

2002-04-15 Thread Simon Richter
On 14 Apr 2002, Roger Leigh wrote: > I have added autoconf/make support, and repackaged it using debhelper. Whoa. I tried the same two years ago, and failed. That's why I started a rewrite in C++, based on APT, which should be ready for general use in about three to six months (hopefully our IT d

Re: RFC: Packaging buildd

2002-04-14 Thread Junichi Uekawa
Roger Leigh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cum veritate scripsit: > Does anyone who uses buildd/wanna-build/rbuilder have any comments? I > don't yet have a big enough HDD to run an autobuilder offline, so I > have not tried to use it yet. I won't be able to do much more till > June, but I'll have plenty o

RFC: Packaging buildd

2002-04-14 Thread Roger Leigh
The buildd source available from :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/CVS (module wanna-build) does not have a functional debian directory. I have also not been able to contact the maintainers so far--is this source actively maintained? I have added autoconf/make support, and repackaged it using debhelper