/etc/sysconfig or /etc/hostconfig (was Re: /etc/default)

it seems to me that there are two types of "default" file being discussed here. The first is default options for executables - i.e. /etc/default. Most discussion so far has concentrated on this. This will require massive changes to the system so that binaries know how to use the default informati

Bug#4020: Base shouldn't contain /var/run/utmp

Package: base Version: 1.1.0-14 The newest base contains a /var/run/utmp file of length 0. When upgrading a running system, this: - causes the list of people currently online to be lost - makes tools like 'w' segfault until one login occurs. Fix : remove /var/run/utmp from base. Christian PS

Bug#4049: access permissions for sysklogd

Package: sysklogd Version: 1.3-8 /sbin/klogd and /sbin/syslogd should be 755. /usr/doc/sysklogd should be 644.

Bug#4048: access permissions for /usr/bin/dos

Package: dosemu Version: 0.60.3-1 /usr/bin/dos should be mode 4755, not 4711.

Bug#4050: access permissions for dump

Package: dump Version: 0.3-6 /sbin/dump and /sbin/restore should be 2755.

Bug#4051: access permissions for /usr/bin/fdmount

Package: fdutils Version: 4.3-3 /usr/bin/fdmount should be mode 4755, not 4750.

Bug#4052: access permissions for /usr/bin/{mkparser, mkparserclass}

Package: bison Version: A2.6-12 /usr/bin/mkparser and /usr/bin/mkparserclass should be mode 755, not 555.

Re: elm problems

You (Dale Scheetz) wrote: > No! Not a typo. This is the only difference between what gets executed > when debian.rules calls for a make, and when I call for the same make. > > The line in the Makefile is: > > cd lib; $(MAKE) $(MJ) -(MAKEFLAGS) all ^ Could it b

Documentation formats

Increasingly, documentation is in a generic markup format that can be processed into various output formats either by standard tools or ones that come with the package. For example: * GNU Texinfo can be converted to Info, DVI (and hence rather large PostScript) and HTML. * The Linux FAQ comes

Re: elm problems

On Mon, 5 Aug 1996, Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote: > You (Dale Scheetz) wrote: > > No! Not a typo. This is the only difference between what gets executed > > when debian.rules calls for a make, and when I call for the same make. > > > > The line in the Makefile is: > > > > cd lib; $(MAKE) $(M

Emacs per-package startup files

OK, so we've decided to have packages put their Emacs startup stuff in a directory, with one file per package. The directory obviously ought to go in /etc, and the files made conffiles, so that the sysadmin can reconfigure things. /etc/emacs/site-start.d ? Ian.

Bug#4054: Missing features in terminfo database

Package: ncurses3.0 Version: 1.9.9e-1 It seems the ncurses terminfo database misses significant features. When trying to display mime encoded mail I do not get the correct features. For instance try to display the following file with 'richtext ' Test1 Test2 The first line should be centered,

Re: Emacs per-package startup files

> OK, so we've decided to have packages put their Emacs startup stuff in > a directory, with one file per package. > > The directory obviously ought to go in /etc, and the files made > conffiles, so that the sysadmin can reconfigure things. > > /etc/emacs/site-start.d ? Please wait a minute. H

Re: Documentation formats

Ian Jackson (after my deletions): > * GNU Texinfo ... HTML. > * The Linux FAQ ... HTML ... > * The Linux HOWTOs ... HTML ... > * My new dpkg manuals ... HTML ... > * The Perl documentation ... HTML I think I see a trend here. While HTML is not the perfect format (e.g., it lacks the navigation

Re: Documentation formats

> Options for our policy include: > 1. Specify one or two particular preferred target formats and > distribute those. Leave the source in the source package. So far > we have done this with documentation in Texinfo - we leave the > .texi files in the source package and distribute on

Bug#4017: boot disk doesn

--- If you haven't been able to boot, ask on debian-user for a boot disk image. Several of our people have made one for NCR. I'd help but I am away from the office with no access to Linux. Bruce 

Bug#4017: boot disk doesn

--- If you haven't been able to boot, ask on debian-user for a boot disk image. Several of our people have made one for NCR. I'd help but I am away from the office with no access to Linux. Bruce 

Uploading manpages 1.11-6 (Section 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 9 manpages)

Good night folks, After much work on and with manpages I'll upload another set for Debian. -- Begin Changes -- Date: 04 Aug 96 02:04:48 UT Format: 1.5 Distribution: unstable Binary: manpages Source: manpages Architecture: source all Version: 1.11-6 Maintainer: Martin Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Bug#4053: a) still a.out b) script: i have no 2nd floppy

Package: dosemu Version: 0.60.3-1 a) dosemu is still a.out file /usr/bin/dos /usr/bin/dos: setuid Linux/i386 impure executable (OMAGIC) b) dosemu config script asks: echo " " echo "What size is floppy drive B:" echo " 0 3.5inch 1 5.25inch" read FLOPSIZE if [ "$FLOPSIZE" != "1" ]; then echo "