Re: RFC, problem with g++4

2005-07-30 Thread Florian Weimer
* Goswin von Brederlow: > The proper use of this construct seems to be: > > template > struct Foo { > static const unsigned N = T::N; > char bar[N]; > }; > > struct Bla { > static const unsigned N; > }; > > const unsigned Bla::N = 10; > > int main() { > Foo foo; > } This program is ill-f

Re: SUMMARY: Re: shared library -dev package naming proposal

2005-07-30 Thread Steve Langasek
On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 02:18:29PM -0400, Jay Berkenbilt wrote: > > FWIW, detecting a fixed libtool would be rather difficult, since it's the > > libtool used by the depending application which does the recursion and > > therefore needs to be fixed. > I was thinking we'd be able to tell from the .

Re: ..last mirror update was a week ago, what's going on???

2005-07-30 Thread Olaf van der Spek
On 7/29/05, Steve Kemp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 02:31:01AM +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > > ..last mirror update was a week ago, what's going on??? > > > ..and, yeah, gg:"Debian mirror update" "21-Jul-2005" etc > > finds _lotsa_ noise. > > > ..whether this mirror upda

Re: congratulations to the X team!!

2005-07-30 Thread Tshepang Lekhonkhobe
On 7/15/05, Miles Bader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > FWIW, I previously had xorg from Ubuntu installed, and upgrading from > that to Debian's xorg _didn't_ go smoothly: the file "/etc/X11/Xsession" > was created by two packages, x11-common [debian], and xorg-common > [ubuntu], and in upgrading tri

Re: Packages descriptions review

2005-07-30 Thread Michael Bramer
On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 11:32:18PM +0200, Clément Stenac wrote: > > Someone suggested an announcement should be sent to > > > d-d-a. What do you think ? > > > > Yes, go to it and find some reviewer. > > Will do... > > > Maybe you should add a 'get a random Description' link on your Page... > >

Re: Packages descriptions review

2005-07-30 Thread Clément Stenac
Hello, > how will you handel changes in the description (from upstream, aka package > maintainer)? By comparing all descriptions when we are done. For packages which have a new descriptions, a manual review/merge will be needed. Regards, -- Clément Stenac -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

A quick favor...

2005-07-30 Thread Packaging HQ
Hi, I took a look at your site a couple of hours ago... and I want to tell you that I'd really love to trade links with you. I think your site has some really good stuff related to my site's topic of Packaging and would be a great resource for my visitors. In fact, I went ahead and added your sit

Re: Public service announcement about Policy 10.4

2005-07-30 Thread Marco d'Itri
On Jul 29, "Brian M. Carlson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have found no less than four packages which break with /bin/posh > as /bin/sh, including one that refuses to be removed because of its > brokenness. I am expecting many more. Yes, like most of my packages. posh does not provide any bene

Re: Public service announcement about Policy 10.4

2005-07-30 Thread Marco d'Itri
On Jul 29, Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, please note that posh is not the only shell that lacks support for > local. IIRC, it also breaks down under one or more of dash and busybox sh. dash supports local, or at least supports it in the way it's used in all the packages I main

Re: Public service announcement about Policy 10.4

2005-07-30 Thread Thiemo Seufer
Marco d'Itri wrote: > On Jul 29, Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Well, please note that posh is not the only shell that lacks support for > > local. IIRC, it also breaks down under one or more of dash and busybox sh. > dash supports local, or at least supports it in the way it's u

Bug#320623: ITP: monouml -- computer-aided software engineering (CASE) friendly tool

2005-07-30 Thread David Moreno Garza
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: David Moreno Garza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Package name: monouml Version : 0.1a Upstream Author : Mario Carrión <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, and others. * URL : http://monouml.sf.net/ * License : GPL and LGPL Description : co

New experimental shadow package 4.0.11.1-1, synced with upstream

2005-07-30 Thread Christian Perrier
The shadow package maintenance team is glad to announce the release of version 4.0.11-1 of the shadow package, in experimental. Shadow is the source package for passwd and login and is part of the base system. Both packages are "Priority: required". This package was highly desynchronized with ups

Re: SUMMARY: Re: shared library -dev package naming proposal

2005-07-30 Thread Steve Greenland
On 29-Jul-05, 08:50 (CDT), GOMBAS Gabor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 08:38:17AM -0500, Steve Greenland wrote: > Exercise: let's say I have an application that uses GSSAPI, and has to > be able to be built statically. Requirements: > > - It should build with Heimdal's libgs

Re: Packages descriptions review

2005-07-30 Thread Michael Bramer
On Sat, Jul 30, 2005 at 04:08:10PM +0200, Clément Stenac wrote: > > how will you handel changes in the description (from upstream, aka package > > maintainer)? > > By comparing all descriptions when we are done. For packages which have > a new descriptions, a manual review/merge will be needed. N

Re: Packages descriptions review

2005-07-30 Thread Anthony DeRobertis
I've started reviewing the news section, and I'm noticing that I'm running across descriptions which are OK as-is, but could be better. So far, Iv'e put in a comment saying how I think it could be approved, but am clicking "OK". Is that right? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a

Re: Packages descriptions review

2005-07-30 Thread Anthony DeRobertis
One more question: Was the question, should short descriptions be capitalized? ever decided? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Bug#320623: ITP: monouml -- computer-aided software engineering (CASE) friendly tool

2005-07-30 Thread Anthony DeRobertis
David Moreno Garza wrote: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > Owner: David Moreno Garza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > * Package name: monouml > Version : 0.1a > Upstream Author : Mario Carrión <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, and others. > * URL : http://monouml.sf.net/ > * License

Bug#320637: ITP: lltag -- Massive and magic command-line mp3/ogg file tagger

2005-07-30 Thread Brice Goglin
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Brice Goglin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Package name: lltag Version : 0.6.1-1 Upstream Author : Brice Goglin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://bgoglin.free.fr/lltag/ * License : GPL Description : Massive and magic comma

Re: RFC, problem with g++4

2005-07-30 Thread Jaakko Niemi
Followups to #320630. --j -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Bug#320637: ITP: lltag -- Massive and magic command-line mp3/ogg file tagger

2005-07-30 Thread Anthony DeRobertis
Brice Goglin wrote: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > Owner: Brice Goglin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > * Package name: lltag > Version : 0.6.1-1 > Upstream Author : Brice Goglin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * URL : http://bgoglin.free.fr/lltag/ > * License : GPL >

Debian Science mailing list created

2005-07-30 Thread Helen Faulkner
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Everyone, This is to let interested people know that the Debian Science mailing list [1] has been created. This list is aimed to encourage discussion about how best to use Debian as an operating system for science research and how to improve Debi

bugs2ldap running on master (was: bugs2ldap gateway down - wnpp, bts.turmzimmer.net broken)

2005-07-30 Thread Andreas Barth
* Andreas Barth ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [050728 22:39]: > on request of Ryan Murray I stopped the bugs2ldap-gateway on > bugs.debian.org. I'll move that gateway to some other host as soon as I > have time. At least the following services are broken by that: > - the wnpp bug list > - bts.turmzimmer.net

question: bugfixes in experimental?

2005-07-30 Thread Harald Dunkel
Hi folks, I've got a problem with marking broken packages as fixed. If there is (lets say) a grave functionality bug for package "M" in unstable or testing, then a bugfix in experimental doesn't help me. (I made very bad experiences with experimental, e.g. broken version numbers, currupted apt sy

Re: question: bugfixes in experimental?

2005-07-30 Thread Don Armstrong
On Sun, 31 Jul 2005, Harald Dunkel wrote: > I've got a problem with marking broken packages as fixed. Fixed generally means that the bug has been fixed in an NMU, IE, by someone not the maintainer; fixed-in-experimental is the tag that usually means that the bug in question has actually been fixed

Re: question: bugfixes in experimental?

2005-07-30 Thread Laszlo Boszormenyi
Hi, On Sun, 2005-07-31 at 08:11 +0200, Harald Dunkel wrote: > Shouldn't it be some kind of policy to mark a bug as fixed, > only if the fix is available on the same level as the previous > broken package? There's a semi-policy IMHO, you can tag[1] the bugs instead of closing them, so there's a fi