Bug#4381: tkps installs itself into /usr/local/bin

Package: tkps Version: 1.2-0 The binary is installed into /usr/local/bin. However, no package should do that. Since tkps doesn't run without X it should be installed into /usr/X11R6/bin. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROT

Bug#4305: metmail uses non-existent flag in postinst

ld be filed against mime-support that contains install-mime, not metamail that only uses it. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \__ \/ /_ / // /_/ /_/ / _ \/ __

Re: Shared libraries and symbols

I don't see any reason why debugging symbols are kept. I ran `strip -g` on my libraries and saved about 500K (sorry don't know the libraries that had the debugging symbols). Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL P

shlibdeps

Are we supposed to use dpkg-shlibdeps for all dependecies upon shared libs? Or is it just for the three (or so) installed in /etc/dpkg/shlibs.default? So what do I do with xpm for instance? Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED

Bug#4390: xpdf doesn't set itself up to be launched

Package: xpdf Version: 0.5-0 Until adding the appropriate entries to ~/.mime.types and ~/.mailcap, Mosaic does not know to launch xpdf for a PDF file. It would be nice if the postinst added this to /etc/mime.types and /etc/mailcap. -- Shields, CrossLink.

Bug#4393: dpkg-buildpackage doesn't seem to work correctly

Package: dpkg Version: 1.3.14 When using dpkg-buildpackage with the -r option the command "debian/rules binary" etc. should be quoted IMO. Otherwise using "su -c" as root command results in debian/rules being called without an argument. Michael

lyx_0.10.3-1

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Format: 1.5 Date: Tue, 3 Sep 1996 12:38:38 +0200 Source: lyx Binary: lyx Architecture: source i386 Version: 0.10.3-1 Distribution: unstable Urgency: medium Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Description: lyx- High Level Word Proc

Re: Shared libraries and symbols

not contain debugging symbols. If this is already noted should I report it as a bug if I find some? Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \__ \/ /_ / // /_/ /_/ /

metamail_2.7-9

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Format: 1.5 Date: Sun, 1 Sep 1996 11:39:03 +0200 Source: metamail Binary: metamail Architecture: source i386 Version: 2.7-9 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Description: metamail - An implementation o

xforms_0.81-2

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Format: 1.5 Date: Tue, 3 Sep 1996 12:58:45 +0200 Source: xforms Binary: xforms xforms-dev Architecture: i386 Version: 0.81-2 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Description: xforms - GUI Toolkit for X

Re: Shared libraries and symbols

Bruce Perens writes: > > It's OK with me if the guidelines specify that shared libraries be > stripped. Ian, would you please add this then? Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [E

Bug#4415: gwm doesn't install documentation

Package: gwm Version: 1.8c-3 gwm's source tree has a comprehensive doc/ directory, but it's not installed. It should be in /usr/doc/gwm, or if trying to keep the package size down, in a gwm-doc package which gwm Suggests:. -- Shields, CrossLink.

Bug#4419: dpkg-changelog-mode leaves blank lines

> P.S.: BTW, the help message should say "Use C-c C-e" not "Use ^c^e", which > is not Emacs usage. Actually, it shouldn't use either -- it should use the magic substitution strings, which would cause the message to be displayed not only in the correct format, but to have the correct content even i

metamail_2.7-10

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Format: 1.5 Date: Sat, 7 Sep 1996 12:59:13 +0200 Source: metamail Binary: metamail Architecture: source i386 Version: 2.7-10 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Description: metamail - An implementation o

lyx_0.10.3-1 reuploaded

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Format: 1.5 Date: Tue, 3 Sep 1996 12:38:38 +0200 Source: lyx Binary: lyx Architecture: source i386 Version: 0.10.3-1 Distribution: unstable Urgency: medium Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Description: lyx- High Level Word Proc

modules_2.0.0-9

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Format: 1.5 Date: Sat, 7 Sep 1996 14:51:10 +0200 Source: modules Binary: modules Architecture: source i386 Version: 2.0.0-9 Distribution: stable unstable Urgency: medium Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Description: modules- Linux

xforms for both architectures!

.81-3 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Description: xforms - GUI Toolkit for X Window Systems xforms-dev - GUI Toolkit for X Window Systems Changes: xforms (0.81-3) unstable; urgency=LOW . * New maintainer after this release * A m

Patch for /sbin/clock

Does anyone have a path that make /sbin/clock work? I vaguely remember someone posting it a while ago. Right now s /sbin/clock -w just gives me a segfault. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED

Bug#4457: popclient conflicts with netstd

> Suggestions: > > 1) Remove popclient from netstd, or > 2) Update the popclient in netstd and eliminate the separate package. I had already packaged and uploaded popclient before noticing this. I'm not sure it needs to be in netstd; if we take it out, I can trivially upload another version that

Bug#4462: fvwm2 doesn't include FvwmClean

Package: fvwm2 Version: 2.0.42-BETA-0 fvwm2 doesn't include the FvwmClean (aka NoClutter) module, even though it references it in the system .fvwm2rc. Preferably it should include this module, but if not it shouldn't be referenced. -- Shields, CrossLink.

Bug#4463: fspd uses incorrect file location

ed all the time. If it changes the files are recreated. I suggest to use a dir under /var/lib instead. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMAIL

Bug#4457: popclient conflicts with netstd

> That sounds good... However, please -DON'T- mark popclient as Replaces: > netstd. As far as I understand, Replaces should only be used when one > package completely replaces another's functionality, and I don't thing > popclient replaces all of netstd. I thought it meant the package replace

Bug#4470: ncftp installs manpage directly into /usr/man

Package: ncftp Version: 2.3.0-6 ncftp installs a file called /usr/man/ncftp.1. This should of course be /usr/man/man1/ncftp.1, or it won't work. -- Shields, CrossLink.

Bug#4469: tcsh doesn't include /bin/tcsh

Package: tcsh Version: 6.06-3 tcsh should include a symlink of /bin/tcsh -> ../usr/bin/tcsh. I think the FSSTND specifies that all shells should have symlinks present in /bin. -- Shields, CrossLink.

Call back

Does anyone use a call-back facility? That is, does anyone phone his/her company and they call back to establish an internet connection? If so could you please give me some info on it. I don't like the idea of using Windows NT. Michael -- Michael M

Bug#4471: isp-ppp doesn't conflict with ppp

s: isp-ppp' line. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \__ \/ /_ / // /_/ /_/ / _ \/ ___/ ___/ [

Re: automated uploading to chiark.

* logging of uploads (preventing duplicated uploads) > * moving around on the ftp server, if necessary > * sending mail to debian-changes after debian-changes? Shouldn't this be debian-devel? > completed upload of every packa

Bug#4465: security hole in netdiag package

es. Totally agreed. Just for curiosity, why were they moved anyway? Most users who know these tools will figure out how to start them from /usr/sbin anyway. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___//

Re: automated uploading to chiark.

Guy Maor writes: > > debian-changes? Shouldn't this be debian-devel? > > No, see policy manual 6.4. Oops. Why did we change that? Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __

Re: Newer version of gdb and binutils?

ct I just copied David's debian.* files over) and it works fine without additional patching. If anyone likes to take a look at it, it's on ftp://feivel.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/pub/debian.local//local Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL

Packages to give away

- Heiko Schlittermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> perforate - Heiko Schlittermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMAIL PR

Re: Patch for /sbin/clock

ine. So it looks like the patch > worked, but only for some machines. Wait a moment, does that mean with 2.5-4 none of your machines dumps core when you call `clock -w'? I even tried to use a clock binary from Slack to no avail. Michael -- Michael Meskes |

Bug#4438: missing dependency upon xlockmore

ob as well. Anyway, I'm just compiling a new release, so I close this bug report. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \__ \/ /_ / // /_/ /_/

Bug#4502: xautolock has no copyright file

[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Package: xautolock > Version: pl10-2 > > The package lacks a copyright file: > ... Yup, found that one too the other day. The new upload (just made to chiark) has the copyright file. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_

awk files in project/experimental

Is there a reason why gawk and mawk are under project/experimental? Not only are there sources and binaries but also the changes files. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: dpkg-buildpackage and joe

w-r--r-- root/users0 Jan 22 22:45 1995 > joe-2.8.orig/jmacsrc link to joe-2.8.orig/.jmacsrc', expected > `joe-2.8.orig/jmacsrc' > dpkg-source: building joe using existing joe_2.8.orig.tar.gz The same problem happens with sudo. It seems that Ian's

Bug#4531: mgetty: info files not gzipped

Package: mgetty Version: 0.99-4 The files /usr/info/mgetty.info /usr/info/mgetty.info-1 /usr/info/mgetty.info-2 /usr/info/mgetty.info-3 /usr/info/mgetty.info-4 should be gzipped. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED

Bug#4532: emacs: infofiles are not gzipped

Package: emacs Version: 19.34-2 The info files /usr/info/ccmode /usr/info/ccmode-1 /usr/info/ccmode-2 are not compressed. They should be compressed with gzip. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: dpkg-buildpackage and joe

changes "$pva.changes" if $cleansource; then - withecho $rootcommand debian/rules clean + withecho $rootcommand "debian/rules clean" fi echo "dpkg-buildpackage: $srcmsg" Michael -- Michael Meskes

Bug#4533: Problems with svagtextmode

extmode. It reads: test -x /sbin/SVGATextMode -a /etc/vgamode | exit 0 Shouldn't that be: test -x /sbin/SVGATextMode -a -f /etc/vgamode || exit 0 Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __

Problems with dselect...

-- Forwarded message -- Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 00:50:32 -0400 From: Jon Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Linux Servers mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Multiple recipients of list SERVER-LINUX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Out of ptys On Tue, 24 Sep 19

Re: Problems with dselect...

dselect program. I think it works better that way. Ken Rea On Wed, 25 Sep 1996, Jon Lewis wrote: > On Tue, 24 Sep 1996, Michael Dillon wrote: > > > Stop right there. This is a list for SERVER's. Format your hard drive and > > install RedHat http://www.redhat.com or Debi

Re: Problems with dselect...

te a complete, usable Debian install, > and actively maintained by a Debian volunteer much > as packages are currently maintained. IMHO it's time to release a "debian-first-user"-acount package which provides a usefull beginners-configuration with foreign language-support. Michael Gaertner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tel/Fax +49-761-32684

Bug#4652: lprng overwrites printcap file

Package: lprng Version: 2.3.12-1 The package installs a new /etc/printcap file without asking the user. It seems /etc/printcap is not marked as a conffile. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Problems adding swap files

On 15 May 1997, Rob Browning wrote: > Pete Templin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > As my system is currently laid out, I'm not suffering from any shortage of > > swap _space_ (240MB allocated, max seen in use is 33MB), I'm merely trying > > to sneak out the best possible performance without spe

official C library

This is particular annoying since perl complains about it very often. Michael -- Dr. Michael Meskes, Projekt-Manager | [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] topsystem Systemhaus GmbH| Phone: (+49) 2405/4670-44 Europark A2, Adenauerstr. 20 | Fax: (+49) 2405/4670-10 52146 Wuer

libshadow

Is there a reason why this library is no longer installed? Michael -- Dr. Michael Meskes, Projekt-Manager | [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] topsystem Systemhaus GmbH| Phone: (+49) 2405/4670-44 Europark A2, Adenauerstr. 20 | Fax: (+49) 2405/4670-10 52146 Wuerselen

RE: official C library

5-dev with --force-depends so you could keep svgalib? Or do you mean svgalib-dev? Michael -- Dr. Michael Meskes, Projekt-Manager| topsystem Systemhaus GmbH [EMAIL PROTECTED]| Europark A2, Adenauerstr. 20 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 52146 Wuerselen Go SF49ers

Re: Bug#10060: libc6-dev: time.h and linux/time.h conflict

istant bug. Michael P.S.: It was one of those days ... -- Dr. Michael Meskes, Projekt-Manager| topystem Systemhaus GmbH [EMAIL PROTECTED]| Europark A2, Adenauerstr. 20 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 52146 Wuerselen Go SF49ers! Use Debian GNU/Linux! | Tel: (+49)

RTLinux/RS-485

Does anyone use real time Linux and/or a RS-485 bus under Linux? Michael -- Dr. Michael Meskes, Projekt-Manager | [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] topsystem Systemhaus GmbH| Phone: (+49) 2405/4670-44 Europark A2, Adenauerstr. 20 | Fax: (+49) 2405/4670-10 52146

Re: sash

* Raul Miller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [990923 16:15]: > On Thu, Sep 23, 1999 at 07:32:50AM -0500, Ashley Clark wrote: > > Couldn't sash include a PAM module that would change the password to > > match root's password whenever it was changed? Or am I oversimplifying > > things? > > I don't have enough

Re: sash

* Ruud de Rooij ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [990924 08:40]: > Michael Neuffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > * Raul Miller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [990923 16:15]: > > > On Thu, Sep 23, 1999 at 07:32:50AM -0500, Ashley Clark wrote: > > > > Couldn't sash include

Re: Packages should not Conflict on the basis of duplicate functionality

On Sat, Sep 25, 1999 at 01:02:44AM -0700, Joey Hess wrote: > The Doctor What wrote: > > Why shouldn't *all* daemon packages ask these questions, and whether to even > > run *upon install*? > > Because we need to decrease the number of questions asked at install time, > not increase it. Bzzt. Secu

Re: Packages should not Conflict on the basis of duplicate functionality

On Sat, Sep 25, 1999 at 03:32:25PM +0200, Martin Bialasinski wrote: > Michael Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Bzzt. Security is more important than usability. We're not building >> windows 2000 here... > > Ii I install a daemon, I want to use it. That doesn

Re: libc6 is too large?

On Thu, 16 Sep 1999, Michael Meskes wrote: > > Fuck off and die. > > I have no idea what happened before but I strongly dislike a wording like > this. This list is a public forum and mails like Joel's do not create a good > image for Debian at

/usr/share/doc?

Do we place our doc directories under /usr/share/doc now? Or is /usr/doc still okay? Michael -- Michael Meskes | Go SF 49ers! Th.-Heuss-Str. 61, D-41812 Erkelenz| Go Rhein Fire! Tel.: (+49) 2431/72651 | Use Debian GNU/Linux! Email: Michael@Fam

ITA: libforms

Since I need a new version of libforms myself I will adopt the package. However, I do not have the time to actively maintain it. I will try to fix as many bugs as possible but then libforms will be up for adoption yet again. Michael -- Michael Meskes | Go SF 49ers! Th

Re: mtools

a daemon that usually is not started at all. Michael -- Michael Meskes | Go SF 49ers! Th.-Heuss-Str. 61, D-41812 Erkelenz| Go Rhein Fire! Tel.: (+49) 2431/72651 | Use Debian GNU/Linux! Email: Michael@Fam-Meskes.De | Use PostgreSQL!

Re: Packages should not Conflict on the basis of duplicate functionality

On Wed, Sep 29, 1999 at 03:51:37PM +1000, Craig Sanders wrote: > On Wed, Sep 29, 1999 at 12:52:16AM -0400, Mark W. Eichin wrote: > > True, but don't forget the case of an initial install - you pick some > > profile, and get lots of stuff, with no hints. (In this case, I like > > they idea of a deb

where's getdents(2)?

getdents is documented in manpages-dev (and used to work) but isn't in libc6. What's the deal? Mike Stone pgpsIfP4jzmwa.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Packages should not Conflict on the basis of duplicate functionality

On Thu, Sep 30, 1999 at 08:05:32AM +1000, Craig Sanders wrote: > sorry, it's you who needs to wake up to the real world. > > if people don't know how to administer a unix machine then they need > to learn fast. Not true. Maintaining a unix-like machine for desktop or personal use requires a diff

Re: daemon configuration

On Sun, Oct 03, 1999 at 02:59:38AM -0400, Rick wrote: > I'm uncertain whether this is a good idea or not. I have helped many > people install redhat linux and, frankly, the daemon enable screen > confuses them. They don't know what all these things are or which ones > they may need. If this gets

Re: slink -> potato

On Sat, 2 Oct 1999, Herbert Xu wrote: > If anyone has seen an existing connection die, please report that as a bug. what against? "internet" ?? The issue is more about connectivity stability. Michael Beattie ([EM

Re: ITP: buglist?

comments? Ben? (I am most definitely, NOT a perl guru.) Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - Of all the things I have lost, I m

Re: A new axis for bugs?

[moved to -devel] On Wed, Oct 06, 1999 at 02:34:20AM -0400, Branden Robinson wrote: > I like this idea, but I think it is orthogonal to the existing bug > categories. > > I don't know what you would call it, but I imagine a 4-way status switch: > > unreproduced > reproduced > possible fix > know

Re: Packages to remove from frozen

On Wed, Mar 08, 2000 at 08:56:34AM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote: > Eh, well, it is correct[1] behavior to toss out an error message in this > case since it's notifying you of a *security* problem. In fact, it's > telling you that the server key is half as secure as the server claims > it is. But

Re: Packages to remove from frozen

On Wed, Mar 08, 2000 at 09:18:06AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > Use the Source, Luke. Quit whining and start coding. Why? On hosts where this is an issue, f-secure's ssh does the job just fine. (Not to mention that I don't live in a free country and can't work on ssh...) -- Mike Stone pgp

Re: Packages removed from frozen

ng this. Or is there any other package better suited for redirecting direct web traffic to squid? Michael -- Michael Meskes | Go SF 49ers! Th.-Heuss-Str. 61, D-41812 Erkelenz| Go Rhein Fire! Tel.: (+49) 2431/72651 | Use Debian GNU/Linux! Email: M

Re: Packages removed from frozen

chains/ipmasqadm or ipchains/ip with a special routing rule? Michael -- Michael Meskes | Go SF 49ers! Th.-Heuss-Str. 61, D-41812 Erkelenz| Go Rhein Fire! Tel.: (+49) 2431/72651 | Use Debian GNU/Linux! Email: Michael@Fam-Meskes.De | Use PostgreSQL!

Re: Release-critical Bugreport for March 3, 2000

o from the Debian bug-tracking system. Is someone working on it? If no, I download the sources and make a new packages... Gruss Grisu -- Michael Bramer - a Debian Linux Developer http://www.debian.org PGP: finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Linux Sysadmin -- Use Debian Linux Programming is like sex

Re: Resume from CeBIT fair 2000

an. This year parts > of organisation work is done by people affiliated to Debian. Will Debian run its own booth there? Michael -- Michael Meskes | Go SF 49ers! Th.-Heuss-Str. 61, D-41812 Erkelenz| Go Rhein Fire! Tel.: (+49) 2431/72651 | Use Debian GN

GRUB

is able to cope with cylinders>1023. Michael -- Michael Meskes | Go SF 49ers! Th.-Heuss-Str. 61, D-41812 Erkelenz| Go Rhein Fire! Tel.: (+49) 2431/72651 | Use Debian GNU/Linux! Email: Michael@Fam-Meskes.De | Use PostgreSQL!

Re: Resume from CeBIT fair 2000

ome room on some company's booths. Michael -- Michael Meskes | Go SF 49ers! Th.-Heuss-Str. 61, D-41812 Erkelenz| Go Rhein Fire! Tel.: (+49) 2431/72651 | Use Debian GNU/Linux! Email: Michael@Fam-Meskes.De | Use PostgreSQL!

Re: Release-critical Bugreport for March 3, 2000

On Thu, Mar 09, 2000 at 11:19:09AM -0600, David Starner wrote: > On Thu, Mar 09, 2000 at 05:25:42PM +0100, Michael Bramer wrote: > > application: fetchmail 5.3.1 > > > > Changes: > > Fixes for a number of minor bugs, including two reported from the RH6.2 > >

Re: GRUB

' has them... maybe these are even worth backporting > to potato. Will look there. > It is. Thanks. michael -- Michael Meskes | Go SF 49ers! Th.-Heuss-Str. 61, D-41812 Erkelenz| Go Rhein Fire! Tel.: (+49) 2431/72651 | Use Debian GNU/Linux

Re: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!

;t make the same mistakes as the industry. Making last minute changes and > rushing in x.0 versions of critical software is just Plain Wrong. > Especially the Linux kernels are often very unstable 'til x.12 or 14. No one ever suggested dumping 2.2 for 2.4. All that's talked about

Re: Release-critical Bugreport for March 10, 2000

On Sat, Mar 11, 2000 at 07:17:47PM -0800, Chip Salzenberg wrote: > According to Christian Hammers: > > According to the automated report: > > > Package: nfs-kernel-server (debian/main) > > > Maintainer: Chip Salzenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > 59641 nfs-kernel-server: conflicts with Standard pa

Re: Bug#59907: emacs19: Unable to update to latest release

On Wed, Mar 08, 2000 at 08:02:35PM +0100, Martin Schulze wrote: > > Unable to update to latest stable release -- typescript > > of failure attached. > I remember seing this at the slink release. What is the proposed > action now? Just as a general note, I've now been able to get emacs to i

Re: 14 days till bug horizon

On Mon, Mar 13, 2000 at 01:54:04PM +0100, Tomasz Wegrzanowski wrote: > On Mon, Mar 13, 2000 at 11:14:55AM +0100, Richard Braakman wrote: > > Package: fortify (non-US/non-free). > > Maintainer: Roberto Lumbreras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 60162 fortify: Does the index file / database need to be updat

Re: New LILO for >1024 cylinders in potato, PLEASE!

ind it in woody nor in Incoming. Michael -- Michael Meskes | Go SF 49ers! Th.-Heuss-Str. 61, D-41812 Erkelenz| Go Rhein Fire! Tel.: (+49) 2431/72651 | Use Debian GNU/Linux! Email: Michael@Fam-Meskes.De | Use PostgreSQL!

Re: The nature of unstable (was: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!)

On Mon, Mar 13, 2000 at 08:17:00PM -0800, Joey Hess wrote: > Josip Rodin wrote: > > But slink is practically completely adjusted for 2.2 already. > > Sure, if you ignore the 12 packages that break > (http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/running-kernel-2.2) Most people can run 2.2 on slink withou

quota bug

I just noticed that the quota package (that I did maintain earlier) has a release critical bug. In fact it is only a typo. The quota maintainer seems to be unreachable. Is it okay, if I adopt the package for the time being or at least do a NMU? Michael -- Michael Meskes

Re: quota bug

On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 10:29:23AM +0100, Michael Meskes wrote: > I just noticed that the quota package (that I did maintain earlier) has a > release critical bug. In fact it is only a typo. The quota maintainer seems > to be unreachable. Is it okay, if I adopt the package for the time

Bug#58174

bug. Both the slink and potato versions of mime-support and metamail worked fine: ... I don't think bugs like this should slow down our release cycle at all. IMO this bug should be downgraded to normal. Comments anyone? Michael -- Michael Meskes | Go SF 49ers!

Re: The nature of unstable (was: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!)

On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 05:27:26PM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > it doesn't distract me at all. i mostly ignore it these days as it is of > > little or no relevance to me. > > Safe to say, that is a really self-centered attitude. One which I hope > that most developers don't have. Not a very team

new version in frozen?

backported and frankly I'm not interested in that kind of work. Re-packaging the new upstream version seems to be much less work. Comments? Michael -- Michael Meskes | Go SF 49ers! Th.-Heuss-Str. 61, D-41812 Erkelenz| Go Rhein Fire! Tel.: (+49) 2431/

Re: new version in frozen?

On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 12:45:40PM +0100, Richard Braakman wrote: > On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 08:32:48AM +0100, Michael Meskes wrote: > > I just checked through the bugs open against quota and found that quite a > > lot of them are fixed in the new upstream version 2.00-pre4.

Re: The nature of unstable (was: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!)

On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 09:03:18PM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote: > On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 09:35:35AM +0100, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > > You have 3 RCB open against your packages (11, 25 and 21 days old), > > two of them for the same package (vtun). again, they hardly seem > "release critical" >

Re: The nature of unstable (was: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!)

On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 11:18:49PM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote: > On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 07:07:51AM -0500, Michael Stone wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 09:03:18PM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote: > > > i haven't yet decided what to do about vtun. i'll probably get aro

Re: new version in frozen?

On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 07:01:25AM -0500, Michael Stone wrote: > The only RCB left in quota is a *packaging* bug. IMHO, that should get Correct. > fixed and the new version of quota should go into woody--better the > devil we know that the devil we don't. (And we really don&

Re: new version in frozen?

I don't know any incompatibility. From the CHANGES file there wasn't so much action except bug fixes. One command 'setquota' was added and some source files were restructured to make sure ngs are coded only once. Michael -- Michael Meskes | Go SF 49er

Re: new version in frozen?

On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 01:56:09PM +0100, Michael Meskes wrote: > On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 07:01:25AM -0500, Michael Stone wrote: > > fixed and the new version of quota should go into woody--better the > > devil we know that the devil we don't. (And we really don't need an

Re: A "progressive" distribution

On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 02:36:47PM -0500, Ed Szynaka wrote: > The problem that I see is that there is too much time between stable > releases. I think that shorter and much more regular time periods > between freezes is necessary. By fixing the number and date of freezes, > with say three or four

Re: A "progressive" distribution

On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 03:17:09PM -0500, Ed Szynaka wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 02:36:47PM -0500, Ed Szynaka wrote: > > How does this account for drastic changes to something like libc that > > might take weeks or months to shake out? > > Well say that there are 3 releases a year. That gi

Re: A "progressive" distribution

On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 03:27:18PM -0500, Jaldhar H. Vyas wrote: > On Wed, 15 Mar 2000, Ed Szynaka wrote: > > > How does this account for drastic changes to something like libc that > > > might take weeks or months to shake out? > > Build daemons could take care of the 90% or so of packages that w

Re: Permission policy

On Thu, Mar 16, 2000 at 01:43:22AM +0100, Bernd Eckenfels wrote: > BTW: there is a idea for settig groups for console access to devices > like cdrom, floppy, sound, mic, cam... so each user who logs into the > sonsole will get added to that groups, then your program does not need to be Which is a

xfs question

Now that xfs per default does not listen on a tcp port anymore, could anyone please tell me how to configure x (i.e. XF86Config) to use unix domain sockets instead? Thanks. Michael -- Michael Meskes | Go SF 49ers! Th.-Heuss-Str. 61, D-41812 Erkelenz| Go Rhein Fire

Re: Permission policy

On Thu, Mar 16, 2000 at 09:39:41PM +0100, Marco d'Itri wrote: > On Mar 16, Michael Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Which is a waste of effort if the user can create a sgid shell. > Do you really mount user-writeable directories without the "nosuid" > op

Linuxcare dist comparison

I hope you all voted! :-) http://www.linuxcare.com/products/prodmore.epl?PRODUCT_GROUP=Linux+Distributions Michael -- Michael Meskes | Go SF 49ers! Th.-Heuss-Str. 61, D-41812 Erkelenz| Go Rhein Fire! Tel.: (+49) 2431/72651 | Use Debian GNU/Linux

new quota package

make sense. I will create a 2.00pre4 release for woody when I find time. Since Heiko's mail address bounces I do adopt the package for the time being. If anyone else interested in it feel free to send me an email. Michael -- Michael Meskes | Go SF 49ers! Th.-Heuss-

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