Re: Configuring server with a virtual package

2007-11-23 Thread SPKills
Alex Samad wrote : I have had a go a building some packages before, but it has been a while, all i do know is make changes to the code and run make mk-debs, forgotton the magic behind there. How do you get around the config file problem, for instance I want have a package to setup my ldap ser

Re: Configuring server with a virtual package

2007-11-22 Thread Alex Samad
On Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 09:39:52PM +, Steve Kemp wrote: > On Fri Nov 23, 2007 at 08:32:03 +1100, Alex Samad wrote: > > > > > > > This sounds more like a meta-package. > > > > > > sounds interesting, did a quick google and found debian-med ? is this the > > stuff you are talking about ? >

Re: Configuring server with a virtual package

2007-11-22 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Fri, Nov 23, 2007 at 08:32:03AM +1100, Alex Samad wrote: > On Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 11:14:03PM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 03:29:46PM +1100, Alex Samad wrote: > > > Hi > > > > > > I am in the process of rebuilding one of my servers and I thought hey why > > > not >

Re: Configuring server with a virtual package

2007-11-22 Thread Alex Samad
On Fri, Nov 23, 2007 at 08:32:03AM +1100, Alex Samad wrote: > On Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 11:14:03PM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 03:29:46PM +1100, Alex Samad wrote: > > > Hi > > > > > > I am in the process of rebuilding one of my servers and I thought hey why > > > not >

Re: Configuring server with a virtual package

2007-11-22 Thread Steve Kemp
On Fri Nov 23, 2007 at 08:32:03 +1100, Alex Samad wrote: > > > > This sounds more like a meta-package. > > > sounds interesting, did a quick google and found debian-med ? is this the > stuff you are talking about ? debian-med is an example of a meta-package. A meta-package is a package

Re: Configuring server with a virtual package

2007-11-22 Thread Alex Samad
On Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 11:14:03PM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 03:29:46PM +1100, Alex Samad wrote: > > Hi > > > > I am in the process of rebuilding one of my servers and I thought hey why > > not > > build a package, that links all the other packages I need, and the >

Re: Configuring server with a virtual package

2007-11-22 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 03:29:46PM +1100, Alex Samad wrote: > Hi > > I am in the process of rebuilding one of my servers and I thought hey why not > build a package, that links all the other packages I need, and the > corresponding configuration files. This sounds more like a meta-package. R

Re: Configuring server with a virtual package

2007-11-21 Thread Alex Samad
On Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 03:29:46PM +1100, Alex Samad wrote: > Hi > > I am in the process of rebuilding one of my servers and I thought hey why not > build a package, that links all the other packages I need, and the > corresponding configuration files. > > I am having a look at debhelper and ma

Configuring server with a virtual package

2007-11-21 Thread Alex Samad
Hi I am in the process of rebuilding one of my servers and I thought hey why not build a package, that links all the other packages I need, and the corresponding configuration files. I am having a look at debhelper and maint-guide. for example for server test.acme.com I was going to create a