/srv/irclogs.ubuntu.com/2010/05/12/#ubuntu-devel.txt

jbebelIs there any more official method of reporting a regression in a package in -proposed than finding the bugs it is supposed to fix in the changelog and reporting there that verification failed?00:24
ajmitchhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates says to open a bug with the regression-proposed tag, comment on the SRU bug & tag it verification-failed00:31
ryan22i was just wondering how many developers ubuntu has who specialize in accessibility00:37
=== funkyHat_ is now known as funkyHat
=== gospch_ is now known as gospch
=== johnturek is now known as jturek
zordHi all: has anyone worked ion touchscreen apps?05:51
zordAnyone here???????05:57
zordanyone here hear me or r u not hearing me because i'm here?05:57
zordI guess these days nobody develops software for ubuntu, EXCEPT CANONICAL/05:58
zordgone/06:00
ajmitchoh dear, what a shame06:00
pittiGood morning07:37
nigelbabumorning pitti :)07:53
=== kirkland` is now known as kirkland
=== almaisan-away is now known as al-maisan
=== radoe_ is now known as radoe
NafaiIs there a way to use apt-file to search a prior release?09:04
jpdsNafai: --sources-list ?09:05
Nafaiah09:06
=== ogasawara_ is now known as ogasawara
cotedivoireHello everyone I am looking to add a change Ubiquity Côte d'Ivoire in the list of PAys09:26
markozhi10:17
markozI'm deploying ubuntu in my company, what is the best way to have local changes to configuration (pam - ldap) and still have easy way to upgrade etc?10:33
markozI was thinking about deb packages with changes to configuration but would that conflict with oryginal packages owning these files?10:34
cwillu_at_workmarkoz, you can divert and so forth10:34
cwillu_at_workmany packages also have config dirs instead or in addition to single config files, which you can just dump new files into10:35
ionchef/puppet perhaps. (I’ll be switching from puppet to chef due to puppet’s limitations.)10:35
StevenKpitti: php5 is currently building on cushaw, thanks to bigjools.10:36
pittiyohoo10:36
markozhmm config dir would be good but not sure if every package I need to configure uses that10:37
markozI've read debian policy on conflicts in configuration files10:37
markozbest would be to have deb package with modifications to the files I need but fwiw this is not an option10:38
ionWhat i said. :-P10:38
markozwe have puppet for servers ;) not an option for desktop imo due to company structure here etc.10:39
markoz(long story)10:39
markozwhat I need is ubuntu + local modifications which can be tracked, maintained, applied, reverted10:40
markozmodifications are mainly in configuration files10:41
markozand that's it10:41
markozjust not sure how to achieve that so that it would live long and generate no problems with upgrades10:41
sorenmarkoz: etckeeper.10:42
wgrantpitti: So you uploaded gvfs to lucid-proposed, waited for it to build (except for powerpc, which failed due to some buildd glitch), then copied to maverick, then tried and failed to copy from lucid-proposed to lucid-updates?10:45
markozsoren: interesting - will look into this10:45
pittiwgrant: pretty much, yes10:45
pittiwgrant: oh, did it attempt to build the missing powerpc binaries on maverick?10:45
wgrantpitti: Precisely.10:45
StevenKpitti: It did, yes, and it was sucessful10:46
pittithat explains it; d'oh10:46
pittiI should have looked earlier10:46
wgrantSo the easiest way is probably to reupload to lucid-proposed, make sure it actually finishes building properly, then copy to maverick and lucid-updates.10:46
pitti*nod*10:46
pittiwgrant, StevenK: thanks for investigating!10:46
wgrantBug #52755110:46
ubottuLaunchpad bug 527551 in soyuz "Intra-archive copying of a source with a failed build may leave that source uncopyable" [Low,Triaged] https://launchpad.net/bugs/52755110:46
StevenKpitti: Welcome *hugs*10:46
markozcwillu_at_work: divert seems like a way to go as well, thanks10:51
Abhishek_Singhfolks:please telle me how to make a .deb file from a tarball(source code) that doesn't have a makefile11:07
Abhishek_SinghCurrently it has a install.sh (shell script) to install it11:08
Abhishek_SinghDuring the course of installation it asks for password for postgresql database(that is prerequisite for its installation) several times.11:08
Abhishek_SinghI want to have GUI for that too i.e to allow a user to key in the passwords in the GUI Window.11:08
astraljavaAbhishek_Singh: Might I suggest: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide11:15
Abhishek_Singhok i will got through that link11:16
Abhishek_Singhastraljava:thanks11:16
astraljavaAbhishek_Singh: #ubuntu-motu is the channel that helps with packaging issues, once you have a pretty solid packaging done. Best is to upload the package to REVU, and ask for reviewing then.11:17
Abhishek_Singhwhat is REVU?11:18
cjwatsonAbhishek_Singh: first hit on google11:19
cjwatsonwell, first if you google for "revu ubuntu"11:19
Abhishek_Singhcjwatson: thanks11:20
astraljavarevu.ubuntuwire.com, a place that tracks new packages meant to enter Ubuntu repositories. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/Packages/REVU11:20
Abhishek_Singhok i will go through the links that you have suggested11:21
gartralalright, i dont show my head here often, but today is an emergency, ubuntu's logd is completely brainfucked, for lack of a more apropiate term, as it makes logs, and stores old logs, but just the files, not text inside, completly nullifying the point of logs.. can anyone help me?12:15
=== rbelem_ is now known as rbelem
joaopintogartral, try #ubuntu for support12:29
gartraljoaopinto: ... how thick are you people, i've been in #ubuntu for a hour now and not one mention of any four of my problems, like i said, i normally wouldnt come here for supprt, but this is an emergency..12:30
azeemgartral: file a bug12:31
gartralazeem: im fairly sure this isnt a normal bug, as i can only get my one computer to reproduce the problem12:32
joaopintogartral, this is not an emergency support channel, on #ubuntu there is more people dedicated to support, any kind, from emergency to regular :)12:33
joaopintogartral, a normal bug does not need to be reproducible across different systems12:33
azeemgartral: then look into canonical or other paid support, maybe12:33
gartralif i wanted that, i'de use redhat12:34
gartralwell then heres a development question: when is the complete removal of mono from ubuntu going to take place? :)12:46
jpdsgartral: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2009-June/000584.html12:46
gartralwhat about development of a seperate strian of ubuntu specifically lacking all closed source/patented materials for use in regions where laws forbid the use of patented software without licensing/approval? (not that the US currently upholds any such laws, but im awear of at least two countries in south america that do)12:51
kklimondaisn't it what gnewsense is about?12:52
gartrali havent heard of gnewsense12:53
azeem"How do you tell if a piece of software violates a patent? Run wc -l on the source; if the number is greater than 1000, it probably does." -- Nat Friedman12:53
azeemgartral: maybe you should start researching a bit then12:53
=== alexstre^_ is now known as alexstre^
gartralazeem: how does that work? ive never heard that before12:53
=== dendro-afk is now known as dendrobates
gartralgnewsense is no longer ubuntu-related, leading me back to my previous question: when will an official ubuntu strain, lacking mono/other non free softwares, be availible?13:01
gartralkklimonda: ^^^13:02
kklimondagartral: why not use gnewsense anyway?13:02
joaopintogartral, what makes you believe there will be one ?13:03
joaopintoand mono is classified as free software, afaik13:04
gartraljoaopinto: the overall stance cononical and the ubuntu community has twards open source, and the huge social upheval twords mono right now and their sea of lawer-troll-sharks13:04
joaopintogartral, mono is open source, there was a recent statement about mono in Ubuntu13:05
joaopintogartral, https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2009-June/000584.html13:07
gartraljoaopinto: the framework is opensource, yes, but it doesnt do all it says it should, those of us with mono installed cant use the .net framework to watch movies on netflix, despite meeting every other concevable requirment, and novell and M$ are both concidered great evils..13:07
ScottKgartral: If you want an Ubuntu flavor with no mono, Kubuntu includes no mono applications in the default install.13:08
gartralScottK: ah, and why does ubuntu? (im mearly curious, i've gone through and striped as much mono as i can from my installation13:08
joaopintogartral, I hope Ubuntu doesn't turn into a social managed distribution, splitting Evil and God software :)13:09
gartralreally, i wouldnt mind using mono so much if novell would stop lying about what mono is capable of13:09
ScottKI'm not a developer that is focused on the Ubuntu desktop, but my understanding is they are trying to pick the best applications for certain functions and don't care if it's in mono or not.13:09
joaopintogartral, there is an explanation on the link I have provided :)13:10
gartralthere was talk about mono being used for part of the next x.org.. im truly frightened at that possibility13:11
joaopintogartral, that seems more like an anti mono troll rumour13:13
gartraljoaopinto: like i said, i heard it somewhere, im deffinatly not officiall supporting the statment!13:13
gartralofficially*13:13
joaopintogartral, there are too many trolls, start filtering :P13:14
gartrallol13:14
gartraljoaopinto: have to admit thoug, it's a scarey thought13:17
=== dendrobates is now known as dendro-afk
=== qense_ is now known as qense
=== dendro-afk is now known as dendrobates
=== dendrobates is now known as dendro-afk
=== oubiwann is now known as oubiwann_
=== oubiwann_ is now known as oubiwann
=== oubiwann is now known as oubiwann_
=== oubiwann_ is now known as oubiwann
beunopitti, ping16:03
ari-tczewcjwatson: could you check package ttf-cjk-compact whether is it ready to sync? from debian/changelog: fix po2ul.rb to work with updated libruby1.8-gettext16:14
pittibeuno: pong; please just ask, I'm not on IRC that often during UDS16:23
* psusi wonders how UDS is going and wishes he was there16:24
beunopitti, hi  :)    what do you know about the offline start page in Lucid?   I think it's gone, and I'd like it back16:26
beuno(firefox start page, that is)16:26
pittibeuno: It's supposed to be there; chrisccoulson is the man to talk to16:26
beunopitti, thanks, I'll email him16:27
psusiwhat exactly is 10.04.1?16:51
ari-tczewpsusi: 10.04 with bug fixes16:52
psusiare the release images actually going to be respun with the latest SRUs?16:52
ari-tczewsomething like that16:52
psusiso basically everything in -updates will be incorporated into a new iso?16:53
psusihrm... interesting... I guess I better get on making an SRU to fix the dmraid breakage then16:53
ari-tczewyea, -updates include16:54
cjwatsonari-tczew: I looked at it briefly the other day; it still needs the port to python; whether it works with an updated libruby1.8-gettext is irrelevant to the reason I gave in the original changelog17:00
cjwatsonari-tczew: the merge is on my list and I will do it17:00
ari-tczewcjwatson: ok17:01
=== yofel_ is now known as yofel
=== oubiwann is now known as oubiwann_
=== oubiwann_ is now known as oubiwann
=== beuno is now known as beuno-lunch
=== alexstre^_ is now known as alexstre^
=== beuno-lunch is now known as beuno
NoobFukaireif any canonical people are here, apparently valve has announced linux support for their titles and steam19:42
NoobFukaireis canonical planning on making any overtures to valve to get steam put into canonical's software repo?19:42
NoobFukaireit'd be great to have that ready to go for ubuntu users19:42
NoobFukairehttp://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=valve_steam_announcement&num=119:43
gangilHi , when I am using icat <device-name> <<file's inode number> , it isnt shoeing the output  ? what's wrong ?23:25
gangilFor example , I gave : icat /dev/sda1 13261023:25
gangilthat's the inode number of a file a.txt that I created on my desktop , and found out uding ls -i a.txt23:26
gangilcan anyone help :-/23:26
gangilhere is the link to what i have been tryin23:30
arandgangil: Mind that #ubuntu is the proper channel for support, not here.23:30

Generated by irclog2html.py 2.7 by Marius Gedminas - find it at mg.pov.lt!