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hichamusb-creator doc is in ubuntu-docs package ?00:47
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GanonKillerwere gps drivers made for meerkat?02:13
persiaThere are usually some in the archive.  I'm unsure how heavily tested they are.  I would expect maverick to have slightly more coverage than lucid in that regard.02:15
persiaI'd recommend either asking in #ubuntu for your specific hardware, or testing your specific hardware with a LiveCD, and if it doesn't work, filing a bug and following up in #ubuntu-bugs.02:15
GanonKiller#ubuntu aint helping.. too many people02:18
GanonKillerthats why i was asking if any were developed... i have a old PCMCIA GPS Card02:20
RAOFThe easiest way to find out is to boot a 10.10 live cd, and see if it's detected.02:21
persiaI don't know which GPS chipsets happen to be supported, and this isn't a support channel.  Really, your best bet is test with a LiveCD, and if it doesn't work, report a bug and use that as a place to discuss getting support working.02:21
GanonKilleram looking on support sites.. but no luck02:22
ionHardy herons? http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yu-22ZXfW0E/TKZtXqQ54SI/AAAAAAAAAnI/80V_hfVFN7c/s1600/herons.jpg03:01
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pittiGood morning06:16
ajmitchmorning pitti06:19
micahgpython-numpy is FTBFS because it now use python-matlibplot to buildk the docs, is it better to make an MIR for matlibplot and its build-deps or to not build the docs (or another option)?06:49
persiamicahg, if doing an MIR would increase the install-time set, it needs real thought.  If it's just the build-time set, it's worth looking through the MIR process, and if there's no obvious reason the package would fail, process the MIR.07:05
micahgpersia: the doc is only suggests, so no install-time issue, but matlibplot has a lot of universe build-deps07:07
persiaWorth a look.07:07
persiaThe MIR process is mostly so that we know anything in main has an acceptable level of maintenance effort and can sanely receive security support.07:08
micahgpersia: so that means going through each of the build deps and looking if they require a lot of universe packages?  how much recursion is too much in this case?07:08
persiaWe, alas, don't have any process to *ensure* things stay that way, but that's different.07:08
persiaAnd we probably need a new way to handle "code-review-passed" in the face of Archive Reorganisation anyway.07:09
persiamicahg, recurse to the point of frustration.  If you're still motivated enough to keep doing it, you aren't doing too much.07:09
persiaAs soon as it feels like it's not worth it, it's probably not.07:09
micahgI guess 14 packages doesn't look so bad and some of them are probably from the same source07:11
persiaNote that it's worth considering that all of them will need at least a code review and security review: it may take a while.07:13
dholbachGood morning!07:54
lifelesscjwatson: +1 on libpipeline08:07
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cjwatsonlifeless: :-)08:29
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mvkhow do we get into Ubuntu/Kubuntu development, we would like to add geolocation to the timezone screen for the installation09:30
mvkso we need to modify the 'setup', were do we start?09:30
mvkthis here https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallCDCustomization says that its 'The process of customizing or "remastering" Ubuntu installation CDs is not especially complex, but it is a little tedious and finicky.'09:30
mvkbut we need to create a production stable image after modification!09:31
mvkhow does one commit patches for the ubuntu-installation?09:40
apwmvk, normally you need to find the package within which the changes are to be and add the patches to that package09:48
mvkhi09:48
mvkapw: what packages does the installer (screens) reside in?09:48
apwmvk, (not being an expert on that side I am guessing some) but that might be casper09:49
mvkdo they even exist in the repos09:49
mvkor just on the cd images09:49
apweverything on the CD is in the archive in a package09:49
mvk(extracked, i doubt they are .deb packages)09:49
apw(as far as i know)09:49
mvkow09:50
apwmvk, i would suspect the people who know are hanging out on #ubuntu-installer09:51
mvknow thats a nice pointer, thanks apw09:51
apwmvk we try09:51
apwmvk, one does sometimes have to be patient, the team may be US based for instance09:53
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TLEpitti: Hey. David and I were discussing that we would like to create some guidelines for how language teams can request a manual language pack update. The actual requests should be probably be in the form of a bugreport and of course it requires that you get informed somehow.13:11
TLEpitti: so the questions is, against which package do you think these bug reports should be files?13:11
TLEpitti: and can we find one where you will automatically be subscribed?13:12
TLEs/be files/be filed/13:12
rsFFhello there13:46
rsFFwhere do the package dgbsyms for the kernel installs13:46
rsFFsince the gdb is not automaticly loading the symbols13:46
rsFFi used to use vmlinux for that13:46
rsFFbut after i found out that ddebs were provides i tried to use them13:47
rsFFbut i cannot find it13:47
kklimondarsFF: dpkg -L <package> will give you the list of packages. Debug symbols are installed in /usr/lib/debug/13:50
persiaddebs.ubuntu.com13:50
rsFFyeah i already installed13:50
kklimondathere is for example /usr/lib/debug/boot/vmlinux-2.6.35-22-generic and /usr/lib/debug/lib/modules/...13:50
rsFFhummm13:51
rsFFi think that should do it13:51
rsFFthanks13:53
TLEafk 20 min13:54
pittiTLE: you should assign "ubuntu-langpack" to the bug (or subscribe); the actual package isn't that important, it could be any language-pack-* or the langpack-o-matic project14:01
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jdstrandpitti: hi! I was wondering if there was anything else needed from me re bug #66007714:44
ubottuLaunchpad bug 660077 in apparmor (Ubuntu Maverick) "update AppArmor to 2.5.1 (for upstream and backported maverick kernels)" [High,In progress] https://launchpad.net/bugs/66007714:44
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jdstrand(it is still waiting for approval)14:45
pittijdstrand: didn't get to review it yet; this makes me horribly nervous, though14:45
pittiso I don't just want to wave it through, but read the diff14:45
pittithis has such a huge regression potential14:45
jdstrandpitti: in terms of abstractions, it should be fine. I was very careful on those14:45
pittiright, but also for kernel<->userspace ABI or version expectancies, etc.14:46
jdstrandpitti: jj-afk can speak at length on all of that14:47
jdstrandpitti: but the upstream changes were very conservative to not break things like that. but certainly, I am not trying to rush you. I just want to make sure you have everything you need14:48
pittiyes, I think I do14:48
pitti(except enough time for the SRU queue.. :) )14:48
jdstrandheh14:48
pittistill have a couple of bugs for OEM which I need to get done this week14:48
pittinext week -> back to platform :)14:48
jdstrandpitti: (this is actually needed for an oem thing as well, since you mention it)14:49
jdstrandpitti: but please talk to jj-afk if you have questions. he is extrememly familiar with these patches, the hows/whys, etc, etc14:49
pittiokay, thanks14:50
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TLEpitti: ok thanks15:06
jdstrandpitti: oh, one other thing. I plan to run the -proposed apparmor packages on several production systems and have committments from sbeattie and jj-afk on verifying the -proposed packages as well15:19
jdstrand(that is in addition to all the testing I said I would do in the bug)15:19
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avinashhmhi, is there any tool or script to remove dos line endings for a patch ???15:41
micahgavinashhm: vi can do it, I don't remember the command offhand15:42
avinashhmmicahg, yep tried :s/^M//g .. this worked .. thanks micahg15:44
micahgavinashhm: actually, vi can just modify the line endings, but as they say in the Perl world TMTOWTDI15:45
avinashhmwhats TMTOWTDI ??15:45
ogra_acGIYF15:45
ogra_ac:)15:46
avinashhmogra_ac, yeah ... theres more than one way because of google :-)15:46
ogra_achehe15:46
micahgavinashhm: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There%27s_more_than_one_way_to_do_it15:47
avinashhmmicahg, thanks .... got it ..:-)15:47
mdeslaurpitti: could you please release webkit for lucid and maverick so I can publish a USN? Thanks! (LP: #660075)16:02
pittimdeslaur: will do, thanks for testing16:07
mdeslaurpitti: thanks!16:07
pittimdeslaur: done16:10
micahgpitti: could you please accept gnome-shell in lucid-proposed?16:14
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ari-tczewcjwatson: is it possible to create a special blacklist for merge-o-matic to prevent showing merges? e.g. it's necessary for chromium-browser16:43
ximion_Riddell: ping16:49
ximion_I created a Debian package for packagekit, which will be present in Debian soon.16:49
ximion_This package is a little bit different from the current one present in Ubuntu.16:50
ximion_I was asked by Michael Vogt to ask you about "joining forces" in PackageKit Debian/Ubuntu packaging16:51
micahgari-tczew: why not fix the code to read teh archive blacklist file?16:51
ari-tczewmicahg: I don't mind.16:51
micahgari-tczew: http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-archive/sync-blacklist.txt16:52
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SpamapSso, while merging cheetah, I find that its only building for python2.6 in natty.. but 2.7 is available right? So should we also add a build-dep on python2.7-dev to get the C extension part built for 2.7?17:02
SpamapSor is that what python-all-dev does eventually?17:03
james_wpython-all-dev would be appropriate I think, but there may need to be debian/rules or debian/control tweaks to get it to build for 2.717:04
SpamapSit loops through the pyversions already17:04
tumbleweederr, python2.7 isn't supported yet. It's there, but your package won't build for it until it's listed in pyversions -s17:05
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SpamapSAh, so basically.. just let it get rebuilt whenever python-all-dev is updated and it becomes a supported version?17:06
tseliotcjwatson: have you ever seen this error with quilt (note: it's not true that the patch was already applied)? http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/516334/17:06
tumbleweedSpamapS: yeah, that'll have to be done for many packages17:06
ScottKximion_: Riddell is expecting to mostly be offline this week, so don't expect a quick answer.17:09
ximion_ScottK: Thanks for the info :) Okay, I don't need a fast reaction on this topic.17:11
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SpamapSwoooooooot mdadm v3 uploaded! :-D17:39
* SpamapS would ^5 surbhi were she here. ;)17:43
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SpamapShrm, and now I see when I do a pbuilder build, it does pull in python 2.7 .. and, unfortunately, fails horribly because of it. :(18:06
SpamapSwow.. 2.6 all tests pass, 2.7, no tests pass. I'd say cheetah is not even capable of supporting python 2.7 yet.18:07
SpamapSAttributeError: attribute '__dict__' of 'type' objects is not writable18:07
smoseri have a debconf question that shows itself to debconf-get-selections as19:24
smoser  eucalyptus-nc   eucalyptus-nc/no_vmx    error19:24
smoserhow can i seed it so i dont have to press 'Ok'19:24
smoseranyone ^19:30
ScottKSpamapS: barry has tons of advice for people fixing 2.7 stuff.19:35
barrySpamapS: what's up?19:40
ScottKbarry: Do you have the backscroll where he talks about cheetah?19:47
barryScottK: i do.  SpamapS, i'll take a look at cheetah and see what i get.19:48
ScottKCool.  That's all I know.19:48
ScottKPython problem?  Dial 1-800-barry.19:48
barryor 1-800-flufl19:49
ScottKThat would be more pythonic, you're right.19:50
ScottKIt wouldn't work as well on IRC unless you highlight flufl too?19:50
SpamapSbarry: I haven't tried 2.4.3 yet, but 2.4.1 has quite a few issues.19:50
micahgScottK: 1-800-PEP3118 :)19:51
barrySpamapS: lp:ubuntu/cheetah is 2.0.1-2ubuntu7 yes?19:54
SpamapSbarry: I just submitted a merge request with 2.4  bug 66334319:56
ubottuLaunchpad bug 663343 in cheetah (Ubuntu) "Please merge cheetah 2.4.2.1-1 (main) from Debian unstable (main)" [Undecided,Confirmed] https://launchpad.net/bugs/66334319:56
barrySpamapS: ack19:57
barrySpamapS: does the test suite run as part of the build?20:01
SpamapSbarry: yes20:03
SpamapSbarry: if you remove 2.7 from debian/pyversions you get a whole mess of failures20:03
SpamapSbarry: or you can just run python2.7 /usr/bin/cheetah test20:03
SpamapSbarry: definitely worth trying out a uupdate to 2.4.320:04
barrySpamapS: ah, even 2.0.1 has test suite failures during the build, though the build apparently still succeeds20:08
barrylots of these:20:08
barryTypeError: importHook() takes at most 5 arguments (6 given)20:08
barrylet me try to merge 2.4.3, and then i might have one more source of useful patches...20:08
SpamapSbarry: I don't recall the end of the discussion about 2.7 in natty.. was the final call that it would be pushed for, but not set as default for some time?20:23
barrySpamapS: i don't think we've made a final decision.  for now, 2.7 is supported but 2.6 is still default.  i *hoping* we can go with 2.7 as default for natty, but we'll see20:24
barrySpamapS: i believe doko and ScottK agree with that plan20:25
barrySpamapS: 2.4.3 builds but i need to update the rules to run the test suite in its new location20:27
barrySpamapS: cheetah 2.4.3 + py27 + tests == fail20:31
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SpamapSbarry: wait20:33
SpamapSoh sorry n/m20:33
SpamapSbarry: the failures all seem to be around 1 or 2 problems like overwriting __dict__ in Template20:34
barrySpamapS: i have one more trick up my sleeve...20:36
ScottKbarry: I do (agree with that plan).20:40
SpamapSScottK: hostname detection/setting.. I got mentioned in that conversation, but I wasn't sure what context it was under.20:44
ScottKSpamapS: General system context of we suck at doing it consistently and correctly and we should fix that.20:45
SpamapSScottK: other than using the name fed to us via DHCP, I've never liked any of the other auto-detection methods. :-P20:46
SpamapSOf which I can only think of one.. reverse dns.20:47
ScottKSpamapS: We should look at what the various installers do, dhcp, anything else we can think of.20:47
SpamapSScottK: I wonder if we can lump this in with the upstart improvements discussion, and call it "server bootup improvements" instead.20:48
ScottKSpamapS: No.  I think it's a different, but slightly related topic.20:48
ScottKIt's not just server for a start.20:48
SpamapSAh, good point. I don't ever think about the desktop. Desktops are just terminals for servers. ;)20:49
barrySpamapS: branch with successful 2.7 build+test on its way :)21:00
barrySpamapS: https://code.edge.launchpad.net/~barry/ubuntu/natty/cheetah/py27-compat/+merge/3888321:12
SpamapSbarry: nice. :)21:20
Riddellximion_: great, what's different?21:26
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barrySpamapS: i can't upload it though, perhaps you can sponsor?21:30
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SpamapSbarry: nor can I. We're in the same boat that way. ;)21:31
barrySpamapS: :)  perhaps ScottK, or i will ping doko tomorrow21:32
ximion_Riddell: Nearly everything :P It produces some additional packages, has a few renamed to match the newest Debian policy and has a completely new copyright file.21:32
ximion_these are chages Ubuntu can easily take.21:32
ximion_the only thing you will want to change in Ubuntu is the vendor patch.21:33
SpamapSbarry: I will ask one of my usual sponsors to take a look if its not uploaded by Thursday.21:33
ScottKbarry or SpamapS: If someone presents me with an actual debdiff, I'll look at it.21:33
ximion_Riddell: I suggest one Bazaar-Branch "packagekit" and one "packagekit-debian" which belong to the PackageKit-Team at LP, where both packages are maintained.21:34
barryScottK: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cheetah/+bug/663343/+attachment/1702084/+files/cheetah-663343.debdiff21:34
ubottuLaunchpad bug 663343 in cheetah (Ubuntu) "Please merge cheetah 2.4.2.1-1 (main) from Debian unstable (main)" [Undecided,Confirmed]21:34
ximion_Riddell: This should make sharing patches and other changes between both distributions really easy.21:34
* ximion_ is away for a short time21:35
ScottKbarry: Looking21:35
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ScottKbarry: Is this a new upstream version?  If so, I need just the diff.gz.21:36
barryScottK: it is.  hang on, i'll upload that21:37
Riddellximion_: that sounds good21:38
barryScottK: http://barry.warsaw.us/cheetah_2.4.3-0ubuntu1.diff.gz21:41
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pwnguinobviously sin city has warped bav22:01
ximion_Riddell: Is there an existing branch I should use for the Ubuntu packaging? Or should I create a new one?22:04
Riddellximion_: there's an existing branch, don't have it to hand but it'll be in the debian/control of our existing package22:10
ximion_Diddell: The code assigned to the PK team only has a branch for maverick22:13
ximion_woops :D sorry, I mean Riddell :P22:13
ximion_Riddell: I would create a generic PK branch, which always contains the newest packaging version available in Ubuntu.22:14
ximion_(so if e.g. Maverick closes, the content goes to packagekit-maverick and packagekit ist the branch where the natty development takes pace)22:15
macoordinarily the "trunk" branch refers to the devel version of ubuntu22:15
ximion_there's a PK branch for the current dev version, but only members of Ubuntu branches can upload to it.22:15
macouh yeah that22:15
ximion_I'm not familiar with the branch management in Ubuntu, so I don't know the best practice there22:16
macoi think you just described it correctly22:16
Riddellximion_: practice differs from package to package22:16
ximion_Riddell: What do you suggest?22:17
Riddellximion_: well presumably we need a debian one and an ubuntu one, which would be branches of each other22:17
ximion_Riddell: The Debian packaging is currently in lp:~ximion/+junk/packagekit-debian, the Ubuntu packaging is in lp:~packagekit/packagekit/ubuntu-maverick22:19
ximion_cause maverick is reserved for maverick, i would suggest lp:~packagekit/packagekit/ubuntu for Ubuntu stuff and lp:~packagekit/packagekit/debian for the Debian packaging22:19
ximion_I would need to ask Sebastian to register the branches, as he is the maintainer of the PackageKit project at LP22:22
ScottKbarry: Thanks.22:25
Riddellximion_: I agree on the branch names, anyone with access to the team can push to them22:25
Riddellximion_: looks like glatzor and mvo can add you to the launchpad team, I'd recommend we get them to do so22:26
Riddellximion_: ah, you're Matthias Klumpp and have been a member for some hours22:27
Riddellximion_: so you just need to bzr push lp:~packagekit/packagekit/debian22:28
Riddellximion_: and we can see if we can manage without an ubuntu specific branch for now22:30
ximion_Riddell: You probably want to have a different vendor patch for Ubuntu22:41
Riddellximion_: mm22:43
ximion_Riddell: Also, the pkg is new on Debian, so it might lack the transition stuff needed for the Ubuntu pkg22:43
sladenwhere is the Gtk+ menubar -> window manager integration done?  (My desktop theme has just reverted itself to defaults, as though something has crashed)22:45
ScottKximion_: It isn't wrong to carry the additional transition stuff in Debian so we can sync.  You might consider it.22:45
ximion_ScottK: yep, I just need to figure out what exactly is needed for a Maverick -> Natty transition22:46
ximion_you can watch the Debian packaging at lp:~packagekit/packagekit/debian now22:50
Riddellximion_: groovy, thanks22:50
ximion_Riddell: Tomorrow I'll try to merge the Debian changes to Ubuntu and vice versa and then create an ubuntu branch. Then you can take this branch to upload a new PK version to Natty instead of using MoM on the Debian pkg22:52
sladenah... desk full wrecks Gtk+22:53
debfxximion_: dh_install should be in its own override target22:54
debfxalso you don't need to pass --list-missing to dh_install22:55
debfx--fail-missing implies listing22:56
ximion_debfx: Already changed this, but needs testing. The version in the repo represents the initial upload to the Debian archive22:56
ximion_debfx: Oo...22:56
ximion_you pointed me at a really bad regression I introduced22:57
ximion_debfx: Phew! It wasn't uploaded to the Debian archive. The archive received the correct version22:59
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ximion_debfx: The call to dh_install was only for testing purposes, you can delete it if you want23:13
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ximion_gn8823:21
ximion_whoops, I really need to sleep (this was typing error number fourteen in just twelve minutes!)23:21
ximion_night!23:21
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TheMuso6/c23:47
barryScottK: thanks for uploading cheetah.  SpamapS it failed to build, even though it built fine locally on my natty chroot.  will investigate.23:52
ScottKbarry: I did make some changes, so please review them for next time.23:52
barryScottK: will do, thanks23:52
ScottKIt built here too before I uploaded it.23:53
ScottKbarry: There's .pyc shipped in the 2.7 stuff.23:54
barryScottK: yikes23:55
ScottKSo that's why.23:55
* ScottK waits for a diff ....23:56
barryit looks like the 2.6 stuff also has pycs though23:56
ScottKbarry: In my local build there's stuff in pyshared and python2.7/site-packages and only the latter has .pyc.23:57
barryScottK: where can i see your changes?23:58
ScottKapt-get source the package and then diff it with yours.23:59
ScottKNone of hte changes I made would have affected the current problem.23:59
ScottK(it was mostly changelog enhancement)23:59

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