[00:02] <DarwinSurvivor> genii-around: just saw the report on http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1205036--shooting-reported-at-eaton-centre?bn=1
[00:04] <genii-around> I'm right across the street here. My friend who was in the mall at the time texted me about it. And now a shuttle bus they sent out because they closed the subway for it.. just hit a pole on the corner of Dundas and Bay
[00:05] <DarwinSurvivor> ouch
[00:05] <DarwinSurvivor> did they catch the shooter yet?
[00:06] <genii-around> Don't know. The whole place is locked down still so probably not
[00:07] <genii-around> Almost as many cops around here as when the G20 was on
[00:07] <DarwinSurvivor> yeah, that's about all I'm getting from the news reports as well. looks like transit is also busy rerouteing half of Toronto from the sounds of things
[00:11] <genii-around> Going to go watch the hockey game next door now until it's sorted out. All the streetcars are sardine cans.
[03:48] <jlamothe> Has anyone ever successfully set up a PPA?
[08:25] <DarwinSurvivor> jlamothe: not personally, but what problem(s) are you encountering?
[12:50] <jlamothe> DarwinSurvivor: I just can't seem to figure out how to upload the packages.
[12:51] <jlamothe> Although, after some more seching, it seems I have to upload the source, and have them create the .debs.
[12:53] <jlamothe> I already have the sources hostrd at github.  I don't kbow that I want to duplicate that.
[15:11] <bregma> jlamothe, did you get your PPA problems straightened out?
[15:35] <jlamothe> bregma: Not yet.  I'm considering just distributing the packages directly.
[15:37] <bregma> the advantage of using a PPA is that your packages will be built against the right version of dependencies for all target releases, and that is important for maintaining quality
[15:38] <jlamothe> Can I do it without switching from git to Bazaar?
[15:39] <bregma> a PPA requires a Debian source package, the VCS you use to create that source package is irrelevant
[15:39] <bregma> I use git all the time to create Debian source packages
[15:41] <jlamothe> Can an autotools package be easily converted?
[15:42] <bregma> I use autotools for all my projects
[15:42] <bregma> do you know how to create a debian source package?
[15:51]  * jlamothe is semi-afk.
[16:09] <jlamothe> The debian source package is what I feed to checkinstall?
[16:11] <bregma> the debian source package is what you dput to the PPA, it gets built into binary debs for all architectures
[16:14] <jlamothe> It was the syntax of dput that was tripping me up, but I thought I had to use it to send a .deb file, rather than source.
[16:16] <bregma> no, you need a .changes file, which is part of the debian source package, which is a way of preparing your source so it can be built by the PPA builders
[16:18] <bregma> are you familiar with https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide ?
[16:22] <jlamothe> I'm om a phone right now, so I can't really check it right now, but I will when I get to a PC.
[16:47] <jlamothe> It says it's obsolete, but there's a link to another page.  I'll have a read.