[01:23] <robbe> hello
[01:23] <robbe> are ppa for ubuntu only?
[01:28] <ScottK> Yes
[01:31] <robbe> thx
[01:31] <robbe> i see
[01:32] <robbe> bye
[14:59]  * mpt is delighted to discover that <https://code.launchpad.net/~/+activereviews> exists
[16:16] <titansmc> Hi all, I am here to ask some questions about uploading packages to my ppa. What I am trying to do is a backport of an application that comes with ubuntu 14.04 to 12.04. So I've tried with different procedures but not sure which I should follow, no one has worked. What I am doing it is
[16:16] <titansmc> root@samaruc:~# backportpackage -k D9ADF82B -s trusty -d precise -u ppa:ic3/standard-ws-precise-ppa vlc
[16:16] <titansmc> But when it gets uploaded to the ppa it complains about a library which is not on 12.04, and has happened with other packages is that when I try to compile this lib, it is missing another one, so I end up on having a huge tree which is impossible to sustain
[16:17] <titansmc> what would the best procedure be?
[16:18] <cjwatson> you have to figure out where to break the chain, and that's a judgement call; if the library in question is essential to the functionality of the thing you're trying to backport, then backport it too, otherwise find your scalpel and excise it
[16:19] <cjwatson> I don't see why opus should be difficult to backport; it has only a handful of build-dependencies, all of which are available in precise
[16:19] <cjwatson> I would suggest just backporting it in the same way
[16:20] <cjwatson> then you can retry the vlc builds, assuming that works
[16:20] <cjwatson> (actually they should auto-retry)
[16:25] <titansmc> alright, so that's what I am gonna do, I am going to try it
[16:26] <titansmc> but I think the problem will come with packages like libreoffice with a lot of dependences unmet.... even though  I see people that has backported it
[16:27] <cjwatson> titansmc: well, if somebody else has already backported something, you should probably just copy their backported packages rather than wasting time duplicating work
[16:28] <cjwatson> sure, the more complex a package's dependency chain is, the harder it may well be to backport
[16:28] <titansmc> mm, good point,
[16:28] <cjwatson> that's a consequence of code reuse
[16:29] <cjwatson> you can even copy the built binaries from somebody else's PPA along with the sources, if that's appropriate
[16:30] <titansmc> first I was trying to put all the effort on learning how this works and try to build my own packages, but I will probable end up coping those backported packages
[16:32] <cjwatson> titansmc: in any case, I have confirmed locally that the latest version of opus builds without modifications on precise, so backporting that should be sufficient for vlc
[16:33] <titansmc> oh, that's good, I appreciate it
[16:33] <titansmc> thank you
[16:34] <titansmc> would you mind to send me some link to get started with building packages for PPA and this stuff? I am not able to find so much information on the net
[16:35] <cjwatson> titansmc: https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/PPA
[16:35] <titansmc> thanks
[16:38] <titansmc> cjwatson: however I am done for today, thanks a lot
[16:41] <cjwatson> titansmc: np