August 2008 - crux-devel

contrib and it's dependencies with other repos
by Mikhail Kolesnik 29 Aug '08

29 Aug '08

Hi. This topic sometimes looks hot but is not considered a major issue and nobody has a strong opinion if (and how) it can be solved. Please, follow up with suggestions. I guess you are familiar with current contrib rules [1]. The problem: an average CRUX contributor can't just put a port depending on something from gnome/kde/xfce (DE) into contrib, nor can he put it into the specific DE repository. It makes many ports hard to find/update/trust. Some ports will die inside private repos, as not many users like to subscribe to those (and play with prt-get.conf to build their personal dependency strategy). While I admit CRUX is DIY distro without a strict policy for everything... the status and possible usage scenarios (tips) of DE repositories looks unintuitive. Another aspect is a so called 'port duplication' issue. In general, it might be not fatal to have ports with different options in different repos. One will just have to put his favourite DE on the top of prt-get.conf/prtdir statements. It might work in most cases, but we have to be aware of the potential problems in each specific case. Few possible ways to go: Pretend that DE repos are just a part of contrib (and modify rules). cons: - DE maintainers might not like generic contrib rules or just to be a part of it; Give contrib members the power to submit ports to DE repos (insist on cooperation). cons: - not everyone even use those DE (subscribing to everything is an overkill); - DE maintainers will be against; Make a contrib-gnome, contrib-xfce, contrib-kde repos and submit DE specific contrib ports there, adjust rules. cons: - makes things too complicated; Port duplication (at least with opt) seems hard to overcame in any case. It could be possible to clean up contrib and DE repos of the ports that are in opt to some extent. [1] http://crux.nu/Main/ContribRules -- Mikhail Kolesnik ICQ: 260259143 IRC: mike_k at freenode/#crux, rusnet/#yalta

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strange request
by Lucas Hazel 28 Aug '08

28 Aug '08

So here's the deal. I'm applying for a new job and I need one more reference. I have my boss, and one of my clients who I do a lot of work for. However, it's one of those jobs where you have to establish that you are a "team player". Unfortunately, in real life I mostly work alone or with idiots. Seeing as I spend most of my free time playing with the CRUX team, I thought I'd see if any of you would be be interested as being put down as a reference? -- Lucas Hazel <lucas(a)die.net.au>

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ffmpeg update
by Danny Rawlins 27 Aug '08

27 Aug '08

Any port that can use ffmpeg that did not list it as a dependency will need to be checked if it supports the new locations for the header files. If you require assistance with patching give me message. Regards, Danny Rawlins

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Meeting reminder 2008-08-26
by Johannes Winkelmann 26 Aug '08

26 Aug '08

Hi, There's already an item on the agenda: http://crux.nu/Wiki/MeetingAgenda Other than that, we'll go through recent bugs and issues. I'd also like to write the page on reporting outdated packages, to present this to our users :-). As always, we'll start around 20:00 CEST in #crux-devel Regards, Johannes -- Johannes Winkelmann mailto:jw@smts.ch Zurich, Switzerland http://jw.smts.ch

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Sourceforge / ck4up
by Juergen Daubert 24 Aug '08

24 Aug '08

Hi ck4up users, as you have already noticed, sourceforge.net has improved their web site in a way that the default ck4up(1) rules are broken. A quick solution without big chances might be: @SF@ http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id= @SFre@ td.*showfiles.* aterm md5 @SF@888 @SFre@ The above doesn't work nice if the project has more than one package, because false diff messages are to be expected. To get the same as before we have to do something like: @SF@ http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id= @SFpkg@ &package_id= aterm md5 @SF@888@SFpkg@886 @TAR@ If someone has a better idea, please let us know. best regards Juergen -- Juergen Daubert | mailto:jue@jue.li Korb, Germany | http://jue.li/crux

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[CRUX][#345] a few packages fail to build..
by CRUX 16 Aug '08

16 Aug '08

THIS IS AN AUTOMATED MESSAGE, DO NOT REPLY. The following task is now closed: FS#345 - a few packages fail to build.. User who did this - Tilman Sauerbeck (tilman) Reason for closing: Not a bug Additional comments about closing: 1.) As Bartek said, this is not a bug but you didn't run the pre-install script. 2.) Not a bug either, opt/cairo works well with xorg/xorg-libpixman for me and presumable others. Maybe you didn't try to install opt/cairo but a different port that requires a development version of pixman, such as the one that you mentioned. More information can be found at the following URL: http://crux.nu/bugs/index.php?do=details&task_id=345 You are receiving this message because you have requested it from the Flyspray bugtracking system. If you did not expect this message or don't want to receive mails in future, you can change your notification settings at the URL shown above.

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[CRUX][#345] a few packages fail to build..
by CRUX 16 Aug '08

16 Aug '08

THIS IS AN AUTOMATED MESSAGE, DO NOT REPLY. The following task has a new comment added: FS#345 - a few packages fail to build.. User who did this - Bartlomiej Palmowski (mxq) ---------- Enable runscripts in prt-get.conf so the messagebus group will be created. ---------- More information can be found at the following URL: http://crux.nu/bugs/index.php?do=details&task_id=345#comment479 You are receiving this message because you have requested it from the Flyspray bugtracking system. If you did not expect this message or don't want to receive mails in future, you can change your notification settings at the URL shown above.

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[CRUX][#345] a few packages fail to build..
by CRUX 16 Aug '08

16 Aug '08

THIS IS AN AUTOMATED MESSAGE, DO NOT REPLY. The following task has been changed. The changes are listed below. For full information about what has changed, visit the URL and click the History tab. FS#345 - a few packages fail to build.. User who did this: james (pbnj) Task details edited: ------- a few packages fail to build... dbus: =======> ERROR: Footprint mismatch found: MISSING -rwsr-x--- root/messagebus usr/lib/dbus/dbus-daemon-launch-helper NEW -rwsr-x--- root/root usr/lib/dbus/dbus-daemon-launch-helper seems the dbus port doesnt properly add a group 'messagebus' solution: add messagebus group cairo: build fails due to a missing dependancy 'pixman', which i did not find in the ports repository seems this xorg/xorg-libpixman does not do the trick. solution: installed http://www.cairographics.org/releases/pixman-0.11.8.tar.gz ------- More information can be found at the following URL: http://crux.nu/bugs/index.php?do=details&task_id=345 You are receiving this message because you have requested it from the Flyspray bugtracking system. If you did not expect this message or don't want to receive mails in future, you can change your notification settings at the URL shown above.

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[CRUX][#345] a few packages fail to build..
by CRUX 16 Aug '08

16 Aug '08

THIS IS AN AUTOMATED MESSAGE, DO NOT REPLY. You have been assigned the following task: FS#345 - a few packages fail to build.. User who did this - james (pbnj) More information can be found at the following URL: http://crux.nu/bugs/index.php?do=details&task_id=345 You are receiving this message because you have requested it from the Flyspray bugtracking system. If you did not expect this message or don't want to receive mails in future, you can change your notification settings at the URL shown above.

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[CRUX][#345] a few packages fail to build..
by CRUX 16 Aug '08

16 Aug '08

THIS IS AN AUTOMATED MESSAGE, DO NOT REPLY. A new Flyspray task has been opened. Details are below. User who did this - james (pbnj) Attached to Project - CRUX Summary - a few packages fail to build.. Task Type - Bug Report Category - ports - core/opt Status - Unconfirmed Assigned To - CRUX Developers Operating System - All Severity - Low Priority - Normal Reported Version - Development Due in Version - Undecided Due Date - Undecided Details - a few packages fail to build... messagebus: =======> ERROR: Footprint mismatch found: MISSING -rwsr-x--- root/messagebus usr/lib/dbus/dbus-daemon-launch-helper NEW -rwsr-x--- root/root usr/lib/dbus/dbus-daemon-launch-helper seems the dbus port doesnt properly add a group 'messagebus' solution: add messagebus group cairo: build fails due to a missing dependancy 'pixman', which i did not find in the ports repository seems this xorg/xorg-libpixman does not do the trick. solution: installed http://www.cairographics.org/releases/pixman-0.11.8.tar.gz More information can be found at the following URL: http://crux.nu/bugs/index.php?do=details&task_id=345 You are receiving this message because you have requested it from the Flyspray bugtracking system. If you did not expect this message or don't want to receive mails in future, you can change your notification settings at the URL shown above.

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