Subject: dchanges-3.3 comments and patch

From: Juergen Menden <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 14:39:47 +0200 (MET DST)

Hi all!
here is the patch for dchanges-3.3, it's a simple typo.
without it, dchanges refuses to add the Files: section
if no .tar.gz file is included.

--------------------------------------------------------------
--- dchanges.~1~	Sat May  4 08:01:18 1996
+++ dchanges	Sat Jun  8 21:35:12 1996
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
   fi
 
   # output files
-  if [ -n "${TAR_FILE}${DIFF_FILE}${UNK_FILES}" ]
+  if [ -n "${TAR_FILE}${DIFF_FILE}${UNK_FILES}${DEB_FILES}" ]
   then
     # figure out section
     if [ -z "$SECTION" ]
--------------------------------------------------------------

so the upload procedure is (corrected and simpliefied):
 - build binary package
 - run dchanges *.deb
 - edit the changes file, so that the maintainer field 
   shows your name and adress. this field is (in the .changes
   file) a misnomer, a better name would be Signed-by: or
   Built-by:
 - rename the changes file from *.changes to *.m68k.changes 
 - upload them to the intel upload area.

i've uploaded (without signing the .changes file)
   dpkg-1.2.3elf.m68k.changes
   dpkg-1.2.3elf.m68k.deb
   dpkg-1.2.3elf.m68k.nondebbin.tar.gz
to chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk (to use chiark cd to /pub/debian/private/project/ 
and read the README.how-to-upload) and will tell you what'll happen.

ciao
jjm

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From: "Frank Neumann" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 12:20:22 +0200 (MET DST)

Hi,
Juergen wrote:

[..]
>  - upload them to the intel upload area.

Thanks for the patch and summary.

> and read the README.how-to-upload) and will tell you what'll happen.

[just checked - the files were still under alldone/, but not yet on 
master]

When I read Guy's suggestion, I blushed - I really forgot about chiark, not
having used it for quite some time. In fact, at least from Oldenburg
connections to .uk are not all that bad - they are worse than Dresden,
but in evening hours I already got > 30 kBytes/sec., which is really
sufficient for me.

So I believe my proposal to move to Dresden as upload center should be..
hm..dumped. After all, if uploading/forwarding of m68k packages already
works via chiark without extra work for Ian, and if everyone else has
equally good connections to .uk, why should I dive into some extra work
just to make uploads slightly faster? I _do_ have enough work left. :-)

Thanks&sorry,
Frank

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From: Juergen Menden <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 15:53:10 +0200 (MET DST)

> [just checked - the files were still under alldone/, but not yet on 

well, they are on master, in the intel incoming queue, waiting for
the next run of dinstall... ;-)

2 bash-koma 1013> rsh master.debian.org ls -l /home/Debian/ftp/private/project/Incoming/*m68k*
-rw-r--r--   1 iwj      Debian        479 Jun 11 08:36 dpkg-1.2.3elf.m68k.changes
-rw-r--r--   1 iwj      Debian     209276 Jun 11 08:38 dpkg-1.2.3elf.m68k.deb
-rw-r--r--   1 iwj      Debian     204277 Jun 11 08:39 dpkg-1.2.3elf.m68k.nondebbin.tar.gz
(slightly edited)

> hm..dumped. [...]

thanks for your proposal! its a big relief for me to see you as well as
all the others working on our problem.

jjm