Bug#729091: RFS: gtkiostream/1.3.0

[Matt Flax <flatmax@flatmax.org>]

On 12/11/13 00:00, Daniel Lintott wrote:
> On 11/11/13 01:18, Matt Flax wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Should be working now ... I have uploaded
> > gtkiostream-1.3.0.fixDeb3.tar.gz to sf.net :
> > https://sourceforge.net/projects/gtkiostream/files/Version%201.3.0/?
> >
> > I have now stopped the system building the ORBTest test. It isn't
> > necessary for the software.
> > I can't work out how or why with this bug. It appears that the
> > machineGenerated files aren't present on your system. Strange thing is I
> > can't replicate this locally. This fix I have made will not effect the
> > building of the software as it is just a developer test binary which
> > isn't distributed.
> For running test builds of the package I would recommend you setup a
> pbuilder chroot. This provides a clean base environment for building the
> packages in. pbuilder also works in a similar way to the Debian buildd
> machines, so it allows you see what errors might occur there.
>
> The following couple of links explain how to setup pbuilder.
>   https://wiki.debian.org/Diaspora/Packaging/pbuilder
>   https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PbuilderHowto

Thanks, I have now setup and tested a pbuilder system ... nice.

> > Let me know what else you find.
> The good news is the package now builds successfully! So I can run
> lintian on the built packages... I can't see any errors, but lintian
> reports several warning/information reports, which I have attached to
> this email. I have also attached a second document which lists just the
> experimental tags, depending on the sponsor they may like these to be
> fixed as well if possible.
>
> Further information on the tags can got from the lintian program or by
> going to http://lintian.debian.org/tags-all.html

I saw those warnings as well ....

Where to from here ? I guess I wait for a sponsor to take interest ?

thanks
Matt

> Regards
>
> Daniel