[Dict-common-dev] Re: [dictionaries-common] 0.4.99.11 released to sourceforge

Rafael Laboissiere Rafael Laboissiere <rafael@icp.inpg.fr>
Wed, 5 Dec 2001 19:22:30 +0100


Thanks for that, Agustín.  I am just forwarding this message to the
dict-common-dev mailing list, such that we have a record.

I will be unavailable for an undetermined amount of time starting the day
after tomorrow, so do not be surprise if I delay to respond.

Rafael

* Agustín Martín Domingo <agmartin@aq.upm.es> [2001-12-05 17:47]:

> Hi all,
> 
> I have released a new version of dictionaries-common to sourceforge. It
> includes the last commits we did, and mainly a new version of the policy
> document, with the contents of the NEW-DESIGN file merged in detail in
> the main document, and not simply attached as before.
> 
> There are surely a lot of errors and inconsistencies in that merging,
> but I will be without access to a computer until next monday and wanted
> to have a first draft of the final policy document ready before, so it
> can be better checked. Of course any correction through the CVS is
> welcome.
> 
> If in the meantime you want to add a new dictionary or a new release of
> the dictionaries-common package to sourceforge, feel free to use the
> sf-dictrelease script, available at the sf dict-common CVS in the
> www/staging-area section. That is the system Rafael and myself are using
> for uploads to sourceforge.
> 
> Currently 
> 
> $ sf-dictrelease 
> 
> without arguments will show its usage guidelines,
> 
> $ sf-dictrelease --local 
> 
> called from the same directory you would have used for debrelease (that
> is, the package build directory, or the debian subdirectory)
> will install the package somewhere in your hard disk (I use this system
> to maintain my local apt-able repository, but is also useful for
> testings). The default location can be changed from the command line or
> from a configuration file, defaulting to
> 
> www_dir=~/basura/dicts-temp-install
> 
> For uploads to sourceforge use
> 
> $ sf-dictrelease --remote --user=your_sourceforge_loginname
> 
> again called from the same directory you would have used for debrelease
> (some of the code is borrowed from it). You can put the remote username
> in the configuration file, and thus will write a bit less in the command
> line. Remote host, group and location default to the sourceforge
> dict-common value, so no need to worry about that, although can be
> changed
> 
> One warning about the system, a temporary area will be used at
> 
> TMPDIR=${TMPDIR=~/basura}/dicts-temp
> DESTDIR=${DESTDIR=$TMPDIR/package}  
> SOURCES_DESTDIR=${SOURCES_DESTDIR=$TMPDIR/package/sources}
> 
> and since everything in that TMPDIR will be removed after upload is
> complete I hope you do not have anything in a directory like that.
> 
> Have fun,
> 
> Agustin
>