| [00:02] <DarwinSurvivor> genii-around: just saw the report on http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1205036--shooting-reported-at-eaton-centre?bn=1 | |
| [00:04] <genii-around> I'm right across the street here. My friend who was in the mall at the time texted me about it. And now a shuttle bus they sent out because they closed the subway for it.. just hit a pole on the corner of Dundas and Bay | |
| [00:05] <DarwinSurvivor> ouch | |
| [00:05] <DarwinSurvivor> did they catch the shooter yet? | |
| [00:06] <genii-around> Don't know. The whole place is locked down still so probably not | |
| [00:07] <genii-around> Almost as many cops around here as when the G20 was on | |
| [00:07] <DarwinSurvivor> yeah, that's about all I'm getting from the news reports as well. looks like transit is also busy rerouteing half of Toronto from the sounds of things | |
| [00:11] <genii-around> Going to go watch the hockey game next door now until it's sorted out. All the streetcars are sardine cans. | |
| [03:48] <jlamothe> Has anyone ever successfully set up a PPA? | |
| [08:25] <DarwinSurvivor> jlamothe: not personally, but what problem(s) are you encountering? | |
| [12:50] <jlamothe> DarwinSurvivor: I just can't seem to figure out how to upload the packages. | |
| [12:51] <jlamothe> Although, after some more seching, it seems I have to upload the source, and have them create the .debs. | |
| [12:53] <jlamothe> I already have the sources hostrd at github. I don't kbow that I want to duplicate that. | |
| [15:11] <bregma> jlamothe, did you get your PPA problems straightened out? | |
| [15:35] <jlamothe> bregma: Not yet. I'm considering just distributing the packages directly. | |
| [15:37] <bregma> the advantage of using a PPA is that your packages will be built against the right version of dependencies for all target releases, and that is important for maintaining quality | |
| [15:38] <jlamothe> Can I do it without switching from git to Bazaar? | |
| [15:39] <bregma> a PPA requires a Debian source package, the VCS you use to create that source package is irrelevant | |
| [15:39] <bregma> I use git all the time to create Debian source packages | |
| [15:41] <jlamothe> Can an autotools package be easily converted? | |
| [15:42] <bregma> I use autotools for all my projects | |
| [15:42] <bregma> do you know how to create a debian source package? | |
| [15:51] * jlamothe is semi-afk. | |
| [16:09] <jlamothe> The debian source package is what I feed to checkinstall? | |
| [16:11] <bregma> the debian source package is what you dput to the PPA, it gets built into binary debs for all architectures | |
| [16:14] <jlamothe> It was the syntax of dput that was tripping me up, but I thought I had to use it to send a .deb file, rather than source. | |
| [16:16] <bregma> no, you need a .changes file, which is part of the debian source package, which is a way of preparing your source so it can be built by the PPA builders | |
| [16:18] <bregma> are you familiar with https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide ? | |
| [16:22] <jlamothe> I'm om a phone right now, so I can't really check it right now, but I will when I get to a PC. | |
| [16:47] <jlamothe> It says it's obsolete, but there's a link to another page. I'll have a read. | |