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debian-user-digest Digest Volume 2007 : Issue 1834

Today's Topics:

  Cannot build-dep f-spot. Debian's fa  [ "Richard Bronosky"  ]
  Re: scripting - cat breaking line     [ L.V.Gandhi  ]
  Re: adsl usb                          [ "Sudev Barar"  ]
  Re: windows compatability issues wit  [ Matus UHLAR - fantomas  ]
  Solved Re: Turning off the %^&* scro  [ Curt Howland  ]

Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:09:49 -0400
From: "Richard Bronosky" <BrunosJunk@Bronosky.com> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Cannot build-dep f-spot. Debian's fault or f-spots?

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bruno@mythtv:~$ sudo apt-get build-dep f-spot Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Build-dependencies for f-spot could not be satisfied. bruno@mythtv:~$ sudo apt-get -b source f-spot Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Need to get 1480kB of source archives.

Get:1 
http://ftp.debian.org stable/main f-spot 0.2.1-1.1 (dsc) [850B]
Get:2 
http://ftp.debian.org stable/main f-spot 0.2.1-1.1 (tar) [1466kB]
Get:3 
http://ftp.debian.org stable/main f-spot 0.2.1-1.1 (diff) [12.5kB]

Fetched 1480kB in 1s (800kB/s)

dpkg-source: extracting f-spot in f-spot-0.2.1
dpkg-source: unpacking f-spot_0.2.1.orig.tar.gz
dpkg-source: applying ./f-spot_0.2.1-1.1.diff.gz
dpkg-buildpackage: source package is f-spot
dpkg-buildpackage: source version is 0.2.1-1.1
dpkg-buildpackage: source changed by Michael Ablassmeier 
dpkg-buildpackage: host architecture i386
dpkg-buildpackage: source version without epoch 0.2.1-1.1
dpkg-checkbuilddeps: Unmet build dependencies: cdbs mono-mcs (>=

1.1.2) | c-sharp-compiler cli-common-dev (>= 0.2.0) libdbus-1-cil libmono-dev (>= 1.1.2) libgnomeui-dev libsqlite3-dev libgphoto2-2-dev (>= 2.1.4) libmono-sqlite1.0-cil
dpkg-buildpackage: Build dependencies/conflicts unsatisfied; aborting. dpkg-buildpackage: (Use -d flag to override.) Build command 'cd f-spot-0.2.1 && dpkg-buildpackage -b -uc' failed. E: Child process failed

I can't figure this out. But I had this problem with Sid unstable and now Etch.

Ideas?

-- 
.!# RichardBronosky #!.

Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:03:20 +0100 From: "Karl E. Jorgensen" <karl@jorgensen.org.uk> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Cannot build-dep f-spot. Debian's fault or f-spots? Message-ID: <20070624140320.GC31087@einstein.jorgensen.org.uk> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="MnLPg7ZWsaic7Fhd" Content-Disposition: inline --MnLPg7ZWsaic7Fhd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi! On Sun, Jun 24, 2007 at 09:09:49AM -0400, Richard Bronosky wrote:
> bruno@mythtv:~$ sudo apt-get build-dep f-spot
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> E: Build-dependencies for f-spot could not be satisfied.
> bruno@mythtv:~$ sudo apt-get -b source f-spot
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> Need to get 1480kB of source archives.
> Get:1 http://ftp.debian.org stable/main f-spot 0.2.1-1.1 (dsc) [850B]
> Get:2 http://ftp.debian.org stable/main f-spot 0.2.1-1.1 (tar) [1466kB]
> Get:3 http://ftp.debian.org stable/main f-spot 0.2.1-1.1 (diff) [12.5kB]
> Fetched 1480kB in 1s (800kB/s)
> dpkg-source: extracting f-spot in f-spot-0.2.1
> dpkg-source: unpacking f-spot_0.2.1.orig.tar.gz
> dpkg-source: applying ./f-spot_0.2.1-1.1.diff.gz
> dpkg-buildpackage: source package is f-spot
> dpkg-buildpackage: source version is 0.2.1-1.1
> dpkg-buildpackage: source changed by Michael Ablassmeier <abi@debian.org>
> dpkg-buildpackage: host architecture i386
> dpkg-buildpackage: source version without epoch 0.2.1-1.1
> dpkg-checkbuilddeps: Unmet build dependencies: cdbs mono-mcs (>=3D
> 1.1.2) | c-sharp-compiler cli-common-dev (>=3D 0.2.0) libdbus-1-cil
> libmono-dev (>=3D 1.1.2) libgnomeui-dev libsqlite3-dev libgphoto2-2-dev
> (>=3D 2.1.4) libmono-sqlite1.0-cil
This is your problem: Unmet build dependencies
> dpkg-buildpackage: Build dependencies/conflicts unsatisfied; aborting.
oh! it says so again!
> dpkg-buildpackage: (Use -d flag to override.)
> Build command 'cd f-spot-0.2.1 && dpkg-buildpackage -b -uc' failed.
> E: Child process failed
>=20
> I can't figure this out. But I had this problem with Sid unstable and no=
w=20
> Etch.
>=20
> Ideas?
# apt-get build-dep f-spot ? Hope this helps --=20 Karl E. Jorgensen karl(at)jorgensen.org.uk http://www.jorgensen.org.uk/ karl(at)jorgensen.com http://karl.jorgensen.com =3D=3D=3D=3D Today's fortune: First Law of Socio-Genetics: Celibacy is not hereditary. --MnLPg7ZWsaic7Fhd Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGfnmoi+PVvwZpXJgRAte+AJ9u4okvwZHENH9ge1P1h7kMTkbHQACfYu3z QaTc0EXn1/ilNkFjUI4Tx/E= =3TeJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --MnLPg7ZWsaic7Fhd--

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Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 06:49:36 -0700 From: L.V.Gandhi <lvgandhi@gmail.com> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: scripting - cat breaking line Message-ID: <d559b4c0706240649y1d2afa1fq8ba237dd31d57118@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_150463_9394641.1182692976355" ------=_Part_150463_9394641.1182692976355 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline On 6/24/07, Matus UHLAR - fantomas <uhlar@fantomas.sk> wrote: >
> On 23.06.07 14:23, L.V.Gandhi wrote:
> > Subject: scripting - cat breaking line
>
> > I have a file temp1 as below
> > lvgandhi@lvgvaio:~/stock$ cat temp1
> > ABB,ABB LTD., 4730.00, 4779.00, 4700.00, 4726.45
> ,59655
> > ACC,ACC LIMITED, 860.00, 864.90, 844.30, 852.25
> > ,228318
> > When I run on command line as
> > lvgandhi@lvgvaio:~/stock$ for line in $(cat temp1);do echo
> > "20070622,$line">>temp2 ;done
>
> it's not "cat" who is breaking lines. This script will fetch content of
> "temp1" file to the script, and bash splits fields by any whitespace
> charactes, including spaces and tabs, so the "echo" command is calles for
> every "word" in a file and echo puts newline at the end of output line by
> default.
Thanks for the explanation.
> I get temp2 as
> > lvgandhi@lvgvaio:~/stock$ cat temp2
> > 20070622,ABB,ABB
>
> > line is breaking at every space.
> > How to avoid this?
>
> either change IFS only to contain newline, or forget using $(cat ...) and
> use different cycle:
>
> while read line
> do
> echo "20070622,$line"
> done < temp1 > temp2
>
> (or >>temp2 if you want to append to the "temp2" file)
>
> Thanks for the solution. Simpler one was given by Tong.
sed 's/^/20070622,/' temp1 >> temp2 -- L.V.Gandhi http://lvgandhi.tripod.com/ linux user No.205042 ------=_Part_150463_9394641.1182692976355 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline On 6/24/07, Matus UHLAR - fantomas <<a href="mailto:uhlar@fantomas.sk">uhlar@fantomas.sk</a>> wrote:<div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> On 23.06.07 14:23, L.V.Gandhi wrote: > Subject: scripting - cat breaking line > I have a file temp1 as below > lvgandhi@lvgvaio:~/stock$ cat temp1 > ABB,ABB LTD.,      4730.00,      4779.00,       4700.00,      4726.45,59655 > ACC,ACC LIMITED,       860.00,       864.90,       844.30,       852.25 > ,228318 > When I run on command line as > lvgandhi@lvgvaio:~/stock$ for line in $(cat temp1);do echo > "20070622,$line">>temp2 ;done it's not "cat" who is breaking lines. This script will fetch content of "temp1" file to the script, and bash splits fields by any whitespace charactes, including spaces and tabs, so the "echo" command is calles for every "word" in a file and echo puts newline at the end of output line by default.</blockquote><div> Thanks for the explanation. </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">> I get temp2 as > lvgandhi@lvgvaio:~/stock$ cat temp2 > 20070622,ABB,ABB > line is breaking at every space. > How to avoid this? either change IFS only to contain newline, or forget using $(cat ...) and use different cycle: while read line do         echo "20070622,$line" done < temp1 > temp2 (or >>temp2 if you want to append to the "temp2" file) </blockquote></div>Thanks for the solution. Simpler one was given by Tong. sed 's/^/20070622,/' temp1 >> temp2 -- L.V.Gandhi http://lvgandhi.tripod.com/ linux user No.205042 ------=_Part_150463_9394641.1182692976355--

Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:37:12 +0530 From: "Sudev Barar" <sbarar@gmail.com> To: seeds <catharcyst@gmail.com> Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: adsl usb Message-ID: <774593a20706240707m1da767d2i707364a82b35251c@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline On 24/06/07, seeds <catharcyst@gmail.com> wrote:
> how can i hook up my adsl modem using the usb instead of the ethernet
> connection? the modem is a netopis cayman 3300 series?
Lookup http://eciadsl.flashtux.org/ I think this is also now in the debian repos. HTH -- Regards, Sudev Barar

Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 16:30:16 +0200 From: Matus UHLAR - fantomas <uhlar@fantomas.sk> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: windows compatability issues with ftpd (wrong filenames sent) Message-ID: <20070624143016.GB20198@fantomas.sk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On 24.06.07 15:46, Micha Feigin wrote:
> I set up ftpd on my machine to easily trasfer the occational files to
> windows systems (it's usually disabled for the security aware, only
> enabled inside secure networks for the duration of the transfers)
which ftpd?
> The problem: the file names and directories appear under windows with
> their time as part of the name (when browsing through windows explorer to
> my machine) which makes it impossible to browse using explorer (I get the
> error that the file doesn't exist). If I manually enter the correct file
> name things function properly.
this may be problem of explorer, not ftpd. -- Matus UHLAR - fantomas, uhlar(at)fantomas.sk ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. There's a long-standing bug relating to the x86 architecture that allows you to install Windows. -- Matthew D. Fuller

Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 07:41:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Rehceb Rotkiv <scame@fastmail.fm> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Connected to DHCP server but cannot access internet Message-ID: <11275382.post@talk.nabble.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit OK, I got it. There was a second DHCP server in the network without an internet connection! While the other operating systems (Windows) by chance chose the right server, Debian got the wrong one. Funny, who would have guessed that... Thanks for your help anyway! -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Connected-to-DHCP-server-but-cannot-access-internet-tf3960083.html#a11275382 Sent from the Debian User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:25:26 -0400 From: Curt Howland <Howland@priss.com> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Solved Re: Turning off the %^&* scroll wheel Message-Id: <200706241125.31345.Howland@priss.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 23 June 2007, Joris <jopa@kotnet.org> was heard to say:
> So, in the touchpad section, add:
>
> Option "VertEdgeScroll" "false"
>
> Enjoy!
Success! No more accidental scrolling! Many thanks. I did look through the "man synaptics" list of options, my goodness that's a lot of flexibility. Too bad I have no use for most all of it. Thank you, and thanks to all who suggested ideas. I did use "false" instead of "no" just to keep the boolien aspect clear. Peace, may your aim never waver, Curt- - -- September 11th, 2001 The proudest day for gun control and central planning advocates in American history -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iQEVAwUBRn6M6y9Y35yItIgBAQKxfQf/bjv5NCRnIjPVTj2PX+6hRsWkA0ykmAVG 4J52dlf8wKQyx4W3D/4blHkDUQ1Eivq1BYhLG7SCi2x/p/kCua99RWJmj4r/z3U4 gMMkdJ0NSEMmHRL7Pt5vQsKBWmqoeQoTPTRK6sypQFFnBauS0JXZDgkHQ0NXBm9b zUarc8zBqj0AmXJ+AhyNkJVB9E6uoBLh6K4XWJbxtxSZzGoz0nfau1LlO0yXI/kX La6WcteDSglTBZLtkE9Rd/NUdjL+F64NQAtlMahNnh++zSFA6VVFXg2AQt4mUuoP EGuRDHiIJy2l4A849UX73VB4zoeLeaJ+82GkzIFkyvBMLhLrm35eVg== =228g -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- End of debian-user-digest Digest V2007 Issue #1834 ************************************************** Received on Sun Jun 24 11:52:32 2007

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