MM 2.1.12(rc2) backport for Ubuntu Hardy?
Just a quick query really (and possibly being slightly cheeky asking here...), but have any of you guys backported Mailman 2.1.12 from the Ubuntu Jaunty (or Debian 5) repos -> Ubuntu Hardy?
I can't seem to find anything with an internet search, and I'd rather not repeat the efforts, if someone's already done it (as it's been quite some time since I last backported something)
TIA.
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On Apr 22, 2009, at 1:01 PM, Adam McGreggor wrote:
Just a quick query really (and possibly being slightly cheeky asking here...), but have any of you guys backported Mailman 2.1.12 from the Ubuntu Jaunty (or Debian 5) repos -> Ubuntu Hardy?
I can't seem to find anything with an internet search, and I'd rather not repeat the efforts, if someone's already done it (as it's been
quite some time since I last backported something)
I have not. I'm not sure who's packaging Mailman for Ubuntu (I might
be able to find someone to ask <wink>), but I could certainly see us
providing PPAs for folks who want to run the latest and greatest. I
don't have much packaging-fu but if someone wants to volunteer to do
the heavily lifting, I'd be happy to twiddle the Launchpad bits.
-Barry
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 01:12:26PM -0400, Barry Warsaw wrote:
On Apr 22, 2009, at 1:01 PM, Adam McGreggor wrote:
Just a quick query really (and possibly being slightly cheeky asking here...), but have any of you guys backported Mailman 2.1.12 from the Ubuntu Jaunty (or Debian 5) repos -> Ubuntu Hardy?
Not that one yet, but I have 2.1.11-12~ppa2 here:
https://launchpad.net/~cristobalpalmer/+archive/ppa
Took me a bit of stumbling to get it done. I wouldn't mind doing it again.
providing PPAs for folks who want to run the latest and greatest. I
don't have much packaging-fu but if someone wants to volunteer to do the heavily lifting, I'd be happy to twiddle the Launchpad bits.
I'm happy to volunteer, but could it please wait until after the 27th? That's my last exam this semester. :)
Cheers,
Cristóbal Palmer ibiblio.org systems administrator cdla.unc.edu research assistant
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 01:17:26AM -0400, Cristóbal Palmer wrote:
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 01:12:26PM -0400, Barry Warsaw wrote:
On Apr 22, 2009, at 1:01 PM, Adam McGreggor wrote:
Just a quick query really (and possibly being slightly cheeky asking here...), but have any of you guys backported Mailman 2.1.12 from the Ubuntu Jaunty (or Debian 5) repos -> Ubuntu Hardy?
Not that one yet, but I have 2.1.11-12~ppa2 here:
https://launchpad.net/~cristobalpalmer/+archive/ppa
Took me a bit of stumbling to get it done. I wouldn't mind doing it again.
Ah, that would be useful. So far, I've got as far as building a new VM (rather than building a new chroot; I've got some other bits I want to play with, too). If you've got any notes on building it, could you point us/me to them?
I'm happy to volunteer, but could it please wait until after the 27th? That's my last exam this semester. :)
Sure! (and bon chance!) ;) I ~may~ have a go at building one, if I get bored/have nothing better to do tomorrow: might be interesting to debdiff. Saying that, it takes me ages to ever do anything.
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On Apr 26, 2009, at 11:16 AM, Adam McGreggor wrote:
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 01:17:26AM -0400, Cristóbal Palmer wrote:
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 01:12:26PM -0400, Barry Warsaw wrote:
On Apr 22, 2009, at 1:01 PM, Adam McGreggor wrote:
Just a quick query really (and possibly being slightly cheeky
asking here...), but have any of you guys backported Mailman 2.1.12 from
the Ubuntu Jaunty (or Debian 5) repos -> Ubuntu Hardy?Not that one yet, but I have 2.1.11-12~ppa2 here:
https://launchpad.net/~cristobalpalmer/+archive/ppa
Took me a bit of stumbling to get it done. I wouldn't mind doing it
again.Ah, that would be useful. So far, I've got as far as building a new VM (rather than building a new chroot; I've got some other bits I want to play with, too). If you've got any notes on building it, could you
point us/me to them?I'm happy to volunteer, but could it please wait until after the
27th? That's my last exam this semester. :)Sure! (and bon chance!) ;) I ~may~ have a go at building one, if I
get bored/have nothing better to do tomorrow: might be interesting to debdiff. Saying that, it takes me ages to ever do anything.
Thanks for helping out here. Please let me know if there's anything I
can do to help. At some point we'll probably want to give you
permission to create packages in an official Mailman team in
Launchpad, whether that's ~mailman-coders or another team specifically
for the PPAs.
-Barry
On Wed, April 22, 2009 19:12, Barry Warsaw wrote:
On Apr 22, 2009, at 1:01 PM, Adam McGreggor wrote:
Just a quick query really (and possibly being slightly cheeky asking here...), but have any of you guys backported Mailman 2.1.12 from the Ubuntu Jaunty (or Debian 5) repos -> Ubuntu Hardy?
I can't seem to find anything with an internet search, and I'd rather not repeat the efforts, if someone's already done it (as it's been quite some time since I last backported something)
I have not. I'm not sure who's packaging Mailman for Ubuntu (I might be able to find someone to ask <wink>), but I could certainly see us providing PPAs for folks who want to run the latest and greatest. I don't have much packaging-fu but if someone wants to volunteer to do the heavily lifting, I'd be happy to twiddle the Launchpad bits.
Mailman in Ubuntu is essentially Mailman in Debian: the Ubuntu package is a verbatim copy of the Debian one.
Unfortunately our maintenance team currently has the volunteer manpower to just keep up, but not to extend its tasks, so we're not really involving ourselves in extra backporting efforts. (BTW: if anyone on this list is interested in improving the Debian/Ubuntu packaging of Mailman they're welcome to join our team! Contact me to get started)
However, I don't think it should be complex to backport it, so I urge you to just try and do it. One catch may be that in the 2.1.12-1 package version we cleaned up a number of old compatibility/upgrading measures for old releases, which may be relevant again if you backport it. But I think you'll encounter it along the way if that's the case.
cheers, Thijs
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