Re: [Bug-grub] Re: Debian Maintainer

[Jason Thomas]

Gordon, any ideas on what direction you want me to go with this pacakge.

On Tue, May 22, 2001 at 02:11:25PM +1000, Jason Thomas wrote:
> gordon, how do you want to go about this.
> 
> currently grub uses the changelog in the debian directory from what I
> can see.  what I'd like to do is remove this dependency, and possible
> even remove the debian directory from the upstream, that way I can
> create a new debian directory which uses the debhelper tools, and a few
> other things.  What do you think.
> 
> also I'm just screwing around with it at the moment and when I run
> automake it breaks everything.
> 
> bart% automake       
> stage1/Makefile.am:2: invalid variable `nodist_pkgdata_DATA'
> stage2/Makefile.am: nbloader_exec_OBJECTS should not be defined
> stage2/Makefile.am: variable `LDADD' not defined
> stage2/Makefile.am: pxeloader_exec_OBJECTS should not be defined
> stage2/Makefile.am: variable `LDADD' not defined
> stage2/Makefile.am: diskless_exec_OBJECTS should not be defined
> stage2/Makefile.am: pre_stage2_exec_OBJECTS should not be defined
> stage2/Makefile.am: start_exec_OBJECTS should not be defined
> stage2/Makefile.am: variable `LDADD' not defined
> stage2/Makefile.am: e2fs_stage1_5_exec_OBJECTS should not be defined
> stage2/Makefile.am: variable `LDADD' not defined
> stage2/Makefile.am: fat_stage1_5_exec_OBJECTS should not be defined
> stage2/Makefile.am: variable `LDADD' not defined
> stage2/Makefile.am: ffs_stage1_5_exec_OBJECTS should not be defined
> stage2/Makefile.am: variable `LDADD' not defined
> stage2/Makefile.am: minix_stage1_5_exec_OBJECTS should not be defined
> stage2/Makefile.am: variable `LDADD' not defined
> stage2/Makefile.am: reiserfs_stage1_5_exec_OBJECTS should not be defined
> stage2/Makefile.am: variable `LDADD' not defined
> docs/Makefile.am:1: required file `docs/mdate-sh' not found
> docs/Makefile.am:1: required file `docs/texinfo.tex' not found
> autnetboot/Makefile.am:33: bad macro name `3c509_drivers'
> netboot/Makefile.am:34: bad macro name `3c595_drivers'
> netboot/Makefile.am:35: bad macro name `3c90x_drivers'
> netboot/Makefile.am:139: bad macro name `3c509_o_CFLAGS'
> netboot/Makefile.am:140: bad macro name `3c529_o_CFLAGS'
> netboot/Makefile.am:141: bad macro name `3c590_o_CFLAGS'
> netboot/Makefile.am:142: bad macro name `3c595_o_CFLAGS'
> netboot/Makefile.am:143: bad macro name `3c90x_o_CFLAGS'
> netboot/Makefile.am:148: bad macro name `3c507_o_CFLAGS'
> netboot/Makefile.am:154: bad macro name `3c503_o_CFLAGS'
> bart%
> 
> bart% automake --version
> automake (GNU automake) 1.4
> 
> Copyright (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
> NO
> warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
> PURPOSE.
> 
> Written by Tom Tromey <address@hidden>
> bart% dpkg -l automake
> Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
> |
> Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
> |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err:
> uppercase=bad)
> ||/ Name           Version        Description
> +++-==============-==============-============================================
> ii  automake       1.4-8          A tool for generating GNU Standards-complian
> bart% 
> 
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Jason Thomas                           Phone:  +61 2 6257 7111
System Administrator  -  UID 0         Fax:    +61 2 6257 7311
tSA Consulting Group Pty. Ltd.         Mobile: 0418 29 66 81
1 Hall Street Lyneham ACT 2602         http://www.topic.com.au/

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