Re: apt-get emilda for debian/sarge

David Everly wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Here is my first attempt at supporting all packages not currently
> available in Debian/Sarge for installing Emilda.
>
> /etc/apt/sources.list:
>
>    deb http://users.adelphia.net/~david.everly emilda/sarge/
>    deb-src http://users.adelphia.net/~david.everly emilda/sarge/
>
>    (You should not have any lines referencing www.indexdata.dk,
>    since their zebra package does not contain the required perl
>    components.)
>
> After running 'apt-get update' you should be ready to run one of the
> folowing:
>
>    For installations with a remote MySQL server:
>
>       apt-get install emilda
>
>    For installations with a local MySQL server:
>
>       apt-get install mysql-server
>
>          "It is strongly recommended to set a password for the mysql
>          root user."  Please follow the instructions contained in
>          '/usr/share/doc/mysql-server/README.Debian' before installing
>          Emilda.
>
>       apt-get install emilda
>
> Notes:
>
> 1.  I have not used LDAP so I don't know if any of that works.
> 2.  The Emilda package can use debconf (priority=high) to setup and/or
>     remove the MySQL database, user, and password for the Emilda
>     database.
> 3.  Currently, the package assumes that the Zebra server will be on
>     localhost:9999.
> 4.  htmldoc has been taken from Debian/Sid, with the addition of one patch
>     listed in '/usr/share/doc/htmldoc/changelog.Debian.gz'.  However,
>     the version number has not been incremented so that if/when htmldoc
>     is repaired and moves into Sarge, that version can overtake the one
>     on my site.  It is hoped that this will move to Sarge soon.
> 5.  yaz, yaz-doc, libyaz, and libyaz-dev have been taken from Debian/Sid
>     with no changes.  It is hoped that this will move to Sarge soon.
> 6.  With the exception of #4 and #5, I think all the other packages
>     at this site are required for Emilda 1.2-cvs and are not curently
>     maintained in any version of Debian.  If you are an official Debian
>     developer, please consider sponsoring one or more of them.
>
> I'm happy to receive reports on whether this packaging conforms to
> Debian standards, and especially if there are any bugs or other issues.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave.
Tested it on my virgin Debian partition and it worked like a charm =) 
But you'll have to wait for a final verdict until Mattias gets home next 
week.
Good work!

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