[scribus] Debian repository broken.

[Craig Bradney]

On 8/07/13 11:26 PM, Craig Bradney wrote:
> On 7/07/13 12:28 PM, ale rimoldi wrote:
>> hi
>>
>>> A thought...
>>>
>>>  The only way that I can find to avoid receiving the 'No hash entry'
>>> error with this Debian Scribus repository is to presume the package in
>>> the  repository is source code (deb-src) only.
>>> eg. in the sources.list file put:
>>>
>>> deb-src http://...
>>>
>>> instead of
>>> deb http://...
>>>
>>> So maybe there isn't a binary (deb) package available in this
>>> repository only a source code package.
>>>
>>> If this is true what's happened to the binary (deb) file as it used to
>>> exist in this repository in the past? 
>>
>> since this thread is starting to contain some "strange"
>> information, let's try to spread some knowledge from somebody who has
>> been using the deb packages for years and has already had the chance to
>> chat with the debian maintainer... :-)
>>
>> there is a maintainer for the debian packages and he has been a team
>> member for a long time. his nick is malex and his name aleksander.
>>
>> for many years, he has been providing the official packages for debian
>> and has also been maintaining an "own" repository with newer packages
>> than the ones that are in the official debian repository.
>>
>> the "own" repository is both hosted on his own server and on scribus'
>> server.
>>
>> there was a problem with the platform where malex is building the .deb
>> files and i don't know if has been solved.
>>
> 
> Thanks Ale, yep.
> 
> There is a new server being built this week to host these again. No ETA, given we are awaiting the
> go ahead from the hosting provider and then malex will need to kick off some work on it when he has
> time.
> 
> Craig
> 


The new box is built, up and building Scribus. Updates to come in the next few days.

Craig