[GRASS-user] status of launchpad Ubuntu builds [WAS: Re: how to install GRASS binaries of weekly snapshot on ubuntu12.04?]

[Nikos Alexandris]

Markus Neteler:

> > Sidenote: I really hope that one day Ubuntu launchpad will deliver
> > GRASS binaries...

Tim Michelsen:

> Since all code is well imported from SVN to LP:
> https://code.launchpad.net/~grass/grass/releasebranch_6_4
 
> It is /*only/* an issue of updating the debian files:
> https://code.launchpad.net/~grass/grass/grass64_release_debian

> All members of the GRASS GIS team can do this:
> https://launchpad.net/~grass/+members
 
> once this is automatically taken up by the recipe:
> https://code.launchpad.net/~grass/+recipe/grass64
 
> Last, I deactivated it as it was continuously failing (see below). 
> Since 2 years I am not working with GRASS on day2day basis. 
> Thus, there's no time and current need.
 
> I would be grateful if someone could assist and co-maintain the GRASS
> project on Launchpad.

Here I am (to try).  I've been through this small thread, checked relevant 
launchpad pages, understand more or less what is to be done.

> I am willing to assist in setting everything up.

Let's say I have zero idea on how to do this (using bzr). Where do I start?
Nikos

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> Started compilation: Mon Oct 22 02:44:24 UTC 2012
> --
> Errors in:
> /build/buildd/grass-6.4.2+0ubuntu1+21696~oneiric1/gui/wxpython
> --
> In case of errors please change into the directory with error and run
> 'make'.
> If you get multiple errors, you need to deal with them in the order they
> appear in the error log. If you get an error building a library, you will
> also get errors from anything which uses the library.
> --
> Finished compilation: Mon Oct 22 02:55:33 UTC 2012
> make[1]: *** [default] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory
> `/build/buildd/grass-6.4.2+0ubuntu1+21696~oneiric1'
> make: *** [build-stamp] Error 2
> dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules build gave error exit status 2
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