On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 06:42:46PM +0200, Mathieu Roy wrote: [Please stop sending me private copies of list mail.]
> Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a tapot? : > > On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 01:08:34PM +0200, Mathieu Roy wrote: > > > Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a tapot? : > > > > On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 09:35:45AM +0200, Mathieu Roy wrote: > > > > > Would it be acceptable to fill a bug against each installer > > > > > that do not build a proper debian package when installing > > > > > non-free software? > > > > > > > > How can they do so? Installing a package with 'dpkg -i' in the > > > > postinst of another package isn't possible, since dpkg's status > > > > area is locked. > > > > > > At this point, the question is not how to do it > > > > I think it absolutely is. If something is impossible to do correctly > > then filing [1] bugs against packages claiming that they don't do it is > > rather unfair. > > At this point, the question is not how to do it. I can think about 30 > ways to do it, while I'm surely not the expert here. I asked you a question which could be answered quite simply by producing one of those ways. Go on. It's my honest belief that it can't be done correctly; I'm open to hearing ways in which I'm wrong. > So I'll rephrase my question to avoid having you being obstructive. Er, I'm not being obstructive! I'm trying to figure out if there's any point to your proposed mass-bug-filing. > Would it be acceptable to fill a bug against each installer that do > not build a proper debian package when installing non-free software, > as long as a technical solution is provided? I guess so, if the technical solution is correct. Severity something less than release-critical, though. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
