On Wed, May 30, 2007 at 03:32:59PM -0600, Bruce Sass wrote: > On Wed May 30 2007 12:42:07 pm you wrote: > > If you have any comments regarding our approach we'd of course be > > happy to hear about them. > > I don't think it is a good idea to hard-code "downstream" specific bits > into the source...
I tend to agree. There are also already packages in the archive like update-manager that use the string "ubuntu" in their version. > How about creating a framework for hooking code into the build process. > Perhaps running/sourcing scripts out of a dir, trigerred by a setting > in the environment---anyone could use it (mitigates any `why should > Ubuntu get special treatment' arguments), everyone using it can work at > their own pace (never be out-of-sync or behind), couldn't lead to > source bloat disease. In this specific case, adding a check to Ubuntu's version of lintian might be way easier... Gruesse, -- Frank Lichtenheld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> www: http://www.djpig.de/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
