retitle 4641 NOT A BUG [was: dpkg-source cannot create existing .tmp-nest dir] retitle 5807 NOT A BUG [was: dpkg-source .tmp-nest bug] thanks retitle 4525 NOT A BUG [was: dpkg-buildpackage assumes file protections and shoots self in foot] retitle 4628 dpkg-source feature request: deal with binary files severity 4628 wishlist retitle 7714 CLOSABLE [was: dpkg-source should possibly not use unified diff format] retitle 10405 NOT A BUG [was: inconsistent docs] severity 13961 wishlist thanks
Bugs 4641 and 5807 request that dpkg removes pre-existing .tmp-nest files, rather than erroring out. I disagree, and I think the dpkg developers would agree. Removing a directory w/o asking would be a big bug, and a possible security problem. Bug 4525 is not a bug, so have said Ian and Guy (read the bug log). Bug 7714 is not a bug, nor would anyone really recommend going from unified diff format to '-C 2'. Bug 10405 is not a bug, not a good idea, and a policy issue rather than a dpkg-dev issue. It asks for pkgs to be able to have ':' in the names of them, a thoroughly bad idea. Bug 13961 is a request for source-dependancies; definately an important wishlist, but a wishlist, not a bug. .....A. P. [EMAIL PROTECTED]<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>
