On Tue, Mar 09, 1999 at 08:44:42AM +1100, Brian May wrote: > > I have just two questions - if a package breaks because it doesn't > support /usr as a symlink, are we able to change the Debian source, or > do we need a seperate source package for Debian?
I think we are able to change it in the normal Debian package. My new dpkg-architecture makes it possible to get exact information about the architecture, and makes it easy to have Hurd specific parts of the rules files. Sure, if a maintainer objects and can't be convinced, we have a problem. But only so few packages are affected, that this is first unlikely, and second makes alternatives possible (split off). > There seems to be some debate as to whether we should remove /usr as > a symlink later on - I will stay out of this for now, but has anyone > considered (yet) what needs to be altered in Debian packages for this to > work? If not, then I will... Be my guest, but I would try to get rid of /usr/X11R6 first. I have considered this, and Branden is on my side, but Manoj objects :) Seriously, as Gordon said, let's do real work first and time will solve this problem, too. Thanks, Marcus -- `Rhubarb is no Egyptian god.' Debian http://www.debian.org finger brinkmd@ Marcus Brinkmann GNU http://www.gnu.org master.debian.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] for public PGP Key http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/ PGP Key ID 36E7CD09
