On Fri, 4 May 2001, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > On Fri, May 04, 2001 at 02:00:22PM +0200, Andreas L. Gustafsson wrote: > > > First step is to port the Debian package of rpm and check if cpio and > > > alien > > > do work on the Hurd (they should). > > > > Port the Debian package of rpm? Wouldn't just compile rpm from sources and > > making that work be the most portable way? > > This has nothing to do with portability, but compiling the Debian package of > rpm is a way to get a usable rpm while also contributing to Debian GNU/Hurd. > > And this is the Debian GNU/Hurd mailing list, right?
Right. But I am not sure I understand what you mean. Compiling the src deb of rpm, while running a Hurd system? Or somehow producing a usable rpm Debian package for using under the Hurd? OK, I guess that is possible, somehow... > > Or am I missing something > > important now? > > I don't know, but the purpose of the mailing list is to discuss the > development of Debian GNU/Hurd, and our mission is to provide a Debian > GNU/Hurd binary distribution. Right. To conquer the world, GNU style. > > BTW, I don't think I've ever heard of 'alien' what is that? > > It is a program to convert debs, tars, rpms into each other. > This way you could convert the whole Debian distribution into > rpm format, and we could convert zour rpms into debs. Real smart. I think I'll check that out. Thanks. /Andreas
