On Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 02:35:48AM +0200, Robert Millan wrote: > > Any chance that we can slowly convert from i386 > > to i386-linux in the GNU/Linux context? At least for places where it isn't > > some complicated operation (like it is for the ftp archive)? > > yes it should be started, someone could contact the ftp maintainers?
Actually I was trying to say that it is acceptable everywhere but in the ftp archive and packaging tools right now. Sorry I goofed that up. > > I actually don't know what I am talking about, as I never did a CD, nor was > > I careful about the names the CDs carry. I think your response was quite > > appropriate. I was thinking it refers to the Debian architecture name > > "i386" (as binary-i386), in which case the corresponding Debian GNU/Hurd > > i386 architecture name would be hurd-i386. > > why not GNU? Because I am talking about the right now existing practice or Debian architecture names. I should note that I did not define this, nor am I in favour of it. > say, the BSD port (if someday comes to existance) will be called i386-bsd It won't. It will be called openbsd-i386/freebsd-i386, see dpkg-1.9.14/archtable. > why not calling the GNU port like i386-gnu? You are asking the wrong person :) I doubt anybody really likes hurd-i386. I think the original motivation was that i386-gnu was too confusing, because linux people don't see the difference between i386 and i386-gnu, and think they can install i386-gnu packages. So hurd-i386 was chosen by someone with a loose finger on the trigger and now we have the mess. > just like we shouldn't say i386-linux but i386-linux-gnu, we should name > this port like i386-gnu or at least i386-hurd-gnu. i386-hurd-gnu would just be horribly wrong. But otherwise, I concur. > besides, i think we should find a new name convention. > In a near future, we'll have 4 different kernels > (linux, hurd/mach, bsd and win32) in our debian system and > i think considering all them as ports is a > bit outwearing, this would make 4*6=24 ports in the distribution. I support you! I was merely stating current, existing practice. And I am not happy about it, either. Marcus -- `Rhubarb is no Egyptian god.' Debian http://www.debian.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] Marcus Brinkmann GNU http://www.gnu.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.marcus-brinkmann.de
