Howdy all, I recall this discussion occurring a few times, but I'm not sure of the recommended best practice.
We can all agree that “convenience copies” of third-party library code are to be avoided, and to work with upstream to remove them where feasible. What I'm not clear on are the details of dealing with it in the interim: * Declare dependencies on the version of the library in Debian, even though that version may be later than the convenience copy currently in the original source? * Remove the convenience copy from the original source archive, or merely from the binary package? * Document the convenience copy in the dependent package's ‘copyright’, even if it doesn't appear in the binary package? -- \ “The most common of all follies is to believe passionately in | `\ the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind.” | _o__) —Henry L. Mencken | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
