On Fri, Jun 22, 2001 at 01:32:56AM -0400, Warren Turkal wrote: > Severity: normal
Policy proposals should be made with severity wishlist. I read your entire rant, and I still have no idea what you were trying to propose. We already recommend using alternatives when possible, and dpkg-divert only when absolutely necessary. We're NOT going to make the alternatives system mandatory -- we trust the judgement of our maintainers. If you have a problem with how the gcc packages are set up, I suggest you file a wishlist bug against the gcc packages. I don't think we're going to change it -- I think it's the way it is for good reason. But I'll leave that up to the judgement of the gcc maintainers. This applies to any sorts of packages where the alternatives system isn't in use but could be. You can file wishlist bugs. If the maintainers agree, then you get your wish, and otherwise, well, you've got the source... :-) As an aside, I'll point out the handy environment variable CC, which you can set to whatever your little heart might desire. That should more than solve your immediate complaint. cheers -- Chris Waters | Pneumonoultra- osis is too long [EMAIL PROTECTED] | microscopicsilico- to fit into a single or [EMAIL PROTECTED] | volcaniconi- standalone haiku
