On Mon, May 13, 2002 at 01:45:33AM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > >>"Anthony" == Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au> writes: > >> *Sigh*. Let me see if I can dot the i's and cross the t's. A > >> package should be buildable using the bits mentioned in policy. Any > >> package may, however, choose to add any extra bits added by dpkg, > >> (perhaps buigld depending on a new dpjg version if the change is not > >> compatible with older versions). > Anthony> This, uh, doesn't make sense. > Really?
Yes, really. > Anthony> "A package should be buildable using nothing more than > Anthony> [foo]. Unless it chooses not to be." > Anthony> ...seems to be what you just said. > Umm. I fail to see how else I can define sufficient, and > optional, new, added features. Policy defines the minimal, > sufficient interface. Sufficient for what? Certainly not sufficient to build all Debian packages, since they can use the "optional, new, added features" that aren't included. Cheers, aj -- Anthony Towns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://azure.humbug.org.au/~aj/> I don't speak for anyone save myself. GPG signed mail preferred. ``BAM! Science triumphs again!'' -- http://www.angryflower.com/vegeta.gif
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