>>"Steven" == Steven G Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Steven> On Fri, 17 Jan 2003, Bill Allombert wrote: >> >It would be very helpful if this position were explicitly stated in Debian >> >Policy, especially if people have been "fighting against this for years." >> >> Debian developer reference 5.3.1 states that >> >> 2. Don't set architecture to a value other than ``all'' or ``any'' >> unless you really mean it. In too many cases, maintainers don't >> follow the instructions in the Debian Policy Manual >> (http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/). Setting your >> architecture to ``i386'' is usually incorrect. Steven> That's good to know, except what are the instructions of the Steven> Debian Policy Manual on the subject? I couldn't find any. I suppose they instructions are "listen to the developers reference"? Policy is trying to diet down to a minimalist set of hard rules; the developers reference is the compendium of best practices. manoj -- Volcanoes have a grandeur that is grim And earthquakes only terrify the dolts, And to him who's scientific There is nothing that's terrific In the pattern of a flight of thunderbolts! W.S. Gilbert, "The Mikado" Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C
