(Not wishing to contribute further to that pine thread...) So, since we've got to have some packages distributed only as sources, how about a little bit of extension to Debian's package management to handle it nicely? One of the major reasons I use Debian is because I can make sure I'm up to date with my software (and hence secure, etc) by upgrading periodically with dselect. If major components of my system are only available in source form, this defeats this ease of use a little. So how about something (in Deity, I guess) which would know about source packages, tell you when they're updated, and also know how to build binary packages from them, and install accordingly.
Not essential, and it's a bit of a blue-sky feature, but I think it'd help retain some of the core value of Debian. Plus, we wouldn't have drawn out conversations about such-and-such.deb going source only because it would be no problem -- no more difficult to install than any binary .deb. -thomas (who's again appealing for pragmatism, not a long thread.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
