On Mon 13 Apr 2015 at 08:42:45 -0400, Jape Person wrote: > >I'd even argue that the deb-src entries are not necessary for the majority of > >Debian users. > > IIRC apt-listbugs or apt-listchanges (or both) don't work without > the deb-src entries in /etc/apt/sources.list. I think these are > tools that Debian users should be encouraged to use. At the least > they provide a bit of a heads-up to the unwary during installations > and upgrades.
You would have to provide a source for the information in your first sentence. One of my machines has a single line in sources.list and it doesn't begin "deb-src". I agree apt-listbugs and apt-listchanges are very useful for any user but the bug information really needs to be checked with the BTS to get the full benefit of apt-listbugs. > But I do get your point. It is quite a good one. If you never re-build a deb package the line is redundant. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150413171130.gn22...@copernicus.demon.co.uk