On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:54:34 -0400 Mike Frysinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 20 June 2007, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: > > Mike Frysinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > being able to generate binary packages that actually reflect the > > > live $ROOT is desirable > > > > Is being able to generate redistributable binary packages that > > reflect the live ROOT desirable? > > that's a feature that exists now that there's no reason to > disable ... not that it can be disabled
I'm not suggesting forcibly disabling it, merely marking binary packages as "designed for distribution" or "not designed for distribution", not accepting the latter on other systems and requiring explicit user action to turn the latter into the former. The specific underlying question being, what are the use cases for binary packages? -- Ciaran McCreesh
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