* Karl M. Hegbloom [EMAIL PROTECTED] [010512 20:24]:
Is this always true?
7.5.1 Overwriting files in other packages
Firstly, as mentioned before, it is usually an error for a package to
contain files which are on the system in another package, though
currently the --force-overwrite
Seth == Seth Arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Seth And, as far as I can tell, yes, it is always true that
Seth usually it is an error for two packages to contain duplicate
Seth files when both can be installed on a system.
Except for when the package uses the Replaces: header...
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On Sun, May 13, 2001 at 01:13:50PM +1000, Herbert Xu wrote:
I'm not talking about editing config files here. I'm more interested in
programs that invoke /usr/bin/editor.
Well, see Policy section 12.4. Editors and pagers.
Your point being?
Okay, I'll try this step by step. : That
On Sun, May 13, 2001 at 01:54:08PM +0200, Josip Rodin wrote:
That is, ae, which is required. In another place, Policy says:
`required' packages are necessary for the proper functioning of
the system. You must not remove these packages or your system
may
On Sun, May 13, 2001 at 10:25:15PM +1000, Herbert Xu wrote:
That is, ae, which is required. In another place, Policy says:
`required' packages are necessary for the proper functioning of
the system. You must not remove these packages or your system
may
Chris Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sun, May 06, 2001 at 07:31:43PM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
- A change in the policy to remove the obsolete /usr/doc symlinks.
This is supposed to happen once enough packages make the transition.
Now, if we're really down to 253 packages that use /usr/doc
Now that we're getting ready for a new release, I'd like to implement
this new policy in the new development stream. Here is the text I plan
to include in the necessary bug reports I'll submit.
I don't forsee any difficulties with the upgrade path. Please let me
know if you think I missed
Hi Brian!
On Sun, 13 May 2001, Brian White wrote:
There is new Debian policy regarding the use of cgi-bin in web servers.
The basic issue is that many webmasters expect to have this directory
available for their own use and not have it taken over by the system to be
used by the various
Hisham Ismail [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm just a plain Debian fan and I like to print t-shirts for myself and
my collegues with debian official logo on it. These t-shirts are not
mean for sale. Is it possible?.
There's no problem at all with using the open use logo in that way. The
official use
Josip Rodin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
A solution would be some sort of an essential virtual package that
editors would provide, but that's not viable, either. So we're
stuck. :)
Why is that not viable?
Do the following:
* Make all the different editor packages provide the virtual package
On Sun, May 13, 2001 at 12:38:05PM -0700, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
* Create a real package editor-proxy, which depends on editor, and
is marked Essential.
You don't even have to do that. Just make base-files depend on it. It
already depends on awk anyway.
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Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 is
On Sun, May 13, 2001 at 12:38:05PM -0700, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
A solution would be some sort of an essential virtual package that
editors would provide, but that's not viable, either. So we're
stuck. :)
Why is that not viable?
Do the following:
* Make all the different editor
Josip Rodin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sun, May 13, 2001 at 12:38:05PM -0700, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
Why is that not viable?
Do the following:
* Make all the different editor packages provide the virtual package
editor.
* Create a real package editor-proxy, which depends on
On Sat, May 12, 2001 at 08:19:05PM -0700, Karl M. Hegbloom wrote:
Is this always true?
7.5.1 Overwriting files in other packages
Firstly, as mentioned before, it is usually an error for a package to
contain files which are on the system in another package, though
currently the
Previously Julian Gilbey wrote:
The CVS version no longer has the part though currently ... as this
is not currently true.
That default will never change in the dpkg code anymore as well, instead
the installer will have to put that in /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.
Wichert.
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