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Re: system-packages-el and #1042902



Hello,

On Thu 10 Aug 2023 at 09:05am +05, Lev Lamberov wrote:

> Hi,
>
> As reported in #1042902 system-packages-el in some configurations sets
> its system-packages-package-manager variable to a wrong value. The
> upstream documentation says that
>
>   The package attempts to guess which package manager you use. If it
>   guesses wrong (or you'd like to set it manually), you may modify the
>   variable =system-packages-package-manager=.
>
> Typically one uses apt/apt-get in Debian, so I think it is justified to
> set the variable to apt by default. I can imagine someone who uses other
> package managers in Debian, but guess these users are not our primary
> target audience so to say.
>
> What the team thinks about the issue? Should the variable be set to apt
> by default in Debian? If yes, where would you suggest to set it?

Yes, I think it should be set.  I would do it with a quilt patch.

-- 
Sean Whitton

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