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Re: DO NOT REMOVE the lib packages after updates



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* Josselin Mouette [Mon, Jul 12 2004, 06:35:58PM]:
> On lun, 2004-07-12 at 18:31 +0200, Eduard Bloch wrote:
> > > Except in some rare cases (e.g. libpng), that's a very bad idea.
> > 
> > And why? I just showed that it works.
> 
> And that it bloats the archive, is a pain to maintain, not speaking of
> the security updates.

But it ensures a smooth transition without creating RC bugs in dozens of
other packages. It is not only disk space that matters.

Regards,
Eduard.
-- 
Die Leute, die den Reim für das wichtigste in der Poesie halten,
betrachten die Verse wie Ochsen-Käufer von hinten.
		-- Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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