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Re: Beta testing?



> > > OK.  I'll swap the a.out and elf versions.  The better solution is to 
> > > have Ian change the packaging so that they can exist together.
> > > I sent him a message along those lines, but haven't gotten a reply yet.
> > 
> > But an Elf version might be better for those who upgrade "from within". 
> > Can't we provide both in the development tree?
> 
> Not the way dpkg is currently packaged.  2 packages with the same name can't
> exist in the same tree.

So why don't we do tp dpkg what is currently done svgalib and call them
and dpkg and aout-dpkg?

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Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca         http://qed.econ.queensu.ca/~edd



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