Bug#3068: gzip package must not include compress link
Stephen Early writes:
> Package: gzip
> Version: 1.2.4-10
>
> The gzip package contains a link from /bin/compress to /bin/gzip. It must
> not do this; some people (me, for instance) depend on 'compress' being a
> _real_ compress.
>
> It is alright to have an 'uncompress' link, as gzip can cope with files
> produced by 'compress'.
Please do not keep the uncompress link! I will make a compress package
available with both compress/uncompress and I think it would be bad to
have both packages test for the other's links while installing.
Thanks,
Yves.
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