Re: Glibc Packaging Issues
From: david@elo.sw.ods.com (David Engel)
> 1. Should the main packages be called glibc2* or libc6*? [Undecided]
What's HJ calling the version he distributes?
> 2. Glibc provides the gencat, getconf and makedb programs. Should
> these go in the libc6 package, a separate libc6-bin package, some
> other package or nowhere? [Undecided]
Gencat belongs in libc6-dev. Getconf could go in libc6-bin or libc6.
I don't know what makedb does.
> 3. Glibc uses NSS. Which package should probide the
> /etc/nsswitch.conf file? [base-files]
What's NSS? Is that like NIS?
> 4. Glibc provides the locale and localedef programs and the locale
> data files. How should these be packaged? [New locale package?]
Again, split between normal and -dev packages by function.
> 10. Should profiling versions of libraries be packaged. [Undecided]
If it's not too much trouble, please do so.
Thanks
Bruce
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