Re: distribution handling : a different approach
I really like this suggestion. This avoids the twenty-thousand extra
symlinks problem.
-Erik
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On Thu, 17 Jul 1997, Andreas Jellinghaus wrote:
> developers should list the flaws of a package in the control file,
> the dpkg* utils should copy this list into the changes and the dsc file.
> the decission, where to put the files should be made on master, not by
> the single developers. this will give us much more flexiblity.
>
> the flaws could be this :
> orphaned no longer maintained
> crippleware no real functionality
> nocdrom restrictions to distribution
> crypto subject of the US export restrictions
> commercial not a free software : read licence for details
> ....
>
> flaws should be listes in the control file like
> Flaws: oprhaned crypto
>
> what do you think ?
> the names i used are not good, but the concept ?
>
> regards, andreas
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