Re: GroundZero (third party deb repository)
On Fri, Feb 13, 1998 at 11:34:58AM +0000, Luis Francisco Gonzalez wrote:
> Christian Schwarz wrote
> > Thus, we had the idea of implementing the `Origin:' tag on the packages
> > which would, together with digitally signed packages, give our package
> > tools (dpkg, dselect, deity) a chance to check for packages which come
> > from another source--even if they use the same package name and/or
> > version.
> This is starting to be more urgent than it seems. The current KDE packages
> depend on some non-existent libraries (old versions) and the question as to
> where that library is, is becoming a FAQ.
>
> How hard would it be to implement this field for official packages? Then,
> with time dpkg could refuse to install packages without an origin unless
> some "--force" option is used.
--force-foreign
Marcus
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