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Re: Intent to move mysql-base and mysql-dev to main



On Fri, 31 Jul 1998, Hamish Moffatt wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 30, 1998 at 05:37:08PM -0400, Shaleh wrote:
> > If you do end up moving it, you will have to make your own source. 
> > According to policy packages in main need to be able to compile w/
> > packages in main and that a package in main should not also compile
> > packages for contrib or non-free.  This bit me when I was packaging
> > Imlib.  As much as it stinks, you are probably better off leaving mysql
> > where it is.
> 
> I don't see why the non-free parts of the source have to be removed
> from the .orig.tar.gz -- just don't build them.

Because the source must be distributable as well as the binary.

Luck,

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