Re: [PATCH] latest ash has broken 'echo' command
On Mon, Oct 25, 1999 at 07:18:08PM +0200, Santiago Vila wrote:
> For example, think about the dpkg --force-overwrite option turned off
> by default in unstable (certainly, not just for a short time after the
> release of stable).
>
> Or think about the removal of the /usr/spool symlink. It was done
> during the unstable stage. We would not have ever discovered packages
> using /usr/spool/mail in a hardcoded way if base-files had been
> uploaded just to "experimental".
>
> I don't see that the current issue differs too much from these
> examples.
That was done early in unstable, and may be backed out when we
get to freeze. That's very different from introducing such a
mechanism late in unstable.
Also note that debian policy already includes 10 examples of
echo -n as recommended procedure.
Speaking of which, this discussion has been moved to the debian-policy
mailing list (specifically, 48247@bugs.debian.org).
--
Raul
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