Re: unstable/frozen: package conflict?
On Fri, May 19, 2000 at 10:35:59AM +0200, Svante Signell wrote:
> > > Is it possible to view the contents of the packages on the debian web
> > > site, in addition to search for specific patterns? What about adding
> >
> > ?? packages.debian.org has a search facility
>
> Clarification: I would like to get a file listing of a specific
> package, not something matching a specific pattern.
I don't think we have something like that implemented through the web pages.
> For some packages the debian Changelog is empty!
This is most probably due to some internal problems of ours, with the way
the Lintian repository (where the changelogs are pulled from) works...
should be fixed soon.
> What about information on the date when the package maintainer created it?
The changelog file contains the dates of creation of each and every
revision...
> Finally, something that puzzles me: Why renaming an upstream package
> such as gnome-print to the not-so-obvious-name libgnomeprint6. Are
> there any debian policy reasons for this kind of package (re)naming?
Yes. See Debian Policy, section 4.3, the library policy, at
http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch4.html#s4.3
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