Bug#4628: dpkg-dev bugs that are not bugs -- please close!
retitle 4641 NOT A BUG [was: dpkg-source cannot create existing .tmp-nest dir]
retitle 5807 NOT A BUG [was: dpkg-source .tmp-nest bug]
thanks
retitle 4525 NOT A BUG [was: dpkg-buildpackage assumes file protections and shoots self in foot]
retitle 4628 dpkg-source feature request: deal with binary files
severity 4628 wishlist
retitle 7714 CLOSABLE [was: dpkg-source should possibly not use unified diff format]
retitle 10405 NOT A BUG [was: inconsistent docs]
severity 13961 wishlist
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Bugs 4641 and 5807 request that dpkg removes pre-existing .tmp-nest
files, rather than erroring out. I disagree, and I think the dpkg
developers would agree. Removing a directory w/o asking would be a
big bug, and a possible security problem.
Bug 4525 is not a bug, so have said Ian and Guy (read the bug log).
Bug 7714 is not a bug, nor would anyone really recommend going from
unified diff format to '-C 2'.
Bug 10405 is not a bug, not a good idea, and a policy issue rather
than a dpkg-dev issue. It asks for pkgs to be able to have ':' in the
names of them, a thoroughly bad idea.
Bug 13961 is a request for source-dependancies; definately an
important wishlist, but a wishlist, not a bug.
.....A. P. Harris...apharris@onShore.com...<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>
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