Re: Making an apt-able GNU/Hurd CDROM

[Marcus Brinkmann <Marcus.Brinkmann@ruhr-uni-bochum.de>]

Robert Bihlmeyer wrote:
> 
> Marcus Brinkmann <Marcus.Brinkmann@ruhr-uni-bochum.de> writes:
> 
> > On Thu, Nov 02, 2000 at 05:28:14PM +0100, Robert Bihlmeyer wrote:
> > > I'm not sure why apt is not installed by default (in the tarball
> > > or by the script). [...]
> >
> > The package above is build from slightly modified source. It is Debian
> > policy only to allow packages in the archive which are build from the
> > unmodified source package. The apt source package 0.3.19 does not build
> > without changes. Ergo no apt package in Debian.
> 
> But what's the problem with instructing cross-install to fetch apt
> from alpha.gnu.org? Or including apt in the gnu-YYYYMMDD tarball? In
> both cases, there would be no trace of apt in the Debian archives.

That's just my personal decision. The tar file is only made from
official Debian packages. I hope that enough people (including myself)
will be so annoyed by this to fix the problems that are in the Debian
packages.
 
> I know that the problem will hopefully go away with the next apt
> version...

I know it will, the question is if new problems wil be introduced.

Thanks,
Marcus