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Re: architecture in script



On Sun, Aug 18, 2002 at 11:02:44AM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote:
> At 8:49 +0200 8/18/02, Ian Zimmerman wrote:
> >The package uses a generic name for one of its configuration files.  I
> >want to create a symlink from the generic name to the correct
> >(architecture-dependent) one.
> 
> Could you tell us that makes sence?

It makes perfect sense if the package he's talking about is
Architecture: all.

> Please don't add architecture dependencies in packages.

As long as there is a fallback case for when the architecture isn't
recognized, there is no problem.

Personally I might be inclined to make the package Architecture: any in
this case, though.

-- 
Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]



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