On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 02:40:51AM -0600, Benjamin Cutler wrote: >I could pull the compiler out of the package entirely, but one problem with >that is that it's required to build some of the libraries that come with the >package. I'd have to make some rather sweeping changes to the upstream >tarball, removing the non-free bits or the bits that need non-free to build. >It's possible, but impractical and I'm not totally sure it's worth the >effort, to be honest. Perhaps you could make some suggestions on how exactly >to split the free parts out? I have some ideas myself but I'd like to hear >yours. :) The upstream tarball shouldn't be changed [0]: "... a .orig.tar.gz file that contains the original unmodified source in gzip-compressed tar format" [0] http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-pkg_basics.en.html >Thanks again for the interest. Regards, Anibal Monsalve Salazar -- .''`. Debian GNU/Linux | Building 28C : :' : Free Operating System | Monash University VIC 3800, Australia `. `' http://debian.org/ | http://www-personal.monash.edu/~anibal/ `- |
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