Re: Specifying %{variable} in control file for use in postinst?

[Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@web.de>]

Thomas Goirand <thomas@goirand.fr> writes:

> Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
>> Then change that. :)
>> 
>> We have rpm in Debian. Let them have dpkg.
>> 
>> MfG
>>         Goswin
>
> As much as I know, dpkg and debootstrap are both available as RPM
> packages for CentOS. But that doesn't mean you can use dpkg to install
> stuffs on your system. RPM and dpkg dbs are really different (now, they
> use sqlite, as much as I understood).
>
> As for yum and rpm in Debian. I'm the maintainer of yum, and I quite
> know that it's use is only to setup other distros in chroots.
>
> Anyway, do not worry, I am a Debian fan! :)
>
> Thomas

We were talking about dpkg-parsechangelog.

MfG
        Goswin