Bug#54002: PROPOSAL] permit use of bzip2 for source packages
On Thu, Jan 13, 2000 at 10:00:07PM +0000, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Ben Collins writes ("Re: Bug#54002: PROPOSAL] permit use of bzip2 for source packages"):
> > On Thu, Jan 13, 2000 at 12:05:47AM +0000, Ian Jackson wrote:
> > > This should not be a policy proposal yet, I think. Instead, get the
> > > code into the distributed version of dpkg-dev for a year or so and
> > > then we can think about changing it.
> ...
> > The version of dpkg that I have in experiemental allows the use of bz2 for
> > dpkg-source without breaking the format.
>
> That's great, but as I say, get it into the stable distribution for a
> year or so and then we can change the policy.
Ok, it has undergone a bit of testing already. So after potato releases, I
will get it into the mainline. Hopefully by the time woody releases it can
be policy.
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