Re: Bug#63368: libglide2-v3: Unsatisified Dependancy
>>"Joseph" == Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@debian.org> writes:
Joseph> I get at least 1-2 emails or bug reports about this every week. Let me
Joseph> say this one more time:
Joseph> THIS IS NOT A BUG IN MY PACKAGE DAMMIT!
Joseph> device3dfx-source builds device3dfx-module. Since you NEED
Joseph> THAT MODULE in order to use Glide for the Voodoo3, the
Joseph> dependency BELONGS THERE. It is not my problem that the
Joseph> maintainer of that package chooses not to build the module
Joseph> for standard kernels.
Have you considered asking the maintainer? And I think it
would make more sense to redirect these reports as a (perhaps
wishlist) bug against device3dfx-source asking for binary modules for
standard kernels.
Joseph> I'm frankly quite tired of answering all these stupid emails
Joseph> about this non-existant "bug" in my package because of the
Joseph> way Debian packages kernel modules. If you want to bug
Joseph> people about it being broken, talk to the device3dfx-source
Joseph> maintainer or to -policy. It ain't my bug and I don't have
Joseph> the right to step on the toes of another maintainer to fix it
Joseph> just because everyone else in the world thinks it is my bug.
Since when do we not have the right to wish for features in
other people's packages?
manoj
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Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/>
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