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Re: [RFC] Package build time config for installation directories.



On Sun, Nov 05, 2000 at 03:43:56PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> >>"Ben" == Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org> writes:
> 
>  Ben> Disadvantage? It only solves things outside of Debian,
> 
> 	You talk about non FHS systems, and non debian people
>  installing stuff, I assumed non debian systems were being considered
>  here.
> 
>  Ben> since surely it would not be adopted as part of the install
>  Ben> process for a sane Debian system.
> 
> 	You want to clutter  with all this junk, including making
>  people modify non automake build procedures, all for non FHS
>  installs, and you now say that a modified dpkg that can install in
>  other locations shall not be a part of a sane debian system? You want
>  to modify 5000+ packjages, some non trivially, and you think that a
>  modified dpkg is too onerous? 

Your solution does not help true debian systems that are non-linux, such
as freebsd, and hurd. Why take the time to implement something that
doesn't solve all the problems.

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