On Sat, May 19, 2001 at 10:49:28PM +0100, Julian Gilbey wrote:
> On Fri, May 18, 2001 at 11:08:01PM +0200, Peter Palfrader wrote:
> > > The other is that it's completely wrongheaded
> > > to convert a policy from being entirely optional (you /may/ declare
> > > build-depends) straight to being compulsory.
> > Section 2.4.2 says /should/:
> Yes, policy is currently riddled with such inconsistencies. It's a
> significant bug that needs sorting out over the next 3-6 months. I
> have a gameplan, but am not yet ready to work on it.
For reference, anything that ought to be fixed in policy for woody needs to
be done in the next one month.
Cheers,
aj
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