Re: when can a package be made architecture-dependent?
>>"Steven" == Steven G Johnson <stevenj@ab-initio.mit.edu> writes:
Steven> On Fri, 17 Jan 2003, Bill Allombert wrote:
>> >It would be very helpful if this position were explicitly stated in Debian
>> >Policy, especially if people have been "fighting against this for years."
>>
>> Debian developer reference 5.3.1 states that
>>
>> 2. Don't set architecture to a value other than ``all'' or ``any''
>> unless you really mean it. In too many cases, maintainers don't
>> follow the instructions in the Debian Policy Manual
>> (http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/). Setting your
>> architecture to ``i386'' is usually incorrect.
Steven> That's good to know, except what are the instructions of the
Steven> Debian Policy Manual on the subject? I couldn't find any.
I suppose they instructions are "listen to the developers
reference"? Policy is trying to diet down to a minimalist set of
hard rules; the developers reference is the compendium of best
practices.
manoj
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