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Bug#392362: [PROPOSAL] Add should not embed code from other packages



On Sun, Oct 15, 2006 at 11:16:47AM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 15, 2006 at 09:49:58AM +0100, Neil McGovern wrote:
> > --- policy.sgml
> > +++ policy.sgml
> > @@ -2105,6 +2105,14 @@
> >  	  the file to the list in <file>debian/files</file>.</p>
> >        </sect>
> >  
> > +    <sect id="embeddedfiles">
> > +      <heading>Embedding code provided in other packages</heading>
> > +      <p>
> > +      A package should not embed or include code from other
> > +      packages. Instead, the package should be modified to reference the
> > +      required files provided by the other package, and a Depends
> > +      relationship declared.</p>
> > +      </sect>
> >      </chapt>
> 
> This does not address my concern. Every compiled C programs embed code
> from the C library headers file but should not Depend on libc6-dev.

However, every C program doesn't ship with it's own version of the C
library header files, which is what we're trying to avoid.

Neil
-- 
02:14:04 <stockholm> crap. my squirrelmail does not work
02:14:07 <stockholm> Maulkin: ping

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