RE: Where's make?
simon mackinlay writes:
> >
> > Given that it's almost impossible to do any work
> > on debian-sparc without these packages, perhaps we
> > need a centralised site and mirrors for these packages,
> > and also to update pointers on the debian-sparc web
> > site to indicate the location of such?
Hear, hear. This *enables* more people to help with porting and packaging.
This is a good thing. Even if it's not the "one true way", if it's good enough
for now, then it's worth doing. It also relieves some of the pressure to get
libc6 ready and repackage everything with that.
> >
> > Alternate ftp site was what I had envisiaged, with
> > LARGE red letters saying "it looks like debian, smells
> > like debian, dpkg's like debian, but it REALLY ISN'T
> > DEBIAN - it's work in progress" :)
Right: "The files at site will enable you to build and run Debian/SPARC, but it
does not represent the state of the art".
> >
> > ... again, I can't begin to thank you enough for the
> > absolutely essential work you, the debian-sparc, and
> > the sparc-linux community are doing - it has a very
> > real impact here, and will mean that decommisioned
> > sparcs get a new lease on life as news, dns, mail,
> > web, dialup and file servers, and as gateways, routers,
> > and internet firewalls.
I second this. I'm glad I'm not in SunSoft, where publically supporting
something other than Solaris might not be viewed too favorably.
Steve
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