Re: emacs won't install if /usr/local is read-only

To: Bill Mitchell <mitchell@mozcom.com>
Cc: debian-devel@lists.debian.org, debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: emacs won't install if /usr/local is read-only
From: Mark Eichin <eichin@cygnus.com>
Date: 05 Jul 1997 01:30:09 -0400
Message-id: <[🔎] xe1yb7m5an2.fsf@maneki-neko.cygnus.com>
In-reply-to: Bill Mitchell's message of "Sun, 6 Jul 1997 08:22:45 +0800 (PST)"
References: <[🔎] Pine.LNX.3.96.970706075754.864B-100000@S002>

what needs a review are the outstanding inconsistencies between dpkg
and the policy guide. (The guide should of course win :-)  I
understand Klee has put some effort into this though probably hasn't
gotten around to this particular one; the simple approach is for the
installer to tell dpkg "/usr/local is off-limits" and dpkg can then
just drop anything that would go there.  [This feature should be
somewhat general; it could be used to some extent to terminate the
info vs. html vs. stone tablets (:-) thread...]


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