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Re: dpkg binary dbase (was Re: Debian vs. Red Hat)



Bruce Sass writes:
> I want to be able to manually add and edit entries in the DB (i.e., given
> the freedom to royally screw things up if I feel so inclined), and it
> doesn't matter if it is via a text editor or a special bin editor.

I'm not convinced that you can write a special bin editor that you can
guarantee will be able to fix all the ways that a bin database could get
screwed up. 
-- 
John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI



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