Package: base-files Version: 4.0.4 Severity: wishlist Please include /etc/dpkg/origins/debian and a symlink /etc/dpkg/origins/default -> debian in the base-files package.
The idea is that this symlink should let us detect the vendor of the currently installed system. This facility will be used in dpkg to offer customized build of Debian packages depending on the current system. That way a single source could be shared betwen Debian and the derivatives distributions that collaborate with the Debian maintainer (even when some differences are needed). See http://git.debian.org/?p=dpkg/dpkg.git;a=commitdiff;h=322153b6e8cbe50724f85678f46be5193a751a12 and http://bugs.debian.org/457371 for this precise use case. We could keep those files in dpkg but we think it's best if they are part of base-files since base-files is a package that any derivative has to modify anyway and is also less complex than dpkg. When you do that, please add a "Replaces: dpkg (<< 1.15)". You should aim to make it easy to drop a supplementary file in that directory and update the symlink. So make sure the build system automatically includes all files from the directory where you'll put the files in the source tarball. Feel free to comment on any point... this idea has been floating around in the dpkg team since quite some time but it's always possible that we missed some important point and we haven't had any recent discussion. I'll forward this bug report to the debian-dpkg list so that people can comment if needed. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog Le best-seller français mis à jour pour Debian Etch : http://www.ouaza.com/livre/admin-debian/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
