On 2009-12-29 10:45:17 -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > Vincent Lefevre <vinc...@vinc17.org> writes: > > Even if Debian has its own patches to match its policy, end users are > > still allowed to compile software from upstream (this is what I do for > > Mutt, because I have my own patches), and they expect such software to > > work. > > If you expect the software you use to be properly integrated with the > Debian system, you should use the Debian packages. That's kind of the > whole point of what we're all doing here.
When I compile Mutt or any other portable software (e.g. conforming to POSIX), I don't mind if such software isn't integrated with the Debian system. I just want it work according to the POSIX spec. If it doesn't because the system configuration doesn't comply to POSIX, then the system (configuration) is broken. -- Vincent Lefèvre <vinc...@vinc17.net> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <http://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / Arénaire project (LIP, ENS-Lyon) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
