Ben Pfaff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Maybe you could use the orig.tar.gz from other packages. > > Right, that's a good idea; however, it doesn't solve the basic > problem of policy requiring the full source.
Does policy really require this? If so, that's silly, IMHO. Take g77, for example; currently it requires unpacked gcc source to be built. I think this is perfectly reasonable and would be seriously hacked off if I had to bring back 7Mb of redundant source code home on floppies to satisfy some whimsical policy requirement. (And I know Galen wouldn't be to happy about having to upload it either) Personally I can never remember reading such a requirement in policy and I'd be happy not to be proved wrong on that score. -- James
