On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 07:04:59AM +0300, Shaul Karl wrote: > On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 09:44:10PM -0400, Tom Allison wrote: > > Maybe I should ask a more primitive question. > > > > What is 'deb-src' for? > > > > I thought it was to provide the source code of a deb package and allow the > > end user to subsequently build a CPU specific or slightly modified > > (configuration parameters) .deb file for installation onto their own Debian > > installation. > > That is one reason for deb-src. Others might be to comply with the > license which requires the distributer to let the user have the source, > to help modifications and further development of the software and so on.
And another is because we actually *want* to be able to supply sources, even if the licensing doesn't require it. Also, packages need to be built for all Debian architectures, for which source packages are necessary. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
