Re: /etc/{passwd,services} entry for contrib/non-free packages

> > Also, notice we have users for apps like qmail (which is not free). > > That's a historical accident. It was done back when DJB was promising > qmail would be free. IIRC, it hasn't been removed, because to do so > would be problematic. Or something. It's not a precedent in any > event. Bu

Re: /etc/{passwd,services} entry for contrib/non-free packages

Shaleh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Also, notice we have users for apps like qmail (which is not free). That's a historical accident. It was done back when DJB was promising qmail would be free. IIRC, it hasn't been removed, because to do so would be problematic. Or something. It's not a pre

Re: libtricks instead of fakeroot

Hi, Joost wrote he will put a Provides: fakeroot in the next libtricks (he is working on some rewrite right now), so until then, I will use Depends: libtricks | fakeroot Thanks for your suggestions. Ciao, Martin

RE: /etc/{passwd,services} entry for contrib/non-free packages

Also, notice we have users for apps like qmail (which is not free).

RE: /etc/{passwd,services} entry for contrib/non-free packages

> Is this applied to contrib/non-free programs, namely should we have > entries for contrib/non-free programs? There is really no other good way. So I would have to say yes here.

Re: libtricks instead of fakeroot

On Mon, 11 Jan, 1999, Martin Bialasinski wrote: > > Hi, > > I got a request to change a Depends: fakeroot to Depends: libtricks. > > I just need the functionality of fakeroot, not the extended things in > libtricks. > Libtricks is only small Package: libtricks Installed-Size: 130 > Forcing

/etc/{passwd,services} entry for contrib/non-free packages

The debian-policy says that we shouldn't modify /etc/{passwd,services} and so on, and it should be managed by base-passwd or netbase. Is this applied to contrib/non-free programs, namely should we have entries for contrib/non-free programs? Thanks, -- Keita Maehara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

libtricks instead of fakeroot

Hi, I got a request to change a Depends: fakeroot to Depends: libtricks. I just need the functionality of fakeroot, not the extended things in libtricks. Forcing the user to install libtricks seems too harsch, so: is it OK to use Depends: libtricks | fakeroot ? The problem is, that fakeroot d

Re: Ack! "Broken Libc"

On Sun, Jan 10, 1999 at 06:24:07PM +0100, Martin Bialasinski wrote: > > >> "SC" == Stephen Carpenter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > SC> I upgraded libc6 and libstdc++2.9 both to the latest...however > SC> I STILL get the error! > > Strange. What is the output of dpkg -l libc6-dev libstdc++2.9-d