Re: unstripped files

1998-11-16 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Holger Eitzenberger wrote: > However, stripping an object file (*.o) will corrupt the it. That it not completely true: you can still do strip --debug. We might want to add this to the policy manual. Wichert. --

[bmc@it.larc.nasa.gov: Proposal]

1998-11-16 Thread Ben Collins
-- --- - - --- - - - --- Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux UnixGroup Admin - Jordan Systems Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- - - - --- --- -- The Choice of the GNU Generation --- Beg

Re: /etc/environment (related with bug #28446)

1998-11-16 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Ian Jackson wrote: > I think that it should be a (POSIX) sh script fragement. I disagree, since that would mean it is useless for people who use a different shell. And I happen to like tcsh.. Wichert. -- == T

Re: /etc/environment (related with bug #28446)

1998-11-16 Thread Michael Stone
Quoting Ian Jackson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Francesco Potorti` writes ("/etc/environment (related with bug #28446)"): > > I see that there is no policy described in /usr/doc/debian-policy about > > /etc/environment, while I think there should be one. > > I agree. > > I think that it should be

Bug#29522: diversions

1998-11-16 Thread Matthias Klose
Package: packaging-manual Version: 2.4.1.2 are the examples for diversions are wrong, or do I miss something? dpkg-divert has to be called for an upgrade as well and for the purge of a package as well. if [ install = "$1" ]; then dpkg-divert --package smailwrapper --add --

Re: /etc/environment (related with bug #28446)

1998-11-16 Thread Ian Jackson
Francesco Potorti` writes ("/etc/environment (related with bug #28446)"): > I see that there is no policy described in /usr/doc/debian-policy about > /etc/environment, while I think there should be one. I agree. I think that it should be a (POSIX) sh script fragement. The advantage of this i

/etc/environment (related with bug #28446)

1998-11-16 Thread Francesco Potorti`
I see that there is no policy described in /usr/doc/debian-policy about /etc/environment, while I think there should be one. /etc/environment can be used as an initialiser for login, by uncommenting the proper line in /etc/login.defs. In this case, each line should have the form

Re: Packaging Manual 4.2.14 (Distribution:)

1998-11-16 Thread Adam Di Carlo
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Zed Pobre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [1 ] On Thu, Nov 12, 1998 > at 08:28:10PM -0800, Guy Maor wrote: >> Either is fine as far as the archive scripts are concerned. > Hm. Should I file a bug against dpkg, then, for not dealing > with "contrib/net" properly