Re: Goals and portability

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Mark W. Eichin: > >> From the Debian FAQ: > >> 4.2. How source code compatible is Debian with other Unix systems? > > So what? [ ... ] At least, this clearly contradicts that "There is no absolute requirement that anything we do be compatible with any particul

Re: Goals and portability

>> - - From the Debian FAQ: >> 4.2. How source code compatible is Debian with other Unix systems? So what? In the section you quoted, note the mention of POSIX.1 -- and the fact that POSIX.1 itself is a *programming interface* document, not a *systems integration* document. It doesn't even admi

Re: Goals and portability

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Ian Jackson: > In order to do system integration successfully we must define > standards that our own components adhere to so that everything is > compatible with the other parts of our system. There is no absolute > requirement that anything we do be compatible

Goals and portability (was Re: bash should not be essential)

Santiago Vila Doncel: > So if we have to admit bashisms in debian/rules, we are in fact saying > "Debian packages will always be for Debian/Linux distributions". and later in another message > No, we are saying "If you want to port a single Debian package to some > system, you have to Debianize th