Re: Let's just convert debhelper and do NMUs

1999-08-04 Thread Raphael Hertzog
Le Wed, Aug 04, 1999 at 02:17:44PM +0300, Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho écrivait: > On Wed, Aug 04, 1999 at 12:29:29AM +0100, Julian Gilbey wrote: > > why don't we follow the Perl team's lead > > I most definitely agree with your plan. I also agree that there's no perfect solution and that we should ju

Re: Let's just convert debhelper and do NMUs

1999-08-04 Thread Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho
On Wed, Aug 04, 1999 at 02:05:31PM -0400, James Mastros wrote: > Beutiful... so we're already implementing this. Current policy specifies /usr/share/doc . -- %%% Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho % [EMAIL PROTECTED] % http://www.iki.fi/gaia/ %%% "... memory leaks are quite acceptable in many applicatio

Re: Let's just convert debhelper and do NMUs

1999-08-04 Thread James Mastros
On Wed, Aug 04, 1999 at 02:18:31PM +0300, Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho wrote: > On Wed, Aug 04, 1999 at 01:31:09AM -0400, James Mastros wrote: > > Con: There will be a period where some packages use usr/doc and some > > usr/share/doc, confusing users. > > Reply: It's called unstable for a

Re: Let's just convert debhelper and do NMUs

1999-08-04 Thread Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho
On Wed, Aug 04, 1999 at 01:31:09AM -0400, James Mastros wrote: > Con: There will be a period where some packages use usr/doc and some > usr/share/doc, confusing users. > Reply: It's called unstable for a reason. ... and that period is already here. > Con: All packages will have

Re: Let's just convert debhelper and do NMUs

1999-08-04 Thread Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho
On Wed, Aug 04, 1999 at 12:29:29AM +0100, Julian Gilbey wrote: > why don't we follow the Perl team's lead I most definitely agree with your plan. -- %%% Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho % [EMAIL PROTECTED] % http://www.iki.fi/gaia/ %%% "... memory leaks are quite acceptable in many applications ..."

Re: Let's just convert debhelper and do NMUs

1999-08-04 Thread Julian Gilbey
> Joeyh has *NOT* modified debhelper. This is a conscious decision, > not slacking. > He states that he will change it when policy has decided what the right thing > is. Until then debhelper stands as is. I know, I've been following the debate. What I am proposing is that Joey should modify deb

Re: Let's just convert debhelper and do NMUs

1999-08-04 Thread J.H.M. Dassen \(Ray\)
On Wed, Aug 04, 1999 at 00:29:29 +0100, Julian Gilbey wrote: > On the /usr/share/doc vs. /usr/doc issue AOL! > I think that with a change as large as this, people must expect > inconsistencies if they perform partial upgrades/downgrades. We avoid these inconsistencies where reasonably possib

Re: Let's just convert debhelper and do NMUs

1999-08-04 Thread Joey Hess
James Mastros wrote: > Con: All packages will have to depend on a base-files with a > usr/share/doc/ directory. > Reply: Is there one that dosn't? What are you talking about? The post that started this thread said absolutly nothing about dependancies on base-files. -- see shy jo

Re: Let's just convert debhelper and do NMUs

1999-08-04 Thread James Mastros
On Tue, Aug 03, 1999 at 04:57:35PM -0700, Joey Hess wrote: > Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > > Joeyh has *NOT* modified debhelper. This is a conscious decision, not > > slacking. > > He states that he will change it when policy has decided what the right > > thing > > is. Until then debhelper stand

Re: Let's just convert debhelper and do NMUs

1999-08-03 Thread Joey Hess
Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > Joeyh has *NOT* modified debhelper. This is a conscious decision, not > slacking. > He states that he will change it when policy has decided what the right thing > is. Until then debhelper stands as is. Sean knows exactly where I stand on this issue. I just want to a

RE: Let's just convert debhelper and do NMUs

1999-08-03 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
Joeyh has *NOT* modified debhelper. This is a conscious decision, not slacking. He states that he will change it when policy has decided what the right thing is. Until then debhelper stands as is.