Re: native debian package

2008-07-18 Thread Lars Wirzenius
pe, 2008-07-18 kello 00:03 -0700, Reema kirjoitti: > what is a native debian package? You may want to ask basic Debian packaging questions on the debian-mentors mailing list, and to read the introductory materials in the new maintainer's guide: http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/ .

native debian package

2008-07-18 Thread Reema
what is a native debian package? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/native-debian-package-tp18523685p18523685.html Sent from the debian-policy mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe"

Re: Bug#96458: xv is NOT a native Debian package (fwd)

2001-05-10 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Philippe" == Philippe Troin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Philippe> and since the policy does not explicitely prohibit it a Philippe> re-packaged xv like this. This is a flawed argument. Policy is never meant to be all encompassing, or even a good practices booklet. So there are a nu

Re: Bug#96458: xv is NOT a native Debian package (fwd)

2001-05-10 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Thu, 10 May 2001, Joey Hess wrote: >... > People who read policy like rules lawyers are often disappointed and > often do foolish things. Please bring common sense with you when you > open the policy manual. When I read the policy like a lawyer I get answers like "this was not intended" and wh

Re: Bug#96458: xv is NOT a native Debian package (fwd)

2001-05-10 Thread Philippe Troin
Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Adrian Bunk wrote: > > could someone else please read the discussion in #96458 answer Philippe? > > I'm tired of this frustrating discussion with someone who tried to make > > xv a native Debain package. > > Well Phil is clearly ignoring the intent of polic

Re: Bug#96458: xv is NOT a native Debian package (fwd)

2001-05-10 Thread Joey Hess
Adrian Bunk wrote: > could someone else please read the discussion in #96458 answer Philippe? > I'm tired of this frustrating discussion with someone who tried to make > xv a native Debain package. Well Phil is clearly ignoring the intent of policy, the reasons we have a .orig.tar.gz in the first

Re: Bug#96458: xv is NOT a native Debian package (fwd)

2001-05-10 Thread Adrian Bunk
7 May 2001 17:41:23 -0700 From: Philippe Troin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Adrian Bunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Bug#96458: xv is NOT a native Debian package Adrian Bunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 7 May 2001, Philippe Troin wrote: > > &g