Bug#39524: marked as forwarded (GPL is incompatible with XForms)

1999-08-28 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Your message dated Fri, 27 Aug 1999 23:55:14 + with message-id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and subject line xldlas license has caused the Debian bug report #39524, regarding GPL is incompatible with XForms to be marked as having been forwarded to the upstream software author(s) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NB:

Bug#43640: lesstif-bin: Minor inaccuracies and problems in manpage for xmbind

1999-08-28 Thread alexdw
Package: lesstif-bin Version: 1:0.88.9-1 Severity: wishlist The manpage for "xmbind" refers to the (apparently) noexistant manpages "VirtualBindings(5x)" and "LessTif(1x)". I would assume that the lesstif(1) is the intended target for the latter page, but I have yet to find "VirtualBindings(5x)

Re: Patch for bash

1999-08-28 Thread Anthony Towns
On Fri, Aug 27, 1999 at 06:10:20PM -0400, Michael Stone wrote: > On Fri, Aug 27, 1999 at 11:28:30PM +0200, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > > Which is also not so logical since in the preinst bash is not yet unpacked > > and there may be no /bin/bash ... it may be installed in the > > preinst when the pack

Re: Patch for bash

1999-08-28 Thread Richard Braakman
Anthony Towns wrote: > Furthermore, Essential packages are always immediately configured by Apt, > so we don't have an issue there either. That means we're dropping support for all non-APT dselect methods in potato. I don't think that's a good idea, since people will be upgrading from slink, whic

Re: Patch for bash

1999-08-28 Thread Anthony Towns
On Sat, Aug 28, 1999 at 12:22:37PM +0200, Richard Braakman wrote: > Anthony Towns wrote: > > Furthermore, Essential packages are always immediately configured by Apt, > > so we don't have an issue there either. > That means we're dropping support for all non-APT dselect methods in > potato. I don'

Re: Patch for bash

1999-08-28 Thread Richard Braakman
Anthony Towns wrote: > On Sat, Aug 28, 1999 at 12:22:37PM +0200, Richard Braakman wrote: > > Frankly, I think this whole process is too risky for the benefit gained, > > certainly too much risk for a non-maintainer upload, and that we shouldn't > > do it with current tools. > > Do note that changi

Re: Patch for bash

1999-08-28 Thread Michael Stone
On Sat, Aug 28, 1999 at 02:10:01PM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: > Note that the first maintainer script after "remove /bin/sh" is the > postinst -- adding the link in the preinst doesn't do us any good on > upgrades. Ok. I stand corrected. How's this for a nasty hack: what if the preinst diverts /b