Andy:
> Rename the package in non-free to gs-nf.
OK, I give in.
When I took over the package, I asked on debian-devel (or was it debian-user)
what I should do, and, except for Dirk (who, incedentely, I missed
in this discussion!), nobodoy answered.
On the other hand, the serious problems people
> > Well, I'm not sure that installing the most recent one is the right
> > answer. Take ghostscript for example. There's the GNU version in
> > .../text and the Aladdin version in .../non-free. Now the GNU version
> > should always be <= the Aladdin version since GNU repackages the
> > Aladdin
Christian Hudon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I still don't see a problem... Unless the problem is that dftp makes no
> distinction between the different sections (i.e. doesn't allow people to
> distinguish between non-free, unstable and contrib)... but that would be a
> problem with dftp, IMO.
A
On 13 Oct 1996, Rob Browning wrote:
> Christian Hudon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Well, I'm not sure that installing the most recent one is the right
> answer. Take ghostscript for example. There's the GNU version in
> .../text and the Aladdin version in .../non-free. Now the GNU version
>
Christian Hudon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hmm. I don't really know much about dftp, but when dpkg-ftp sees that two
> of the files it has downloaded are different versions of the same package,
> it installs the more recent version and discards the older one. Can't dftp
> do something like that
On 12 Oct 1996, Rob Browning wrote:
> Christian Hudon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Then I say it's a bug in dftp.
>
> So what's the right way to handle this?
Hmm. I don't really know much about dftp, but when dpkg-ftp sees that two
of the files it has downloaded are different versions of t
On Fri, 11 Oct 1996, Gerry Jensen wrote:
> Also, there are two version of gs (Aladdin and GNU versions). While I see
> the need for two versions here, perhaps they should be named differently
> (gs_alladin and gs_gnu both providing gs). Having two versions with the
> same name confuses dftp. I don
Currently, there are two versions of Lyx (one in contrib and one in
section tex). Is there any reason for this?
Also, there are two version of gs (Aladdin and GNU versions). While I see
the need for two versions here, perhaps they should be named differently
(gs_alladin and gs_gnu both providing
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