On Sat, January 21, 2006 3:31 pm, Eric Blake wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > According to John Morrison on 1/21/2006 8:12 AM: >>> >>>>A new release of coreutils, 5.93-2, is available for use, replacing >>>>5.3.0-9. >>>> >>> base-files now needs to be updated to use these new features in >>> /etc/defaults/etc/DIR_COLORS. I suggest using "dircolors -p" as a >>> starting point. >> >> Do you think that this would be better in the bash package? If not, I'm >> quite willing to update the file using dircolors -p, but I'll prob not >> tweak them from whatever comes out... > > I think it would be fair for me to release coreutils-5.93-3 with > /etc/DIR_COLORS belonging to the coreutils package instead of base-files.
Sorry - wrong package! > That way, whenever the syntax accepted by dircolors changes in coreutils > releases, DIR_COLORS would automatically track it without your help. I don't mind maintaining it, but agree that it would be easier/quicker than its current location. > But that means we will need to coordinate the upload, so that the window > of time between when base-files removes the file and coreutils supplies > the file is minimized. Agreed. I'll probably have a new package prepared by tonight, but to be on the safe side, how about if, in the [UPLOAD] request we ask that it not be done until the other package upload request is sent? >> I'll do a new release of base-files quite soon, Igor has sent me a >> change too. >> >> John. >> >> PS, hope it was OK to take this off list. Reply to the list if it >> wasn't. > > Because it involves a package release timing coordination, cygwin-apps was > probably the appropriate list. Ok. Replied there. John.
