'J.H.M.Dassen wrote:' > >Bruce wrote: >> Also, we should think about source packaging again. We are welcome to take >> anything we want from RPM source packaging, if that would help. > >RPM has the advantage that it include _pristine_ source (identical >(cmp or md5sum-wise) to the upstream sources, which are patched during >the build process. IMO this is what we should work towards to.
These are a venerable goals. But I like that the Debian source packages can be untarred by anyone without dpkg and/or rpm installed. And if we were to force use of dpkg for installing the source code, I'd like more freedom over which directory/partition the source ends up in than rpm allows. Anyway those are the two advantages of Debian's current source packaging that I hope we don't abandon. -- Christopher J. Fearnley | Linux/Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] | UNIX SIG Leader at PACS http://www.netaxs.com/~cjf | (Philadelphia Area Computer Society) ftp://ftp.netaxs.com/people/cjf | Design Science Revolutionary "Dare to be Naive" -- Bucky Fuller | Explorer in Universe
