[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bruce Perens) writes:
> Right now, you can't expect it to be trouble-free, because there is no
> package conflict mechanism on redhat
True, we don't yet have a mechanism whereby you can indicate that
package X conflicts with package Y, but if package X would overwrite
any files
From: Bjoern Stabell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> a common package format would be great, high priority for me at least :)
Thanks. I think going with a "redhat compatibility package" is the right
way for now, as it allows me to sidestep the esthetic objections for the
short term - the objectors need not
Bruce wrote:
] For the short term, I will provide a redhat compatibility package that
] provides the symbolic links, etc., so that redhat packages will work
] on Debian systems. Thus, the ugly symbolic links will only be there if
] you ask for redhat compatibility. This is preparatory to arriving a
For the short term, I will provide a redhat compatibility package that
provides the symbolic links, etc., so that redhat packages will work
on Debian systems. Thus, the ugly symbolic links will only be there if
you ask for redhat compatibility. This is preparatory to arriving at some
sort of way of
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