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Subject: | Re: base-files package needs a maintainer |
Date: | Mon, 25 Feb 2002 08:27:17 +1100 |
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=== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Faylor" <cgf AT redhat DOT com> > Wow, I had to go back through the archives to see what you were talking > about. This is an old thread. > > I guess I can fix this myself. > > I can add this to the "repository" but how should it be handled? Should > there be a new "base-files" package that bash relies on? Or should everyone > rely on it? Having awk rely on a package which only creates /etc/profile > seems wrong. In that case, it shouldn't be called base-files, should it? > Maybe it should be called something like "shell-init" or something. Being in base, it will automatically get installed. > I guess I'll respond to that message. I'll follow up on the rest after that then. Rob
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