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From: | "Gary R. Van Sickle" <g DOT r DOT vansickle AT worldnet DOT att DOT net> |
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Subject: | RE: new policy for packages |
Date: | Fri, 11 Jan 2002 04:43:28 -0600 |
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> -----Original Message----- > From: cygwin-apps-owner AT cygwin DOT com > [mailto:cygwin-apps-owner AT cygwin DOT com]On Behalf Of Robert Collins > > I want to suggest that the following become policy: > > No new packages are accepted that require non-packaged prerequisites. > > i.e. using rpm which was raised on cygwin@ recently, > until db 3.2 is packaged and maintained by 'someone', rpm is not > acceptable as a package. > > Thoughts? I don't know how things could work any other way, in cases such as this anyway. -- Gary R. Van Sickle Brewer. Patriot.
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