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From: "Gary R. Van Sickle" <g DOT r DOT vansickle AT worldnet DOT att DOT net>
To: <cygwin-apps AT sources DOT redhat DOT com>
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.