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Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 13:31:52 +0100
From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
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Subject: Problems with binutils 2.11.2's DSMs
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Hello.

I tried to install binutils 2.11.2 binaries the other day using zippo. But it
failed, complaining about bnu2112a.zip (I can't remember the exact error
message). Looking at bnu2112b.zip & bnu2112a.zip, I see that both have a DSM
for 'binutils 2.11.2 (binaries)'. But they do not describe the same package,
since bnu2112b.zip contains the binutils binaries and bnu2112a.zip contains
binutils libraries (libbfd, etc.).

I suggest that one of the two following changes should be made:

1. bnu2112a.zip has a DSM that describes it as some other package, e.g.
'binutils-libs 2.11.2 (binaries)'. This would reference binutils 2.11.2 as its
source package.

2. Don't include a DSM in bnu2112a.zip and make bnu2112b.zip's DSM include
bnu2112a.zip in its list of DSMs.

I prefer option 1, since not everyone who wants binutils also libbfd, etc.

What do you think?

Thanks, bye, Rich =]

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Richard Dawe [ http://www.phekda.freeserve.co.uk/richdawe/ ]