On Thu, 25 Feb 1999, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > On Thu, Feb 25, 1999 at 08:21:00AM +0000, Jules Bean wrote: > > > > > > POSIX.pm will _not_ be moved to perl-base, because the whole idea of > > > perl-base is to have a small minimal perl which fits on the boot disk. > > > The right solution is to fix install-info and dpkg-divert (IIRC) not to > > > need > > > ENOENT at all. Patches are welcome (not just hacks, we need to make IanJ > > > happy). > > > > Why can't we hard-code the value of ENOENT? We know what it's going to be > > - our install disks will only ever run with the version of glibc which is > > on them. > > Uh. The ENOENT value on Linux is different then the value on the Hurd. > > And, do you want to change the ENOENT value when porting Debian, making dpkg > not only source incompatible but also binary incompatible with different > versions of glibc or whatever is the API in use? > > Hardcoding error value is a bad idea, if you consider porting and > compatibility. Rewriting it to use "-e" test or similar is possible and > should be done, IMHO.
How about providing a small module, like the old errno.ph, which just lists error values? It seems to me a silly problem, if we can't test for advertised return codes.. Jules /----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------\ | Jelibean aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 6 Evelyn Rd | | Jules aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Richmond, Surrey | | Julian Bean | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TW9 2TF *UK* | +----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------+ | War doesn't demonstrate who's right... just who's left. | | When privacy is outlawed... only the outlaws have privacy. | \----------------------------------------------------------------------/
