Marcus Brinkmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> On Thu, Nov 02, 2000 at 05:28:14PM +0100, Robert Bihlmeyer wrote:
> > I'm not sure why apt is not installed by default (in the tarball
> > or by the script). [...]
> 
> The package above is build from slightly modified source. It is Debian
> policy only to allow packages in the archive which are build from the
> unmodified source package. The apt source package 0.3.19 does not build
> without changes. Ergo no apt package in Debian.

But what's the problem with instructing cross-install to fetch apt
from alpha.gnu.org? Or including apt in the gnu-YYYYMMDD tarball? In
both cases, there would be no trace of apt in the Debian archives.

I know that the problem will hopefully go away with the next apt
version...

-- 
Robbe

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