Robert Bihlmeyer wrote: > > 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.
That's just my personal decision. The tar file is only made from official Debian packages. I hope that enough people (including myself) will be so annoyed by this to fix the problems that are in the Debian packages. > I know that the problem will hopefully go away with the next apt > version... I know it will, the question is if new problems wil be introduced. Thanks, Marcus
