On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 08:04:19PM +1000, Anibal Monsalve Salazar wrote: > On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 02:40:51AM -0600, Benjamin Cutler wrote: > >I could pull the compiler out of the package entirely, but one problem with > >that is that it's required to build some of the libraries that come with the > >package. I'd have to make some rather sweeping changes to the upstream > >tarball, removing the non-free bits or the bits that need non-free to build. > >It's possible, but impractical and I'm not totally sure it's worth the > >effort, to be honest. Perhaps you could make some suggestions on how exactly > >to split the free parts out? I have some ideas myself but I'd like to hear > >yours. :) > > The upstream tarball shouldn't be changed [0]:
That's certainly desirable, but there's very good precedent for modifying upstream tarballs when necessary, such as removing non-free material. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]