James Troup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Does policy really require this? If so, that's silly, IMHO. Take > g77, for example; currently it requires unpacked gcc source to be > built. I think this is perfectly reasonable and would be seriously > hacked off if I had to bring back 7Mb of redundant source code home on > floppies to satisfy some whimsical policy requirement. (And I know > Galen wouldn't be to happy about having to upload it either) > > Personally I can never remember reading such a requirement in policy > and I'd be happy not to be proved wrong on that score.
Hmmm... Looking through the policy manual, I can't see such a requirement either. But what is the proper way to specify in the source package that additional sources are needed? And where should they go? -- Ben Pfaff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Senders of unsolicited commercial e-mail will receive free 32MB core files!
