I seem to be missing some of the context here, but isn't the lsb-rpm package simply standard rpm but using the older data format? What /is/ the "lsb format"?
> -----Original Message----- > From: Wichert Akkerman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 9:55 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: lsb-apache rpms > > > Previously Dan Kegel wrote: > > Although dpkg could be enhanced to handle lsb packages, why > not just do > > apt-get install rpm > > ? > > Because that is just as silly, rpm is not the same as format as lsb > and judging by comments from the rpm maintainers they would not mind > dropping support for the lsb format (I can't really blame them, the > format isn't all that great). >
