pdksh package proposal

Max Bowsher maxb@ukf.net
Sun Feb 23 18:31:00 GMT 2003


Elfyn McBratney wrote:
>> Your source package does not conform to 'Method Two', though you
>> seem to be convinced that it is.
>
> Sorry this is totally new to me, I'm going with "Method One". I was a
> bit confused but have read the document again since.

There seems to be a trend towards Method Two, although I don't remember any
preference being officially declared.

Method two does have the advantage that it is a lot clearer how to exactly
reproduce the original packager's build.

Perhaps a standard needs to be declared about which method is to be used for
new packages.

Max.



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