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I think it was more to split into dev and user parts - and died because |
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of similarities to redhat/mandrake problems where tracking parts of |
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packages turns into a type of rpm hell for users. A package is a |
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package, better left that way. |
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BillK |
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On Sat, 2004-01-17 at 10:11, Mike Frysinger wrote: |
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> a 'bug' came up with svgalib and automatic building of stages which reminded |
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> me of an old idea of splitting packages into their kernel module and user |
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> space parts ... |
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> the reason isnt so that re-emerging packages would be a lot faster when |
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> upgrading the kernel (although that is an advantage) but so that we could |
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> explicitly break apart things like this |
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> i thought there was a bug open about this but wasnt able to find it ... anyone |
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> remember anything that might have been discussed about it ? |
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> -mike |
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