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Re: base-files package needs a maintainer
- From: "Robert Collins" <robert dot collins at itdomain dot com dot au>
- To: <cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 08:27:17 +1100
- Subject: Re: base-files package needs a maintainer
- References: <052f01c1a735$e7e4ee90$0200a8c0@lifelesswks> <20020128170537.GC3669@redhat.com> <035c01c1a851$da7ee090$0200a8c0@lifelesswks> <027d01c1a856$33e16d70$0d00a8c0@mchasecompaq> <02dc01c1bd29$2725ebf0$0200a8c0@lifelesswks> <20020224170716.GA18286@redhat.com>
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Faylor" <cgf@redhat.com>
> Wow, I had to go back through the archives to see what you were
talking
> about. This is an old thread.
>
> I guess I can fix this myself.
>
> I can add this to the "repository" but how should it be handled?
Should
> there be a new "base-files" package that bash relies on? Or should
everyone
> rely on it? Having awk rely on a package which only creates
/etc/profile
> seems wrong. In that case, it shouldn't be called base-files, should
it?
> Maybe it should be called something like "shell-init" or something.
Being in base, it will automatically get installed.
> I guess I'll respond to that message.
I'll follow up on the rest after that then.
Rob