Re: gnulib and distros

[Sylvain Beucler]

Hi,

On Thu, Nov 06, 2008 at 10:17:21AM +0100, Jim Meyering wrote:
> [this thread started here:
>  http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.gnulib.bugs/15559 ]
> 
> Sylvain Beucler <address@hidden> wrote:
> > FYI, Debian apparently does not accept new packages that bundle
> > gnulib, asking to rebootstrap with their packaged copy instead.
> > http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=gnulib
> 
> That policy is contrary to the gnulib development model,
> and is almost guaranteed to cause trouble.
> I hope they change it.

Thanks for your comments.

I pointed Kalle/ftpmaster and the Debian gnulib package maintainer to
this thread and the links Bruno mentioned, inviting them to contact
the list.

-- 
Sylvain