PATCH: gcc-3.1/criteria.html

[Ben Collins]

On Tue, Feb 12, 2002 at 08:23:45AM -0700, Richard Stallman wrote:
>     Debian uses the names that simplify coding of our packaging system.  All
>     of our GNU/Linux architectures use "<cpu>-linux".
> 
> That was a mistake, I gather.

No it was intional.

>     Is there some technical reason that we need this? What makes your
>     suggestion correct, when what we use has always worked for us?
> 
> If it is meant to be a GNU configuration name, it is not correct.  It
> omits the second part, and the system name is in nonstandard form.
> 
> Besides the technical problem, there is the communication problem.
> This says something wrong to humans--it encourages people to think
> that the whole system is "Linux".  For our sake, please change this.

This will have to be brought up with our gcc maintainer, and the dpkg
maintainers. And since this is Debian policy related, let's take it off
this list, and to a more on-topic place like debian-policy. If it is
decided to be done, then it will require some planning and time (IOW, it
wont happen tomorrow).

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