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Re: Adapting packages for 10.2: msg#00197

Subject: Re: Adapting packages for 10.2
At 22:10 Uhr -0400 23.08.2002, Alexander Strange wrote:
I accidentally deleted the other messages about moving packages over to=20=

dists/10.2, so I can't reply to them.
However, when moving packages to there, you may want to do the=20
following now that we have more UNIX features:

=95 Enable IPv6 support (openssh,libpcap,some others). This is the most=20=
important, I believe.

Seriously, I think it's still extremly not important. Considering how well spread ipv6 is, namely almost not at all.


=95 You can assume 'gcc' and 'g++' now.

Sure you can do that, but OTOH, if you can make it use cc / c++ without pain, why not do it, all the many many 10.1 users will thanks you for it.


=95 Most of the _r functions exist now.

A proper configure check on the upstream side still would be nice here.


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