Subject: Overrides file additions

From: Ian Jackson <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 96 18:35 BST

I've added a large number of missing entries to the override file.

Here is a list.  Later I'll be reposting the criteria we use for
deciding which priority a package should have.

Please check this list for any of your packages, and follow up if you
think that any (of your own or any others) are misplaced.  If you're
unsure about priorities wait for my later posting.

Overnight the cron job will warn me about packages whose position in
the archive doesn't match the overrides file; I'll fix that tomorrow.

Ian.

9menu		optional	x11
9wm		optional	x11
aout-svgalib	optional	graphics
aout-xpm	optional	x11
apache		optional	net
apmd		optional	admin
axe		optional	x11
bdflush		required	base
bibtool		optional	tex
bsdmainutils	important	admin
cdwrite		optional	devel
cnews		extra		news
color-ls	optional	misc
cpio-mt		extra		admin
csh		optional	shells
dbview		extra		misc
ddd-dmotif	extra		x11
ddd-smotif	optional	x11
debian-utils	required	base
deliver		optional	mail
dnsutils	standard	net
elviscmn	optional	editors
elvisctags	optional	editors
elvisnox	optional	editors
elvisx11	optional	editors
fvwm2		optional	x11
getty		required	base
gimp-dmotif	extra		x11
gimp-smotif	optional	x11
gwm		optional	x11
hfsutils	optional	admin
igerman		optional	text
ilu		extra		devel
imapd		optional	mail
inews		optional	news
inn		optional	news
ipx		optional	net
kernel-headers-1.3.100	extra	devel
kernel-image-1.3.100   required	base
kernel-source-1.3.100  standard	devel
latex2e-doc	optional	tex
libc4-dev	optional	devel
libc5-dbg	optional	devel
libc5-pic	extra		devel
libg++27	standard	devel
libgr		extra		graphics
libgr-dev	extra		devel
libjpeg6a	optional	graphics
libjpeg6a-dev	optional	devel
libobjects	optional	devel
libpng1		optional	graphics
libpng1-dev	optional	devel
libwww-perl	optional	devel
login		required	base
lsof		standard	admin
maelstrom	optional	games
manpages-de	optional	doc
mdutils		optional	admin
mesa		extra		graphics
mime-support	standard	net
mingetty	extra		admin
modconf		optional	admin
mpack		standard	mail
ncpfs		optional	net
ncurses3.0-pic	extra		devel
nethack		standard	games
netscape	extra		net
news		extra		admin
nis		optional	admin
nntp		optional	news
open		optional	admin
paridoc		extra		math
passwd		required	base
pc532down	extra		misc
perl-tk		optional	devel
pgapack		optional	devel
ratfor77	extra		devel
scotty		extra		net
seesat5		extra		misc
sox		standard	sound
spline		extra		math
svgalib1	optional	graphics
svgalib1-bin	optional	graphics
svgalib1-dev	optional	devel
tcl75		optional	admin
tcl75-dev	optional	devel
tk41		optional	x11
tk41-dev	optional	x11
tkdesk		optional	x11
tkdiff		optional	x11
tkined		optional	x11
tob		optional	admin
util-linux	required	base
uutraf		extra		net
vgrind		optional	devel
vlock		optional	admin
weblint		optional	net
wgerman		optional	doc
win32binutils	extra		devel
win32gcc	extra		devel
win32libs	extra		devel
x10		extra		electronics
xautolock	extra		x11
xbattle		optional	games
xcolors		extra		x11
xcoral		extra		x11
xcoral-doc	extra		x11
xless		extra		x11
xntp-doc	optional	net
xpaint		optional	x11
xpaste		extra		x11
xpm4.7		standard	x11
xpm4.7-dev	optional	x11
xpostit		extra		x11
xringd		extra		comm
xtel		extra		xtel
zircon		extra		x11
zlib1		optional	misc
zlib1-dev	optional	devel

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From: Rob Browning <[email-masked]>
Date: 03 Jun 1996 14:56:17 -0500

> gimp-smotif	optional	x11

Why would this go in x11 and not graphics?  It's an image editing
program that just so happens to use X.  Did I misunderstand the
purpose of the x11 directory?  I thought it was for the X distribution
itself and other really X specific stuff.

If x11's for all the programs that just *use* X, then emacs,
ucbmpeg_play, and many of the games need to be moved there.

--
Rob

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From: [email-masked] (Austin Donnelly)
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 96 21:33 BST

>the archive doesn't match the overrides file; I'll fix that tomorrow.
[...]
>gimp-smotif	optional	x11
[...]
>xpaint		optional	x11
[...]

Should these maybe go in the graphics section?  What sort of stuff is
'graphics' for anyway?

Austin

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From: Manoj Srivastava <[email-masked]>
Date: 04 Jun 1996 02:01:07 -0400

Hi,

	I have a question about the kernel-image-X.X.XX packages.
They are "Required" in the sense that a system without a kernel image
is, well, not a unix system at all.

	However, any particular kernel-image-X.X.XX package is not
required to be on the system, I could have a different version, or I
might be using other means to boot the system (floppy, loadlin, etc),
and this the image package is merely an "Important" one.

	I think that a kernel image is just Important, not required.
Also, now each version of the image package is a separate package, so
it won't automatically upgrade the old images. Since it is well nigh
impossible to get rid of an old, "Required", kernel image using
dselect, it should not be labeled Required.

	If the latter (kernel image == Important) is the case, then
the override file should be so modified.

	manoj
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From: Ian Jackson <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 96 17:45 BST

Manoj Srivastava writes ("Re: Overrides file additions"):
...
> is, well, not a unix system at all.

Right.

> and this the image package is merely an "Important" one.

Right.

> 	I think that a kernel image is just Important, not required.

Making a package Required in dselect doesn't stop people removing it,
it merely tells them that they probably shouldn't.

> dselect, it should not be labeled Required.

Why is it impossible to get rid of an old Required kernel image ?

> the override file should be so modified.

Indeed, but I disagree with your analysis so far.  If you'd like to
explain in more detail I'll be happy to listen.

Ian.

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From: Ian Jackson <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 96 18:15 BST

I've taken all the packages I'd put in x11 just because they used x
and some from devel that were there just because they were used for
the relevant kind of development rather than runtime and moved them
into (mainly) graphics.

They daily cron job bombed out last night, so I haven't had a check on
lack of correspondence between directory in the archive and Section in
the packages files yet.  This will happen soon, I hope.

I'll post a revised list of changes soon.

Ian.

...

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From: Christophe Le Bars <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 96 23:35 MET DST

**On 03 Jun, In article "Overrides file additions",
**	IJ (Ian Jackson) writes:
IJ>xcoral	extra		x11
IJ>xcoral-doc	extra		x11

I prefer, 
xcoral		extra		editors
xcoral-doc	extra		editors

	(maybe aXe too?)
-- 
Christophe Le Bars - Email : [email-masked], [email-masked]
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