Please include 'file' in the base category.

Please include 'file' in the base category.

[Peter Rosin]

Hi!

I'm following up on an issue discussed on the Libtool list [1]. Basically,
Libtool requires 'file' to be installed and breaks if it is not, and
correctly so since 'file' is part of the POSIX base since issue 7 [2, at
the bottom].

The fact that the Libtool package in Cygwin requires 'file' is not enough
as a casual user building some libtoolized package unexpectedly has to make
sure 'file' is installed.

So, please add 'file' to the Cygwin 'base' category, moving us one small
step closer to the POSIX heaven.

Cheers,
Peter

[1] http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libtool/2011-11/msg00024.html
[2] http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/file.html

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Re: Please include 'file' in the base category.

[Corinna Vinschen]

On Nov 22 15:11, Peter Rosin wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I'm following up on an issue discussed on the Libtool list [1]. Basically,
> Libtool requires 'file' to be installed and breaks if it is not, and
> correctly so since 'file' is part of the POSIX base since issue 7 [2, at
> the bottom].
> 
> The fact that the Libtool package in Cygwin requires 'file' is not enough
> as a casual user building some libtoolized package unexpectedly has to make
> sure 'file' is installed.
> 
> So, please add 'file' to the Cygwin 'base' category, moving us one small
> step closer to the POSIX heaven.

Heaven is (almost) here.  The file package is in Base now.


Corinna

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Re: Please include 'file' in the base category.

[Peter Rosin]

Corinna Vinschen skrev 2011-11-22 19:41:
> On Nov 22 15:11, Peter Rosin wrote:
>> So, please add 'file' to the Cygwin 'base' category, moving us one small
>> step closer to the POSIX heaven.
> 
> Heaven is (almost) here.  The file package is in Base now.

Great, thanks!

Cheers,
Peter


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