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To: Doug Barton <DougB@FreeBSD.org>
Cc: Dan Moschuk <dan@FreeBSD.org>, <arch@FreeBSD.org>
Subject: Re: Package system flaws?
References: <20020707152651.V679-100000@master.gorean.org>
From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org>
Date: 08 Jul 2002 00:36:19 +0200
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Doug Barton <DougB@FreeBSD.org> writes:
> Ok, then what about storing the meta data as a seperate file? Why do they
> have to be in the same package?

How do you ensure the metadata match the data if they're in separate
files?

DES
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