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From: Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu>
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On Tue, Jun 19, 2001 at 03:38:09PM -0400, Antoine Beaupre (LMC) (Antoine.Beaupre@ericsson.ca) wrote:
> Yes. Also, as Will mentionned, OP does not have a lot done, and it's 
> doing stuff more on a common ports dir anyways.

Exactly.  I wouldn't say we don't have a lot done, but that's
relatively true.

> I think supporting the old package format will somehow be mandatory, or 
> it will create total panic.

Absolutely.  I think having a little subroutine in libh to
"convert" the old package format to the new would be a good idea.

-- 
wca

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