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| - The package is PATCHED, so it may differ from upstream. | ||
| - NEVER install this package on your system — it isn't meant for daily use. | ||
| Instead, manually download and extract the [tarball](https://launchpad.net/~bamf0/+archive/ubuntu/coreutils-reference/+files/gnu-coreutils_9.12-0ubuntu1~ppa1_amd64.deb) |
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I think direct URL for tarball is still needed because people might accidentally install using apt-get on the system.
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I’m not sure there’s a URL that would reliably point to the latest version of the package.
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| Instead, manually download and extract the [tarball](https://launchpad.net/~bamf0/+archive/ubuntu/coreutils-reference/+files/gnu-coreutils_9.12-0ubuntu1~ppa1_amd64.deb) | ||
| and run it from there. | ||
| - Bug reports and fixes for this package itself are not accepted here. | ||
| Our goal is to achieve compatibility with GNU coreutils, targeting the latest |
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the previous wording was shorter and clearer, why change it?
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I think the new wording is clearer and more accurate about our compatibility goals with GNU coreutils. Is there specific wording you'd prefer?
| stable release and accounting for relevant behavioral changes in its | ||
| development branch. | ||
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| The version of GNU coreutils available in a distribution’s repositories may |
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please use a plain ' instead of ’
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done on local branch
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| - **PATCHED:** This package contains patches and may differ from the | ||
| corresponding upstream GNU coreutils release. | ||
| - **NO SUPPORT:** The PPA is provided as-is, with no guarantees of stability or future updates. |
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please keep the "Bug reports and fixes for this package itself are not accepted here" line, it was dropped
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Note that bug report is not accepted by packager too.
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please keep the "Bug reports and fixes for this package itself are not accepted here" line, it was dropped
I think this goes without saying, and avoids the implication that bug reports for the PPA are accepted upstream.
cc: @BAMF0