On 1/7/24 15:36, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
Quoting Ansgar (2024-01-07 20:39:57)
I therefore think that libraries (be it classic C shared object
libraries or Python modules or others) should in general *not* have
Depends: or Recommends: relations on services (DBus services, DBus
itself, daemons, ...).
I thought this was already in policy. If not then yes, certainly makes
sense to add that!
Regarding "I thought ... if not ...", please allow me to jump in and
advertise a little bit.
$ debgpt -H -f policy_index.txt -A 'According to this table of contents,
which part may have discussed dependency of shared objects on services
which they can speak to?' --openai_model gpt-3.5-turbo-16k
LLM [2]> Based on the table of contents, the part that may have
discussed the dependency of shared objects on services they can speak to
is section 8.6, titled "Dependencies between the library and other
packages." This section covers the dependencies between the packages of
the same library and the dependencies between the library and other
packages. It may include information on how shared objects can
communicate with services they depend on.
$ debgpt -H --policy 8.6 -A 'does this section discuss that shared
object packages should generally *NOT* Depends: or Recommends: services
which they speak to?' --openai_model gpt-3.5-turbo-16k
LLM [2]> No, this section does not discuss whether shared object
packages should or should not have dependencies on services they speak
to. Section 8.6 of the Debian Policy specifically focuses on
dependencies between the library and other packages. It explains the
mechanisms of using "symbols" files or "shlibs" files to determine the
required dependencies for shared libraries. It also provides guidelines
for maintaining shared library packages and handling backward-compatible
ABI changes.
lumin[3]> OK. Where should I add it if I would like to introduce this
new policy?
LLM[4]> If you would like to introduce a new policy regarding shared
object packages and their dependencies on services, you would need to
propose the change to the Debian Policy mailing list. The mailing list
is the appropriate forum for discussing and proposing changes to the
Debian Policy. Once your proposal is accepted and approved by the Debian
Policy team, it will be incorporated into the official Debian Policy
document.
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