At Thu, 21 Oct 1999 19:08:31 -0400, Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > At Wed, 20 Oct 1999 23:18:53 -0400, > > Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Thu, Oct 21, 1999 at 02:49:01AM +0900, Shuichi OONO wrote: > > > > I intent to package qvwm and qvbanner, which is a Windows 95/98/NT > > > > like window manager for X Window System. > > > > > > Please try to support the "x-window-manager" alternative and virtual > > > package. > > > > > > See the twm package for an example. > > > > I think we should describe "x-window-manager" and "x-terminal-emulator" > > alternative and these virtual package in debian policy manaual. > > Or, is there any documentation about it? > > Not yet. The idea is to come up with a workable solution and start > implementing it to see if there are any problems before giving it the force > of policy. Hmm, then how about putting this documentation in xfree86-common (or other base packages for X environments) instead of debian policy manual, in order to refer your idea more easily? > It is pretty easy. > > To take care of the virtual package part, just add: > > Provides: x-window-manager > > to the debian/control file in the stanza that corresponds to the binary > package containing the window manager. > > Alternatives are handled like this in the postinst: > > update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/x-window-manager x-window-manager > /usr/bin/X11/twm 20 \ > --slave /usr/share/man/man1/x-window-manager.1.gz x-window-manager.1.gz > /usr/X11R6/man/man1/twm.1x.gz > > And like this in the prerm: > > update-alternatives --remove x-window-manager /usr/bin/X11/twm > > Of course, you should substitute the name of your window manager for twm. > Also, it is perfectly acceptable to place the window manager binary in > /usr/bin (and so the manpage would go in /usr/share/man). In fact, it may > even be *preferable* to install the window manager outside the X11 tree. Best Regards, Fumitoshi UKAI
