Hi, Russ Allbery wrote:
> I propose the attached patch to address all of those issues. Seconds or > further discussion? [...] > policy.sgml | 24 ++++++++++-------------- > 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) What happened to this proposal? Does it need attention from any particular affected audience (maybe the base-files maintainer or people familiar with the system initialization process)? Patch left unsnipped for reference. > --- a/policy.sgml > +++ b/policy.sgml > @@ -7450,11 +7450,14 @@ Reloading <var>description</var> configuration...done. > <heading>Environment variables</heading> > > <p> > - A program must not depend on environment variables to get > - reasonable defaults. (That's because these environment > - variables would have to be set in a system-wide > - configuration file like <file>/etc/profile</file>, which is not > - supported by all shells.) > + Programs installed on the system PATH > + (<file>/bin</file>, <file>/usr/bin</file>, <file>/sbin</file>, > + <file>/usr/sbin</file>, or similar directories) must not depend > + on custom environment variable settings to get reasonable > + defaults. This is because such environment variables would have > + to be set in a system-wide configuration file such as a file > + in <file>/etc/profile.d</file>, which is not supported by all > + shells. > </p> > > <p> > @@ -7464,8 +7467,8 @@ Reloading <var>description</var> configuration...done. > variables are not present. If this cannot be done easily > (e.g., if the source code of a non-free program is not > available), the program must be replaced by a small > - "wrapper" shell script which sets the environment variables > - if they are not already defined, and calls the original program. > + "wrapper" shell script that sets the environment variables > + if they are not already defined and calls the original program. > </p> > > <p> > @@ -7478,13 +7481,6 @@ export BAR > exec /usr/lib/foo/foo "$@" > </example> > </p> > - > - <p> > - Furthermore, as <file>/etc/profile</file> is a configuration > - file of the <prgn>base-files</prgn> package, other packages must > - not put any environment variables or other commands into that > - file. > - </p> > </sect> > > <sect id="doc-base"> > -- > 1.7.7.3 > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120709020749.GA15113@burratino
