Hi Jonathan, thanks a lot for your feedback. Given your extensive modifications would you mind if I list you for the wording and me for the seconding ?
I attached an updated patch that only differs by the addition of a bit of markup. By the way, I have an unrelated question: Le Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 05:22:45PM -0700, Jonathan Nieder a écrit : > > > Programs called from maintainer scripts should not normally > > have a path prepended to them. Before installation is > > started, the package management system checks to see if the > > - programs <prgn>ldconfig</prgn>, > > - <prgn>start-stop-daemon</prgn>, <prgn>install-info</prgn>, > > + programs <prgn>ldconfig</prgn>, <prgn>start-stop-daemon</prgn>, > > and <prgn>update-rc.d</prgn> can be found via the > > <tt>PATH</tt> environment variable. > > Trivia: the current list is sh, rm, tar, find, dpkg-deb, ldconfig, > start-stop-daemon. I think what you have here is fine. Which check is it about ? I am lost here. Cheers, -- Charles Plessy Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan
>From 7973bb1a52c6bdccd535ea7a59714cdba2eb438b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Charles Plessy <ple...@debian.org> Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:46:13 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] Policy: install-info is run by a dpkg trigger. Wording: Jonathan Nieder <jrnie...@gmail.com> Seconded: Charles Plessy <ple...@debian.org> Seconded: Russ Allbery <r...@debian.org> Closes: #669915 --- policy.sgml | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml index a41bc1f..2bafbd6 100644 --- a/policy.sgml +++ b/policy.sgml @@ -1330,9 +1330,9 @@ zope. The package installation scripts should avoid producing output which is unnecessary for the user to see and should rely on <prgn>dpkg</prgn> to stave off boredom on - the part of a user installing many packages. This means, - amongst other things, using the <tt>--quiet</tt> option on - <prgn>install-info</prgn>. + the part of a user installing many packages. This means, + amongst other things, not passing the <tt>--verbose</tt> + option to <prgn>update-alternatives</prgn>. </p> <p> @@ -3969,8 +3969,7 @@ Checksums-Sha256: Programs called from maintainer scripts should not normally have a path prepended to them. Before installation is started, the package management system checks to see if the - programs <prgn>ldconfig</prgn>, - <prgn>start-stop-daemon</prgn>, <prgn>install-info</prgn>, + programs <prgn>ldconfig</prgn>, <prgn>start-stop-daemon</prgn>, and <prgn>update-rc.d</prgn> can be found via the <tt>PATH</tt> environment variable. Those programs, and any other program that one would expect to be in the @@ -10497,18 +10496,23 @@ name ["<var>syshostname</var>"]: <p> The <prgn>install-info</prgn> program maintains a directory of - installed info documents in <file>/usr/share/info/dir</file> for - the use of info readers.<footnote> - It was previously necessary for packages installing info - documents to run <prgn>install-info</prgn> from maintainer - scripts. This is no longer necessary. The installation - system now uses dpkg triggers. - </footnote> - This file must not be included in packages. Packages containing - info documents should depend on <tt>dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | - install-info</tt> to ensure that the directory file is properly - rebuilt during partial upgrades from Debian 5.0 (lenny) and - earlier. + installed info documents in <file>/usr/share/info/dir</file> for the + use of info readers. This file must not be included in packages + other than <package>install-info</package>. + </p> + + <p> + <prgn>install-info</prgn> is automatically invoked when + appropriate using dpkg triggers. Packages other than + <package>install-info</package> <em>should not</em> invoke + <prgn>install-info</prgn> directly and <em>should not</em> + depend on, recommend, or suggest <package>install-info</package> + for this purpose. + </p> + + <p> + Info readers requiring the <file>/usr/share/info/dir</file> file + should depend on <package>install-info</package>. </p> <p> -- 1.8.2.rc0
