bug#44620: Bug#44620: packaging-manual: nitpick on section 4.2.14.

1999-09-12 Thread Adam Di Carlo
> On Wed, Sep 08, 1999 at 04:07:42PM -0400, Alexander Pennace wrote: > > since bo, point releases have been identified like 1.3r2. Joseph Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'd rather fix the 1.3r2 problem and go back to 1.3.2, it's less confusing > and only the greenest of users couldn't figur

bug#44922: Bug#44922: [PROPOSAL] handling missing stuff in /var/local

1999-09-12 Thread Steve Greenland
On 12-Sep-99, 11:01 (CDT), "Juergen A. Erhard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 3.0.1.1 > Severity: normal > > Add to section 3.1.2: > > /usr/local is local admin territory. Whatever the local admin > does in or below /usr/local, must not affect the operation o

Bug#44922: PROPOSAL] handling missing stuff in /var/local

1999-09-12 Thread Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho
On Sun, Sep 12, 1999 at 06:01:05PM +0200, Juergen A. Erhard wrote: > /usr/local is local admin territory. Whatever the local admin > does in or below /usr/local, must not affect the operation of even > parts of a package. So, for example, my Hugs package is in violation of this proposed ame

Bug#44922: [PROPOSAL] handling missing stuff in /var/local

1999-09-12 Thread Juergen A. Erhard
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.0.1.1 Severity: normal Add to section 3.1.2: /usr/local is local admin territory. Whatever the local admin does in or below /usr/local, must not affect the operation of even parts of a package. Thus, no package may depend on the existence of anything

Bug#43787: well, here it is: alternate proposal (was: changed title...)

1999-09-12 Thread Steve Greenland
On 11-Sep-99, 19:44 (CDT), Marcus Brinkmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > While I don't feel a real strong objection, I don't think this kind of > > stuff (rationale) belongs in the standard. It's already wordy enough. > > Well, it is not without precedence. For a lot of things in the policy, we

Bug#43787: well, here it is: alternate proposal (was: changed title...)

1999-09-12 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Sat, Sep 11, 1999 at 02:45:50PM -0500, Steve Greenland wrote: > On 10-Sep-99, 08:04 (CDT), Marcus Brinkmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > Raul suggested to mention core dumps, which is indeed a good idea. > > I extended this to give a general rationale for debugging symbols.