Re: debhelper: /usr/doc problems again

1999-10-04 Thread Joey Hess
Brian May wrote: > As an alternative, I would suggest moving any files from /usr/doc to > /usr/share/doc. Of course, this would have to be done after any dpkg > managed files under /usr/doc have already been deleted, especially if > upgrading. That seems quite difficult to do. Suppose you have pac

Re: debhelper: /usr/doc problems again

1999-10-04 Thread Joey Hess
Ulf Jaenicke-Roessler wrote: > Package: debhelper > Version: N/A > Severity: wishlist > For example, I found that libpanel-applet0 leaves a single file > in its old doc directory (currently unexplainable and unreproducable > by the maintainer) preventing the compatibility link to be created.

Re: Bug#46516: PROPOSAL] MIME support sub-policy

1999-10-04 Thread Chris Waters
"J.H.M. Dassen \(Ray\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sun, Oct 03, 1999 at 18:28:14 +0200, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > Can we please have this document in a package (the mime package or policy > > package or whereever)? > I'm merely following menu's lead here. debian-policy includes the > menu

We have done /usr/doc before (was: debhelper: /usr/doc problems again)

1999-10-04 Thread Edward Betts
Ulf Jaenicke-Roessler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd like to mention some general problems with packages migrating > from /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc. Some of these problems exist, > although they are very hard to explain and/or to reproduce. > > For example, I found that libpanel-applet0 le

Re: debhelper: /usr/doc problems again

1999-10-04 Thread Brian May
> The question is, should the migration, for packages which want to > do it at all, be enforced? I.e., should the old doc directory be > deleted (rm -rf) before dh_installdocs tries to create the link? > 'ln -snf' (no dereference) might help for wrong links. I am confused. Are you talking about bu

Processed: Upping to amendment: MIME support sub-policy

1999-10-04 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > close 46516 Bug#46516: [PROPOSAL] MIME support sub-policy Bug closed, ack sent to submitter - they'd better know why ! > reopen 46516 Bug#46516: [PROPOSAL] MIME support sub-policy Bug reopened, originator not changed. > retitle 46516 [AMENDMENT 04/10/

Bug#46516: Upping to amendment: MIME support sub-policy

1999-10-04 Thread J.H.M. Dassen \(Ray\)
close 46516 reopen 46516 retitle 46516 [AMENDMENT 04/10/1999] MIME support sub-policy severity 46516 normal thanks The proposal was seconded by Wichert Akkerman, Alexander Koch, Raul Miller and Chris Waters; no serious objections have been raised so far. Ray -- Obsig: developing a new sig

Bug#46516: PROPOSAL] MIME support sub-policy

1999-10-04 Thread J.H.M. Dassen \(Ray\)
On Sun, Oct 03, 1999 at 18:28:14 +0200, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > Can we please have this document in a package (the mime package or policy > package or whereever)? I'm merely following menu's lead here. debian-policy includes the menu-policy document, but refers to the FTP site as its canonical l

Bug#46516: PROPOSAL] MIME support sub-policy

1999-10-04 Thread J.H.M. Dassen \(Ray\)
On Sun, Oct 03, 1999 at 11:24:21 -0400, Raul Miller wrote: > [As far as I can tell, you're documenting existing practice.] Indeed. The goal is to promote the existing practice into policy so it'll be implemented by more packages. Ray -- Obsig: developing a new sig

debhelper: /usr/doc problems again

1999-10-04 Thread Ulf Jaenicke-Roessler
Package: debhelper Version: N/A Severity: wishlist (I'm not sure, if this is the right form to handle this, but I didn't know better. Sorry, if this might not be okay) Hi, I'd like to mention some general problems with packages migrating from /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc. Some of these proble

Bug#46516: MIME support sub-policy

1999-10-04 Thread Alexander Koch
Seconded. Regards, Alexander -- Alexander Koch - <>< - WWJD - aka Efraim - PGP 0xE7694969 - ARGH-RIPE

Re: SSH never free

1999-10-04 Thread Richard Braakman
Raul Miller wrote: > On Sat, Oct 02, 1999 at 06:05:53PM +1000, Herbert Xu wrote: > > Here's a quote from the policy: > > > > `Non-free' contains packages which are not compliant with the DFSG or > > which are encumbered by patents or other legal issues that make their > > distributi

Bug#46516: PROPOSAL] MIME support sub-policy

1999-10-04 Thread Chris Waters
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- In Bug#46516, "J.H.M. Dassen \(Ray\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'd like to see MIME support become as successful as menu support, and > therefore I'm proposing the addition of a MIME support sub-policy. Seconded. - -- Chris Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED] | I

Bug#46516: PROPOSAL] MIME support sub-policy

1999-10-04 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously J.H.M. Dassen Ray" wrote: > Goal of this proposal > = > > I'd like to see MIME support become as successful as menu support, and > therefore I'm proposing the addition of a MIME support sub-policy. Seconded. Wichert. -- ===