Re: Shared libs in non-standard locations

1999-12-14 Thread Jason Gunthorpe
On 14 Dec 1999, Darren Benham wrote: > What about all the regulations we put on shared-libs. If they're not in > one of the key directories, do we care? Policy seems to indicate that > there is no exemption for these beasties. IMHO our policy guidelines for packages represent common 'good pra

RE: Shared libs in non-standard locations

1999-12-14 Thread Darren
That's part of why Myth and I are bringing this to the -policy list. I don't have a suggestion/preference. I just want to implement in lintian the right thing. Right now, there are many requests for overrides/bugs filed to get various checks turned off.. but as I read policy now.. that's against

Re: Shared libs in non-standard locations

1999-12-14 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Tue, Dec 14, 1999 at 11:07:32AM -0800, Darren Benham wrote: [Please wrap your lines!] > What about all the regulations we put on shared-libs. If they're > not in one of the key directories, do we care? Policy seems to > indicate that there is no exemption for these beasties. It's a good point

Re: Shared libs in non-standard locations

1999-12-14 Thread Darren Benham
What about all the regulations we put on shared-libs. If they're not in one of the key directories, do we care? Policy seems to indicate that there is no exemption for these beasties.

Re: recommends/suggests patch

1999-12-14 Thread Joey Hess
Richard Braakman wrote: > packages in main cannot _depend_ on non-main packages. They can > > however suggest and recommend them. > > Incorrect. Policy section 2.1.2 is explicit about this: > > In addition, the packages in "main" > * must not require a package outside of "main" for

Re: objection! [was Re: Icon and pixmap location]

1999-12-14 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Wed, Nov 17, 1999 at 08:56:58PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > My biggest objection is that we haven't yet got any kind of proposal for > subdivision of /usr/share/images. Who wants to come up with one? Hint: it > would be best if we didn't have to hack every window manager in existence > to

Re: libtool bites us again (aka Libtool's Revenge, part II)

1999-12-14 Thread Andrew Pimlott
On Mon, Dec 13, 1999 at 04:22:08PM -0500, Andrew Pimlott wrote: > On Mon, Dec 13, 1999 at 02:56:22PM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > > > Packages that use libtool to create shared libraries must > > include the .la files in the -dev > > + packages, if it includes them at all. Dyn

Re: Shared libs in non-standard locations

1999-12-14 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Mon, Dec 13, 1999 at 08:05:20PM -0500, Franklin Belew wrote: > Section 4.3 of policy says nothing about the location of libraries. > Section 12 of packaging manual says nothing about the location of libraries > > I would like to know what rules there are (if any) about shared libraries > in loc

Re: libtool bites us again (aka Libtool's Revenge, part II)

1999-12-14 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Mon, Dec 13, 1999 at 04:22:08PM -0500, Andrew Pimlott wrote: > On Mon, Dec 13, 1999 at 02:56:22PM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > > > Packages that use libtool to create shared libraries must > > include the .la files in the -dev > > + packages, if it includes them at all. Dyn

Shared libs in non-standard locations

1999-12-14 Thread Franklin Belew
Section 4.3 of policy says nothing about the location of libraries. Section 12 of packaging manual says nothing about the location of libraries I would like to know what rules there are (if any) about shared libraries in locations not mentions in /etc/ld.so.conf or what debian considers "standard