Re: Package documentation

2001-03-05 Thread Ben Collins
On Tue, Mar 06, 2001 at 10:24:41AM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: > On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 09:01:23AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > IMO, it should say "packages SHOULD change the docs to match the package > > setup", and "there MUST be a disclaimer when docs do not match the > > package", and "the di

Re: Package documentation

2001-03-05 Thread Anthony Towns
On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 09:01:23AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > IMO, it should say "packages SHOULD change the docs to match the package > setup", and "there MUST be a disclaimer when docs do not match the > package", and "the disclaimer SHOULD be in the upstream doc itself, or in > a the README.Deb

Bug#88651: debian-policy: Section 3.2 refers to packaging manual

2001-03-05 Thread C.M. Connelly
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.5.2.0 Severity: normal Section 3.2 begins: 3.2 List of fields This list here is not supposed to be exhaustive. Most fields are dealt with elsewhere in this document and in the packaging manual. Because the packaging manual is supposed to be incor

Re: Package documentation

2001-03-05 Thread Ben Collins
On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 08:07:56AM -0500, Sam Hartman wrote: > > As such, I would not like to see a MUST added to policy for updating upstream > docs. > I think it should atleast say "Some of the locations and features depend on how the program was compiled and installed". This is what it say

Re: Policy decision about override file in debauch

2001-03-05 Thread Jérôme Marant
Richard Braakman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I've put the library in /usr/lib/debauch but the warning remains. > > > > The symlink itself triggers the warning whereever is located the > > library. > > You can't move the symlink as well? libfakeroot does. If you I also moved the symlink.

Re: Package documentation

2001-03-05 Thread Sam Hartman
> "Henrique" == Henrique M Holschuh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I think that all documentation must reflect the Debian >> locations of configuration and other files, and that manpages >> and the like should be altered as necessary to achieve this. >> =20 Comments? Henri

Re: Policy decision about override file in debauch

2001-03-05 Thread Richard Braakman
On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 11:20:35AM +0100, Jérôme Marant wrote: > > >Is the library is never linked against directly, then I think it's best > >to put it somewhere other than in /usr/lib/. That removes some > >possibility of confusion, both in Lintian and in users' minds. > >(Compare with libfak

Re: Policy decision about override file in debauch

2001-03-05 Thread Jérôme Marant
>Is the library is never linked against directly, then I think it's best >to put it somewhere other than in /usr/lib/. That removes some >possibility of confusion, both in Lintian and in users' minds. >(Compare with libfakeroot, for example.) I've put the library in /usr/lib/debauch but the warn

Bug#53582: let's get rid of this one at last

2001-03-05 Thread Yann Dirson
Well, I had not done much on this since that time :( Joey suggested: Here is one way we could reword policy: | 2.3.6. The base system -- | | The base system is a minimum subset of the Debian GNU/Linux system that is installed before everything else on a new system.