Bug#146023: suggested patch against policy, documenting "libexec", or current custom on use of "lib" for binaries in lib* packages

2002-05-10 Thread Junichi Uekawa
Steve Greenland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> immo vero scripsit: > > How about simply: > > > > If your package includes run-time support programs that don't need to > > be invoked manually by the users, or named in a way that would cause > > conflicts if placed in $PATH, but are nevertheless require

Bug#146023: suggested patch against policy, documenting "libexec", or current custom on use of "lib" for binaries in lib* packages

2002-05-10 Thread Steve Greenland
On 09-May-02, 13:53 (CDT), Josip Rodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How about simply: > > If your package includes run-time support programs that don't need to > be invoked manually by the users, or named in a way that would cause > conflicts if placed in $PATH, but are nevertheless require

Re: Working on debian developer's reference and "best packaging practices"

2002-05-10 Thread Grant Bowman
* Julian Gilbey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [020510 09:59]: > There is, I have just realised, a middle way, which satisfies your > concerns and mine. There is an official list, maintained by you, and > for convenience, the information could be included in policy, with the > note that the official list can

Re: Working on debian developer's reference and "best packaging practices"

2002-05-10 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Fri, May 10, 2002 at 11:25:33AM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: > > For > > example, when talking about shared and static libraries, there may be > > exceptional cases where both the shared library and the development > > parts (headers and static library) live in the same package. Then one > > wou

Re: Working on debian developer's reference and "best packaging practices"

2002-05-10 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Fri, May 10, 2002 at 03:48:28AM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: > > My suggestion for a > > policy rewrite it to move to the standard RFC uses of MUST and SHOULD, > > and indication RC-ness in an orthogonal way. > > In short, this isn't going to happen. There'll be a separate document, > maintained