Re: Bug#167422: files in /usr/share should be world-readable

2002-11-09 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Santiago" == Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Santiago> Manoj Srivastava wrote: Santiago> What I don't understand is why those .log files have to be >> created. >> >> Because it helps me in debugging problems users may have with >> my packages. Santiago> We usually turn off de

Bug#167422: files in /usr/share should be world-readable

2002-11-09 Thread Santiago Vila
Manoj Srivastava wrote: > Santiago> What I don't understand is why those .log files have to be > created. > > Because it helps me in debugging problems users may have with > my packages. We usually turn off debugging when we are confident that things work as they are expected to do. That's

Bug#168435: debian-policy: Remove the requirement to install static libraries

2002-11-09 Thread Sebastian Rittau
On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 05:59:40PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 04:25:00PM +0100, Sebastian Rittau wrote: > > + All libraries must have a shared version in the > > + lib* package and may have a static version in the > > + lib*-dev package. > > > Rationale:

Bug#168435: debian-policy: Remove the requirement to install static libraries

2002-11-09 Thread Branden Robinson
On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 04:25:00PM +0100, Sebastian Rittau wrote: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 3.5.7.0 > Severity: wishlist > > I suggest the following alteration to the policy: I object strenuously to this proposal. > + All libraries must have a shared version in the > + lib*

Bug#167422: files in /usr/share should be world-readable

2002-11-09 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Santiago" == Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Santiago> What I don't understand is why those .log files have to be created. Because it helps me in debugging problems users may have with my packages. Santiago> The example `install' script in debian-emacs-policy does Santi

Bug#167422: general: files in /usr/share should be world-readable

2002-11-09 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Matthew Swift <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Because files in /usr/share are expected to be shared, they should all > be world-readable. This is incorrect. /usr/share is intended to be shared between cooperating systems, but cooperating systems' root users might well have secrets that they want

Bug#168435: debian-policy: Remove the requirement to install static libraries

2002-11-09 Thread Sebastian Rittau
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.5.7.0 Severity: wishlist I suggest the following alteration to the policy: --- policy.sgml.old 2002-11-09 14:48:01.0 +0100 +++ policy.sgml 2002-11-09 16:19:08.0 +0100 @@ -5592,12 +5592,12 @@ Libraries - In gene

Bug#167422: files in /usr/share should be world-readable

2002-11-09 Thread Santiago Vila
James R. Van Zandt wrote: > Matt Swift <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > ... > >In the source package, the file ./debian/PVER-elisp.install.in > >contains the lines: > > > >ELCDIR=/usr/share/$FLAVOR/site-lisp/$PACKAGE > > [...] > >LOG=`tempfile` > > [...] > >$FLAVOR $BATCHFL