Bug#165063: debian-policy: Section `12.8.3 Packages providing a terminal emulator' fails to sufficently document the -e option

On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 09:41:15AM +, Jonathan David Amery wrote: > I suggest that the following patch be applied to policy in order to > resolve this issue: > > --- policy.sgml.old Fri Nov 15 09:30:47 2002 > +++ policy.sgml Fri Nov 15 09:36:16 2002 > @@ -6982,9 +6982,12 @@ >

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

On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 02:13:23AM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > If these were ordinary log files of a running program > generating data, I may agree. > > But since we are down to gut feelings, a bunch of files are > generated by postinst, and they all reside in the same place. So

Bug#167604: debian-policy: provides the exception of static libraries.

> On Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:27:49 +0100, > "BA" == Bill Allombert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Subject: debian-policy: provides the exception of static libraries. >> In Libraries section, >> >> In general, libraries must have a shared version in the >> library package and a static version i

Re: Looking at the 3 year olds

On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 06:47:35PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > * #39830: [AMENDMENT 30/10/2002] get rid of undocumented(7) symlinks >Package: debian-policy; Severity: wishlist; Reported by: >[EMAIL PROTECTED]; 3 years and 151 days old. > > Heh. Have people tested the new

Bug#167604: debian-policy: provides the exception of static libraries.

> Subject: debian-policy: provides the exception of static libraries. > In Libraries section, > > In general, libraries must have a shared version in the > library package and a static version in the development > package. > > But, if libraries uses dlopen(3) internally, then some > program

Bug#165063: debian-policy: Section `12.8.3 Packages providing a terminal emulator' fails to sufficently document the -e option

I suggest that the following patch be applied to policy in order to resolve this issue: --- policy.sgml.old Fri Nov 15 09:30:47 2002 +++ policy.sgml Fri Nov 15 09:36:16 2002 @@ -6982,9 +6982,12 @@ emulator application were so coded, be a new "view" i

Bug#62768: And now for the 2 years and older (bugs closed as well)

>>"Ian" == Ian Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Ian> The inconsistency makes it unnecessarily hard to write automated Ian> scripts that build a kernel and all modules. Sometimes you need to do Ian> the tar -x before running make-kpkg, sometimes not. Ian> Not necessarily a policy issue,

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

>>"Branden" == Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Branden> On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 06:13:50PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> >>"Branden" == Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Branden> Well, according to the FHS, you shouldn't be putting variabel data in Branden> /us

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

On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 06:13:50PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > >>"Branden" == Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Branden> Well, according to the FHS, you shouldn't be putting variabel data > in > Branden> /usr at all: > > It is not variable data. It is static data; tha

CVS srivasta: update standards version

CVSROOT:/cvs/debian-policy Module name:debian-policy Changes by: srivastaThu Nov 14 23:52:48 MST 2002 Modified files: debian : control Log message: update standards version

CVS srivasta: there is no id in a footnote?

CVSROOT:/cvs/debian-policy Module name:debian-policy Changes by: srivastaThu Nov 14 23:49:40 MST 2002 Modified files: . : policy.sgml Log message: there is no id in a footnote?

CVS srivasta: Manoj

CVSROOT:/cvs/debian-policy Module name:debian-policy Changes by: srivastaThu Nov 14 23:44:23 MST 2002 Modified files: . : menu-policy.sgml policy.sgml upgrading-checklist.html debconf_spec : debconf_specification.xml