Bug#185364: debian-policy: project url's should be required for each apt-cache package description

2003-03-20 Thread Dan Jacobson
> "C" == Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: C> On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 04:45:52AM +0800, Dan Jacobson wrote: >> Anyway, here's a typical case. >> $ apt-cache show flightgear >> ... >> Description: Flight Gear Flight Simulator >> Flight Gear is a free and highly sophisticated flight simul

Re: section numbers

2003-03-20 Thread Blars Blarson
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >Does anything other than Lintian (and perhaps Linda) need updating in order >to accomodate for changes in the numbers of Policy sections? Many serious bugs mention the policy section being violated... You should also check other deiban Doc

section numbers

2003-03-20 Thread Josip Rodin
Hi, I've spent a few hours rewriting the Policy Manual to merge in the field stuff from the Packaging Manual, and to crossreference the whole thing properly. In the process I moved a lot of stuff around, and also changed some sect to chapts, sect1s to sects etc. The names (id attributes) are prese

Re: Bug#178251: slang: don't do a dh_testroot in clean

2003-03-20 Thread Bill Allombert
On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 10:42:36PM +0100, Robert Bihlmeyer wrote: > Chris Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I think things are fine the way they are, I think what you're > > suggesting would be a lot of work, I see no tangible benefits, > > therefore I oppose the idea. > > The benefit is 9

Re: Bug#178251: slang: don't do a dh_testroot in clean

2003-03-20 Thread Robert Bihlmeyer
Chris Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I think things are fine the way they are, I think what you're > suggesting would be a lot of work, I see no tangible benefits, > therefore I oppose the idea. The benefit is 9 characters less typing per rebuild cycle per person. There were patterns put i

Bug#185364: debian-policy: project url's should be required for each apt-cache package description

2003-03-20 Thread Dan Jacobson
Anyway, here's a typical case. $ apt-cache show flightgear ... Description: Flight Gear Flight Simulator Flight Gear is a free and highly sophisticated flight simulator. . This package contains the runtime binaries. OK, 40 MB download and install later we learn via some readmes that one should

Bug#185364: debian-policy: project url's should be required for each apt-cache package description

2003-03-20 Thread Colin Watson
On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 04:45:52AM +0800, Dan Jacobson wrote: > Anyway, here's a typical case. > $ apt-cache show flightgear > ... > Description: Flight Gear Flight Simulator > Flight Gear is a free and highly sophisticated flight simulator. > . > This package contains the runtime binaries. > >