Bug#368130: grep "59 Temple St" /usr/bin/*

2006-05-19 Thread Dan Jacobson
Package: debian-policy Severity: wishlist Many programs in /usr/bin have GNU's _old_ address hardwired in: $ cd /usr/bin $ fgrep --files-with-matches '59 Temple Place' *|wc -l 179 $ fgrep --files-with-matches Temple *|wc -l 187 And that's just on my machine. $ fgrep --files-with-matches Mass *|wc

Re: [SPAM?]: Bug#361418: Debian menu and the Apps/Science section

2006-05-19 Thread Linas Žvirblis
Frank Küster wrote: > Currently, the free plotting/fitting programs I know of are in fact > clearly different from spreadsheets, because they lack a decent user > interface for data manipulation. But that may change (it was promised > for a future version of grace, and I have not yet checked out

Re: Bug#368055: debian-policy: Add a section about 'transitional packages'

2006-05-19 Thread Christoph Haas
On Fri, May 19, 2006 at 05:54:07PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > Christoph Haas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This is done by removing all files from the package B and setting > > the dependencies as follows: > > > > A: > > > > Replaces: B > > Conflicts: B > > > > B: > > > > Depends: A >

Re: Bug#368055: debian-policy: Add a section about 'transitional packages'

2006-05-19 Thread Frank Küster
Christoph Haas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is done by removing all files from the package B and setting > the dependencies as follows: > > A: > > Replaces: B > Conflicts: B > > B: > > Depends: A > Description: Transitional package for A > This is a transitional package which ensure

Bug#368055: debian-policy: Add a section about 'transitional packages'

2006-05-19 Thread Christoph Haas
Package: debian-policy Severity: wishlist Since I just accidentally created a grave bug due to errors in a transitional package I would like to propose the policy mentions them. Section 7.5.2 of the policy deals with virtual packages already. Somewhere near that section I would like to learn abou