Processed: Classify new incoming bugs

2008-03-16 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > user [EMAIL PROTECTED] Setting user to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (was [EMAIL PROTECTED]). > package debian-policy Ignoring bugs not assigned to: debian-policy > severity 458910 minor Bug#458910: debian-policy: Policy and dpkg disagree on debian revision tests.

Processed: More tag fixes

2008-03-16 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > package debian-policy Ignoring bugs not assigned to: debian-policy > tag 65577 -patch Bug#65577: [Amended] copyright should include notice if a package is not a part of Debian distribution Tags were: pending patch Tags removed: patch > tag 209008 -p

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2008-03-16 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > # Automatically generated email from bts, devscripts version 2.10.18.1 > user [EMAIL PROTECTED] Setting user to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (was [EMAIL PROTECTED]). > package debian-policy Ignoring bugs not assigned to: debian-policy > usertags 452393 = informat

Re: Set up Policy bug categories and record current triage

2008-03-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Russ Allbery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > # Setting up user categories for Policy bug triage and to help in the > # process. This uses the same classification scheme as mine adjusted by > # Manoj and previously discussed on the mailing list, with a few > # modifications so that the existing bug

Processed (with 2 errors): Set up Policy bug categories and record current triage

2008-03-16 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > # Setting up user categories for Policy bug triage and to help in the > # process. This uses the same classification scheme as mine adjusted by > # Manoj and previously discussed on the mailing list, with a few > # modifications so that the existing bu

Set up Policy bug categories and record current triage

2008-03-16 Thread Russ Allbery
# Setting up user categories for Policy bug triage and to help in the # process. This uses the same classification scheme as mine adjusted by # Manoj and previously discussed on the mailing list, with a few # modifications so that the existing bug system tags can be used where # possible: # # * Us

Bug#403391: debian-policy: scripts as configuration files: should vs. must

2008-03-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Russ Allbery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Here is the patch that I'm applying. If anyone objects, yell now. Actually, looking at this further, I see the Policy was never updated to mention the /etc/cron.hourly directory. I'm fixing that as well. Here's the new combined patch. --- orig/policy

Processed: tagging 403391

2008-03-16 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > # Automatically generated email from bts, devscripts version 2.10.18.1 > tags 403391 pending Bug#403391: debian-policy: scripts as configuration files: should vs. must There were no tags set. Tags added: pending > End of message, stopping processing he

Bug#403391: debian-policy: scripts as configuration files: should vs. must

2008-03-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Russ Allbery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Given that Policy is only really useful when kept in sync with release > policy, I agree with making a change here. Policy is making a general > statement and the RC policy is making a specific statement, so how about > replacing this paragraph with: > >

Bug#250202: "debian/README.source" file for packages with non-trivial source

2008-03-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Raphael Hertzog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, 04 Mar 2008, Russ Allbery wrote: >> Okay, here is a new and hopefully final version of the README.source >> patch. If you have any other comments or concerns, please speak up >> now; otherwise, I will apply this patch for the next Policy relea

Processed: tagging 250202

2008-03-16 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > # Automatically generated email from bts, devscripts version 2.10.18.1 > tags 250202 pending Bug#250202: [PROPOSAL] "debian/README.source" file for packages with non-trivial source Tags were: patch Tags added: pending > End of message, stopping proces

Processed: tagging 209008

2008-03-16 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > # Automatically generated email from bts, devscripts version 2.10.18.1 > tags 209008 pending Bug#209008: debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] common interface for parallel building in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS Tags were: patch Tags added: pending > End of message, stopp

Processed: tagging 430649

2008-03-16 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > # Automatically generated email from bts, devscripts version 2.10.18.1 > tags 430649 pending Bug#430649: Please clarify splitting/syntax of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS There were no tags set. Tags added: pending > End of message, stopping processing here. Pleas

Bug#430649: Bug#209008: Bug#430649: New proposed wording for DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS

2008-03-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Lucas Nussbaum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 05/03/08 at 08:45 +0100, Raphael Hertzog wrote: >> On Sun, 30 Dec 2007, Russ Allbery wrote: >>> Okay, here's a revised proposal to address both Bug#209008 (parallel) and >>> Bug#430649 (DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS parsing). This proposal does the following: >

Processed: tagging 65577

2008-03-16 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > # Automatically generated email from bts, devscripts version 2.10.18.1 > tags 65577 pending Bug#65577: [Amended] copyright should include notice if a package is not a part of Debian distribution Tags were: patch Tags added: pending > End of message, s

Processed: tagging 291460

2008-03-16 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > # Automatically generated email from bts, devscripts version 2.10.18.1 > tags 291460 pending Bug#291460: Inclusion of Apache Software License versions in /usr/share/common-licenses Tags were: patch Tags added: pending > End of message, stopping proces

Bug#65577: [Amended] copyright should include notice if a package is not a part of Debian distribution

2008-03-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Raphael Hertzog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, 01 Jan 2008, Russ Allbery wrote: >> Below is a revised patch that puts the text into section 12.5 instead >> of here and simplifies the language a little. I think the major open >> question is how to handle the fact that it makes contrib and n

Bug#291460: Inclusion of Apache Software License versions in /usr/share/common-licenses

2008-03-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Russ Allbery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have gotten no further feedback on this proposal. I would like to > resolve this bug for the next Policy release one way or the other. > Could others reading the Policy list please express an opinion on > whether we should add the Apache 2.0 license to

Re: Bug#291460: Inclusion of Apache Software License versions in /usr/share/common-licenses

2008-03-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Bas Wijnen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Some idea about the number of packages which is enough seems useful. I > think it should also be taken into account how many people have the > package installed. That is: the only reason not to put a license in > there, is that it increases the system siz

Bug#71621: Policy on update-alternatives still needed

2008-03-16 Thread Steve Langasek
On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 05:25:56PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > Colin Watson writes ("Bug#71621: Policy on update-alternatives still needed"): > > Based on the analysis I did back in 2000, which I think is still largely > > sound, I think that policy should recommend that 'update-alternatives > > --