* Axel Beckert [2011-08-16 23:33 +0200]:
> Besides the location of installed and generated files, their behaviour
> should also comply to the FHS, i.e., programs like apt must not fail
> if /var/cache/* is removed. On the other hand, local debian packages
> for propritary software generated by scri
Hi Axel,
Axel Beckert wrote:
> Policy 9.1.1 states: "The location of all installed files and
> directories must comply with the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS)
> [...]".
[...]
> I therefore suggest to rephrase this sentence as follows:
>
> "The location of all installed files and directories,
Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.9.2.0
Severity: minor
Policy 9.1.1 states: "The location of all installed files and
directories must comply with the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS)
[...]".
IMHO this should not only cover "installed files" (which I interpret
as "files being shipped in packag
Hello,
On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 02:14:37PM -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> A lot has changed since this proposal, and I am uninformed, hence
> curious: does it still make sense to reserve this namespace (maybe to
> avoid causing trouble for existing users of dpkg-cross)?
Now that we are gettin
Hi Simon,
Simon Richter wrote:
> Proposed text (to be appended to 5.6.7):
>
> Names ending in "-cross" that have at least two dashes overall are
> reserved for cross compilation support, and should not be used directly.
A lot has changed since this proposal, and I am uninformed, hence
curious: d
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