Bug#835876: debian-policy: please suggest dbus-run-session to run tests

Source: debian-policy Version: 3.9.8.0 Severity: minor User: d...@packages.debian.org Usertags: dbus-launch dbus-launch-for-tests As described in I'm trying to reduce how much dbus-launch is used in Debian. The autopkgtest document in

Re: Bug#835520: Policy 9.3.1 is inaccurate to the point of being harmful

On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 11:15:35AM +0100, Jonathan de Boyne Pollard wrote: > Sam Hartman: > >Hi. As part of reviewing an issue for the technical committee, I just read > >policy section 9.3 in its entirety. > >Section 9.3.1 really seems to be showing its age. That section covers > >runlevels and

Re: Bug#835520: Policy 9.3.1 is inaccurate to the point of being harmful

Sam Hartman: Hi. As part of reviewing an issue for the technical committee, I just read policy section 9.3 in its entirety. Section 9.3.1 really seems to be showing its age. That section covers runlevels and the sequencing numbers after S and K in rc.d links without reference to dependency-b

Fixing the Debian Policy Manual to finally reflect changes from 2014 (was: "Is missing SysV-init support a bug?" on debian-devel)

Robert Edmonds: The relevant text from the policy manual, §9.11: [...] The Debian Policy Manual never got updated in the wake of the Debian systemd Hoo-Hah. It remains written from the viewpoint that System 5 init and rc are the defaults, and that upstart is a novelty addendum. Several peo

Fixing the Debian Policy Manual to finally reflect changes from 2014 (was: "Is missing SysV-init support a bug?" on debian-devel)

Robert Edmonds: The relevant text from the policy manual, §9.11: [...] Ansgar Burchardt: Was that changed since the default init system was changed? It pretty much still reads like Policy still assumes that sysvinit is the default init system. It also still mentions upstart in 9.11.1; wil