Bug#850157: Please deprecate all ad-hoc patch systems

2017-01-04 Thread Stuart Prescott
> Running dpkg-source -x on a source package MUST produce the source > of the package, ready for editing, and allow one to make changes, The "ready for editing" language is a bit too sloppy for Policy. Ultimately all packages are 'ready for editing' once unpacked, it's just that you might b

Bug#850157: Please deprecate all ad-hoc patch systems

2017-01-04 Thread Russ Allbery
Ian Jackson writes: > The policy section "Source package handling: debian/README.source" > should be entirely replaced with a requirement that > Running dpkg-source -x on a source package MUST produce the source > of the package, ready for editing, and allow one to make changes, > and run

Bug#850171: forgot to add it should be in section 12.1 https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-docs.html#s12.1

2017-01-04 Thread shirish शिरीष
Hi all, Though I thought I had added it, the change will need to be in section 12.1 -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal शिरीष अग्रवाल My quotes in this email licensed under CC 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com EB80 462B 08E1 A

Bug#850156: Please firmly deprecate vendor-specific series files

2017-01-04 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, Jan 04, 2017 at 01:41:53PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > Package: dpkg-dev, debian-policy > Version: 1.17.27, 3.9.8.0 > dpkg-source has a surprising and not-very-well-documented feature, > that it is possible to have in a `3.0 (quilt)' package a > vendor-specific series file, which is used o

Bug#850171: debian-policy: Addition of having an 'EXAMPLES' section in manual pages debian policy 12.1

2017-01-04 Thread shirish शिरीष
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.9.8.0 Severity: wishlist Dear Maintainer, While I have already filed #850168 I just remembered that lintian mostly/usually takes directions from debian-policy. While I do not want to re-iterate the same thing that I have shared in #850168, I would say it was a bi

Bug#850157: Please deprecate all ad-hoc patch systems

2017-01-04 Thread Ian Jackson
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.9.8.0 The policy section "Source package handling: debian/README.source" should be entirely replaced with a requirement that Running dpkg-source -x on a source package MUST produce the source of the package, ready for editing, and allow one to make changes,

Bug#850156: Please firmly deprecate vendor-specific series files

2017-01-04 Thread Ian Jackson
Package: dpkg-dev, debian-policy Version: 1.17.27, 3.9.8.0 dpkg-source has a surprising and not-very-well-documented feature, that it is possible to have in a `3.0 (quilt)' package a vendor-specific series file, which is used only if the vendor matches that of the running host.[1] This feature is