Re: nocheck (don't run) vs nodoc (don't build)

2023-04-26 Thread Sam Hartman
> "Simon" == Simon McVittie writes: Simon> On Wed, 26 Apr 2023 at 18:59:46 +0200, Christian Kastner wrote: >> Policy 4.9.1 states that (emphases mine): * "[nocheck] says not >> to *run* any build-time test suite" * "[nodoc] says to skip any >> *build* steps" >> >> My

Re: nocheck (don't run) vs nodoc (don't build)

2023-04-26 Thread Simon McVittie
On Wed, 26 Apr 2023 at 18:59:46 +0200, Christian Kastner wrote: > Policy 4.9.1 states that (emphases mine): > * "[nocheck] says not to *run* any build-time test suite" > * "[nodoc] says to skip any *build* steps" > > My reading with regards to 'nocheck' was that where tests were available > an

Re: nocheck (don't run) vs nodoc (don't build)

2023-04-26 Thread Christian Kastner
Hi Russ, thanks for the fast reply! On 2023-04-26 20:42, Russ Allbery wrote: > Christian Kastner writes: >> I thought this line of reasoning was sound, but then I remembered the >> 'nodoc' tag and now I am no longer sure. Maybe I'm taking the 'nocheck' >> description too literally. > > I think

Re: Bug #1013195: base-files: Please add AGPL-3 license

2023-04-26 Thread Russ Allbery
Robert Ernst writes: > Also I kindly remark my still open questions regarding: > - Is there enough manpower in the debian policy team? No, not really. > - Who is part of the debian policy team besides of the two delegates >     - Russ Allbery (rra) >     - Sean Whitton (spwhitton) Cur

Re: nocheck (don't run) vs nodoc (don't build)

2023-04-26 Thread Russ Allbery
Christian Kastner writes: > Policy 4.9.1 states that (emphases mine): > * "[nocheck] says not to *run* any build-time test suite" > * "[nodoc] says to skip any *build* steps" > My reading with regards to 'nocheck' was that where tests were available > and needed to be built, then they should

nocheck (don't run) vs nodoc (don't build)

2023-04-26 Thread Christian Kastner
Hi, Policy 4.9.1 states that (emphases mine): * "[nocheck] says not to *run* any build-time test suite" * "[nodoc] says to skip any *build* steps" My reading with regards to 'nocheck' was that where tests were available and needed to be built, then they should always be built, just not run.

Re: Bug #1013195: base-files: Please add AGPL-3 license

2023-04-26 Thread Bill Allombert
On Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 10:49:32AM +, Robert Ernst wrote: > Hello Bill, > > thank you for the swift reply! > > Excuse me if I do err, but even after consulting others, this bug seems to > be open. > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1013195 > > And from an uninitiated perspec

Re: Bug #1013195: base-files: Please add AGPL-3 license

2023-04-26 Thread Robert Ernst
Hello Bill, what speaks against closing the bug, independent of being a duplicate? This whole thread and conversation plus the time spent on it would not have been necessary if it would just have been closed. Also I kindly remark my still open questions regarding: - Is there enough manpower i

Re: Bug #1013195: base-files: Please add AGPL-3 license

2023-04-26 Thread Robert Ernst
Hello Bill, thank you for the swift reply! Excuse me if I do err, but even after consulting others, this bug seems to be open. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1013195 And from an uninitiated perspective it seems like the policy team never looked at this bug. So the best sol

Re: Bug #1013195: base-files: Please add AGPL-3 license

2023-04-26 Thread Bill Allombert
On Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 09:03:14AM +, Robert Ernst wrote: > Hello, > > I found this bug because I was asking myself why we don't include more > licenses in the /usr/share/common-licenses/ folder. > While I am open to have the big topic (of why we don't just put all licenses > know to man in ev

Bug #1013195: base-files: Please add AGPL-3 license

2023-04-26 Thread Robert Ernst
Hello, I found this bug because I was asking myself why we don't include more licenses in the /usr/share/common-licenses/ folder. While I am open to have the big topic (of why we don't just put all licenses know to man in every language put into the common-licences folder and then refer from t