Bug#66912: PROPOSAL] init script configuration variables

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Package: debian-policy > Severity: wishlist > > There has been some discussion lately on debian-deval (and a bit on > -policy) about init scripts. One concern that has arisen is that it can > be very annoying t

Re: /lib and /usr/lib

"Mikolaj J. Habryn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I've always made a habit of putting /usr on a separate partition to > /. No particular reason, other than the usual arguments for a small > root partition. Imagine my surprise when my alpha failed to boot one > fine day a while ago. > > The pr

Re: [RFD]: Question regarding actions to take on --purge of a package.

Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This is why I particular hate the bug in dpkg that warns the > administrator that empty directories have not been deleted. Usually (always?) this warning is wrong and it will be deleted in the purge process later. Falk

Bug#54002: PROPOSAL] permit use of bzip2 for source packages

Chris Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 3.1.1.1 > Severity: wishlist > > I propose that "woody" and subsequent releases permit the use of bzip2 > format for source packages. [...] I second this proposal. Falk

Re: a nitpicky reading of policy

Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, Dec 02, 1999 at 03:41:34PM -0800, Joey Hess wrote: > > I read through the policy document today, trying to nitpick and find things > > that have changed in current practice. Here's what I found: > > > > * The policy manual uses the term "secti

Bug#44922: PROPOSAL] handling missing stuff in /usr/local

Julian Gilbey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > + However, because '/usr/local' and its contents are for > + exclusive use of the local administrator, a package must > + not rely on the presence or absence of files of ^ > +

Re: Clarification: Eliminate nagging at installation time?

Anthony Towns writes: > [1 ] > On Wed, Jul 07, 1999 at 08:03:19AM +, Norbert Nemec wrote: > > IMO, packages should under no circumstances complain > > about anything if it is avoidable at all. > > As an example, what would happen to netbase's postinst questions and > comments? It currently

Re: Bug#39299: PROPOSAL] permit/require use of bz2 for source packages

Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, > >>"Branden" == Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Branden> On Thu, Jun 10, 1999 at 01:22:26PM -0600, Marcelo E. Magallon wrote: > >> On Thu, Jun 10, 1999 at 02:02:35PM -0500, Chris Lawrence wrote: > >> > >> > I further propos

Re: source dependencies

> "Hamish" == Hamish Moffatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Hamish> Every week or two, somebody says "we need source Hamish> dependencies." I don't have a proposal to present on how Hamish> it should be done, but it doesn't seem like it should be Hamish> too hard. Hamish> Th