Re: [PROPOSAL] changing policy on compiling with -g .. a better way

1999-08-31 Thread Mike Goldman
Second.

Re: Bug#42477: PROPOSED} delay the /usr/doc transition till after potato

1999-08-09 Thread Mike Goldman
Chris Waters wrote: > > I have a couple of things to say about this proposal. I think > > that we have a bad track record when it comes to merely deferring the > > issue until a latter date > > This proposal defers nothing. It merely mandates a *delay* for the > transition. Granted, it

Bug#42477: PROPOSED} delay the /usr/doc transition till after potato

1999-08-09 Thread Mike Goldman
Manoj Srivastava wrote: > Hi, > >>"Mike" == Mike Goldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Mike> Given then a choice between automatically moving all docs back > Mike> to /usr/doc or moving all legacy packages to /usr/share/doc, I > Mike> would ch

Bug#42477: PROPOSED} delay the /usr/doc transition till after potato

1999-08-08 Thread Mike Goldman
Richard Braakman wrote: > Mike Goldman wrote: > > Therefore, I formally object to this proposal. > > You have given reasons for not liking the proposal, but no reasons for > it being unviable. I think a formal objection is far too strong. I think it is both undesirable and un

Bug#42634: [PROPOSAL] Automatic migration to /usr/share/doc

1999-08-08 Thread Mike Goldman
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.0.1.0 Following up my objection to #42477, I propose the following transitional plan for migrating files from /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc when potato releases. 1. Base-files should be modified to execute a script, automatically migrating all directories in /usr/d

Bug#42477: PROPOSED} delay the /usr/doc transition till after potato

1999-08-08 Thread Mike Goldman
I observe that several very large packages have already moved to /usr/share/doc. Moving them back to /usr/doc will require not inconsiderable time and inconvenience. This would be in itself not cause for objection if it were a step forward. However, it is clearly our goal eventually to have all

Re: /usr/share/doc vs. /usr/doc transition, debate reopened

1999-08-04 Thread Mike Goldman
Okay, my two cents on the issue. I hope I'm not just adding more noise to the ratio, but since I have no particular policy axe to grind, perhaps I may be a bit more impartial On Mon, Aug 02, 1999 at 04:06:15PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thanks for reopening the debate, Chris. > > I am