Bug#519941: 10.2 Libraries recommends use of /etc/ld.so.conf instead of /etc/ld.so.conf.d

* Bill Allombert [2009-03-17 17:02]: > What is the rational for making the library private in the first place ? In the case of the octave package, it is a decision of the upstream authors. I think that one of the reasons is to avoid name clashes between different branches of octave. For instanc

Bug#519941: 10.2 Libraries recommends use of /etc/ld.so.conf instead of /etc/ld.so.conf.d

* Steve Langasek [2009-03-16 07:52]: > This recommendation needs to be elminated entirely. It is *not* ok for > packages that provide libraries to stick extra linker paths in the global > configuration, whether by modifying ld.so.conf or by adding to > /etc/ld.so.conf.d. Either the libraries pr

Mailing list vs. real person name in debian/changelog entries

I am moving from debian-devel to debian-policy a discussion that started in this bug report: http://bugs.debian.org/340428 and continued in the thread: http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2005/11/msg01378.html I hope it is appropriate to post this here in debian-policy. My apologie

Size limit for compressing files

ile, .html files and .gif files), and all changelog files. Where this 4k size limit is referred in the Policy manual? [Please, Cc: replies to me.] -- Rafael Laboissiere

Re: problem with emacs configuration scripts

On Tue, Jul 04, 2000 at 03:09:45PM -0400, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > To summarize: > > 1) Require that emacs init scripts which happen to be conffiles behave >nicely upon package removal, as already required for init.d scripts >by 3.3.2 of the policy manual. This is what I will do r

Re: problem with emacs configuration scripts

debian-policy. [BTW, I like your "callout" proposal.] Thanks, -- Rafael Laboissiere On Mon, Jul 03, 2000 at 05:17:36PM -0400, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > > > Specifically, because

[RFC] Debian Spelling Dictionaries and Tools Policy

edure to follow. -- Rafael Laboissiere (Please Cc: any followup to me, as I am not reading -devel nor -policy now.)

Re: Byte-compiling ELisp files

Scott & Rob, Thank you both for the prompt reply. Indeed, the answers to my questions are in /usr/doc/emacsen-common/debian-emacs-policy.gz. Shouldn't the Policy Manual have a pointer to that file? Regards, Rafael Laboissiere Institut de la Communication Parlee | Email: [EMAIL

Byte-compiling ELisp files

Glimpse is not working et http://www.debian.org/Lists-Archives, I was not able to check. Please, Cc: your replies to me, because I am not subscribed to debian-policy. Rafael Laboissiere Institut de la Communication Parlee | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] UPRESS A CNRS 5009 / INPG | Voice: +33