Bug#1075856: Clarify filename conflicts for programs

2024-07-13 Thread Holger Levsen
On Sat, Jul 06, 2024 at 06:29:20PM +0200, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote: > diff --git a/policy/ch-files.rst b/policy/ch-files.rst > index b34c183..40bfa42 100644 > --- a/policy/ch-files.rst > +++ b/policy/ch-files.rst > @@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ Binaries > > > Two different packages must not install p

Bug#1075856: Clarify filename conflicts for programs

2024-07-13 Thread Jochen Sprickerhof
* Chris Hofstaedtler [2024-07-06 18:29]: diff --git a/policy/ch-files.rst b/policy/ch-files.rst index b34c183..40bfa42 100644 --- a/policy/ch-files.rst +++ b/policy/ch-files.rst @@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ Binaries Two different packages must not install programs with different -functionality but

Bug#1075856: Clarify filename conflicts for programs

2024-07-12 Thread Chris Hofstaedtler
On Fri, Jul 12, 2024 at 01:52:54PM +0800, Sean Whitton wrote: > On Sat 06 Jul 2024 at 07:49pm +02, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote: > > I'm happy to file the bugs, if policy intended to forbid this, and/or > > this bug does not get rejected. > > I would be happy to second this change too. > > Generally

Bug#1075856: Clarify filename conflicts for programs

2024-07-11 Thread Sean Whitton
Hello, On Sat 06 Jul 2024 at 07:49pm +02, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote: > I'm happy to file the bugs, if policy intended to forbid this, and/or > this bug does not get rejected. I would be happy to second this change too. Generally however we seek not to make packages buggy by releasing Policy. So

Bug#1075856: Clarify filename conflicts for programs

2024-07-06 Thread Chris Hofstaedtler
* Helmut Grohne [240706 18:51]: > I second the change and the wording, but caution on the order and > timing. I recommend filing all relevant problems as a MBF prior to > changing policy. You may use dumat to gauge this problem: > > SELECT * FROM content AS c1 JOIN content AS c2 JOIN package AS p

Bug#1075856: Clarify filename conflicts for programs

2024-07-06 Thread Helmut Grohne
Hi, On Sat, Jul 06, 2024 at 06:29:20PM +0200, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote: > every so often packages install different, unrelated programs into > different directories on the PATH. This often goes unnoticed for a > long time, thus changing it later becomes harder. > > I think policy already forbids

Bug#1075856: Clarify filename conflicts for programs

2024-07-06 Thread Chris Hofstaedtler
Package: debian-policy Version: 4.7.0.0 X-Debbugs-CC: hel...@subdivi.de Control: tags -1 + patch Hi, every so often packages install different, unrelated programs into different directories on the PATH. This often goes unnoticed for a long time, thus changing it later becomes harder. I think pol