Bug#403391: debian-policy: scripts as configuration files: should vs. must

2008-04-08 Thread Frank Küster
Russ Allbery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> + treated as configuration files. In general, any script that >>> + embeds configuration information is de-facto a configuration >>> + file and should be treated as such. >> ^^ >> >> Wasn't the initial request

Bug#403391: debian-policy: scripts as configuration files: should vs. must

2008-03-18 Thread Don Armstrong
On Mon, 17 Mar 2008, Jörg Sommer wrote: > Russ Allbery schrieb am Sun 16. Mar, 15:01 (-0700): > > Russ Allbery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > Here is the patch that I'm applying. If anyone objects, yell now. > > > > Actually, looking at this further, I see the Policy was never updated to

Bug#403391: debian-policy: scripts as configuration files: should vs. must

2008-03-18 Thread Jörg Sommer
Hi Russ, Russ Allbery schrieb am Sun 16. Mar, 15:01 (-0700): > Russ Allbery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Here is the patch that I'm applying. If anyone objects, yell now. > > Actually, looking at this further, I see the Policy was never updated to > mention the /etc/cron.hourly directory.

Bug#403391: debian-policy: scripts as configuration files: should vs. must

2008-03-18 Thread Russ Allbery
Jörg Sommer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi Russ, > > Russ Allbery schrieb am Sun 16. Mar, 15:01 (-0700): >> Russ Allbery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > Here is the patch that I'm applying. If anyone objects, yell now. >> >> Actually, looking at this further, I see the Policy was never upd

Bug#403391: debian-policy: scripts as configuration files: should vs. must

2008-03-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Russ Allbery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Here is the patch that I'm applying. If anyone objects, yell now. Actually, looking at this further, I see the Policy was never updated to mention the /etc/cron.hourly directory. I'm fixing that as well. Here's the new combined patch. --- orig/policy

Bug#403391: debian-policy: scripts as configuration files: should vs. must

2008-03-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Russ Allbery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Given that Policy is only really useful when kept in sync with release > policy, I agree with making a change here. Policy is making a general > statement and the RC policy is making a specific statement, so how about > replacing this paragraph with: > >

Bug#403391: debian-policy: scripts as configuration files: should vs. must

2008-03-04 Thread Russ Allbery
Frank Küster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Current policy says: > > , 10.7.1 Definitions > | Note that a script that embeds configuration information (such as most > | of the files in /etc/default and /etc/cron.{daily,weekly,monthly}) is > | de-facto a configuration file and should be treated

Bug#403391: debian-policy: scripts as configuration files: should vs. must

2006-12-16 Thread Frank Küster
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.7.2.1 Severity: normal Current policy says: , 10.7.1 Definitions | Note that a script that embeds configuration information (such as most | of the files in /etc/default and /etc/cron.{daily,weekly,monthly}) is | de-facto a configuration file and should be tre