Bug#486453: Policy 8.2 suggests libraryname-tools, but not libraryname-utils

2012-07-08 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Hi, Policy says: > Run-time support programs that use the shared library but are not > required for the library to function or files used by the shared > library that can be used by any version of the shared library > package should instead be put in a separate package. This package > might typic

Bug#486453: Policy 8.2 suggests libraryname-tools, but not libraryname-utils

2008-06-16 Thread Simon Josefsson
Fabian Greffrath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 3.8.0.1 > Severity: minor > > Hi, > > Policy currently reads: > >> 8.2 Shared library support files > [...] >> Run-time support programs that use the shared library but are not >> required for the library to function

Bug#486453: Policy 8.2 suggests libraryname-tools, but not libraryname-utils

2008-06-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Fabian Greffrath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > However, in practice the -utils suffix for the discussed type of > packages seems to be much more widely used than the -tools suffix that > is suggested by policy 8.2. On my system I get the following results: > > $ dpkg -l \*-tools | wc -l > 27 > > $

Bug#486453: Policy 8.2 suggests libraryname-tools, but not libraryname-utils

2008-06-16 Thread Fabian Greffrath
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.8.0.1 Severity: minor Hi, Policy currently reads: 8.2 Shared library support files [...] Run-time support programs that use the shared library but are not required for the library to function or files used by the shared library that can be used by any versio