Bug#941803: debian-policy: dependencies on font packages

Stephen Kitt writes: > I’m attaching a revert and an update to the footnote (against the next > branch): Thanks! Applied for the next release. -- Russ Allbery (r...@debian.org)

Bug#941803: debian-policy: dependencies on font packages

On Fri, 22 Nov 2019 23:07:01 +0100, Stephen Kitt wrote: > On Fri, 22 Nov 2019 09:09:24 -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > > Julien Cristau writes: > > > I don't think this change is good as-is. The "don't depend on X font > > > packages" is still very much relevant, for applications that use the >

Bug#941803: debian-policy: dependencies on font packages

On Fri, 22 Nov 2019 09:09:24 -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > Julien Cristau writes: > > I don't think this change is good as-is. The "don't depend on X font > > packages" is still very much relevant, for applications that use the > > "traditional" X font system, where the X server loads the fonts.

Bug#941803: debian-policy: dependencies on font packages

Julien Cristau writes: > I don't think this change is good as-is. The "don't depend on X font > packages" is still very much relevant, for applications that use the > "traditional" X font system, where the X server loads the fonts. The X > server can still be on a different machine from the cli

Bug#941803: debian-policy: dependencies on font packages

On Sat, Oct 05, 2019 at 09:44:25PM +0200, Stephen Kitt wrote: > Policy section 11.8.5, point 1 says > > > If one or more of the fonts so packaged are necessary for proper > > operation of the package with which they are associated the font > > package may be Recommended; if the fonts merely provid

Bug#941803: debian-policy: dependencies on font packages

On Wed, 23 Oct 2019 12:55:41 -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > Russ Allbery writes: > > Stephen Kitt writes: > > >> Is the following suitable? > > > Yup, this looks great. Seconded. Once this gets one more second, we'll > > apply it. > > And now applied for the next release. Great, thanks

Bug#941803: debian-policy: dependencies on font packages

Control: tags -1 pending Russ Allbery writes: > Stephen Kitt writes: >> Is the following suitable? > Yup, this looks great. Seconded. Once this gets one more second, we'll > apply it. And now applied for the next release. -- Russ Allbery (r...@debian.org)

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Bug#941803: debian-policy: dependencies on font packages

On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 12:13:00PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > > From d5895ca185fa1d678a098697d9e1c601c84f45dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > > From: Stephen Kitt > > Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2019 21:09:52 +0200 > > Subject: [PATCH] Allow strong dependencies on X font packages > > > The X server shipped in

Bug#941803: debian-policy: dependencies on font packages

Stephen Kitt writes: > Is the following suitable? Yup, this looks great. Seconded. Once this gets one more second, we'll apply it. > From d5895ca185fa1d678a098697d9e1c601c84f45dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > From: Stephen Kitt > Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2019 21:09:52 +0200 > Subject: [PATCH] Allow str

Bug#941803: debian-policy: dependencies on font packages

Hi Guillem, On Sun, 6 Oct 2019 20:08:20 +0200, Guillem Jover wrote: > On Sat, 2019-10-05 at 21:44:25 +0200, Stephen Kitt wrote: > > The associated footnote explains that > > > > > This is because the X server may retrieve fonts from the local file > > > system or over the network from an X fon

Bug#941803: debian-policy: dependencies on font packages

Hi Russ, On Sun, 06 Oct 2019 11:42:20 -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > Guillem Jover writes: > > On Sat, 2019-10-05 at 21:44:25 +0200, Stephen Kitt wrote: > >> It’s common for packages to strongly depend on non-X fonts they need; > >> see for example the reverse dependencies of fonts-dejavu. While

Bug#941803: debian-policy: dependencies on font packages

Guillem Jover writes: > On Sat, 2019-10-05 at 21:44:25 +0200, Stephen Kitt wrote: >> It’s common for packages to strongly depend on non-X fonts they need; >> see for example the reverse dependencies of fonts-dejavu. While lintian >> objects to X font depencencies >> (

Bug#941803: debian-policy: dependencies on font packages

Hi! On Sat, 2019-10-05 at 21:44:25 +0200, Stephen Kitt wrote: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 4.4.1.1 > Severity: normal > Policy section 11.8.5, point 1 says > > > If one or more of the fonts so packaged are necessary for proper > > operation of the package with which they are associated th

Bug#941803: debian-policy: dependencies on font packages

On Sat, 05 Oct 2019 21:44:25 +0200, Stephen Kitt wrote: > Policy section 11.8.5, point 1 says > > > If one or more of the fonts so packaged are necessary for proper > > operation of the package with which they are associated the font > > package may be Recommended; if the fonts merely provide an

Bug#941803: debian-policy: dependencies on font packages

Package: debian-policy Version: 4.4.1.1 Severity: normal Dear Maintainer, Policy section 11.8.5, point 1 says > If one or more of the fonts so packaged are necessary for proper > operation of the package with which they are associated the font > package may be Recommended; if the fonts merely pr