Bug#941835: debian-policy: drop mentioning of legacy manual in package description

Package: debian-policy Version: 4.4.1.1 Severity: normal Dear Maintainer, the current package description contains this paragraph: It also replaces the old Packaging Manual; most of the still-relevant content is now included as appendices to the Policy Manual. I'm around a long time and I don

Processed: Bug#941274 marked as pending in developers-reference

Processing control commands: > tag -1 pending Bug #941274 [developers-reference] developers-reference: please mention the packaging-tutorial and lintian-brush packages Added tag(s) pending. -- 941274: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=941274 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact ow

Processed: Bug#540248 marked as pending in developers-reference

Processing control commands: > tag -1 pending Bug #540248 [developers-reference] Suggested additions for "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" (courtesy of NM) Added tag(s) pending. -- 540248: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=540248 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact ow...@bugs

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

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#932704: debian-policy: Don't force sysvinit compatibility if e.g. alternate init required

Hello, On Sat 05 Oct 2019 at 07:30PM -04, David Steele wrote: > I'm going to drop my objection, and assume that this is saying I don't need to > write init scripts for my special case. Okay -- perhaps you'd like to second Dmitry's patch, then, if you think it reflects project consensus? -- Sea

Processed: severity of 941835 is minor

Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > severity 941835 minor Bug #941835 [debian-policy] debian-policy: drop mentioning of legacy manual in package description Severity set to 'minor' from 'normal' > thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. -- 94183

Bug#932704: debian-policy: Don't force sysvinit compatibility if e.g. alternate init required

On Sun, Oct 6, 2019, 8:17 PM Sean Whitton wrote: > Hello, > > On Sat 05 Oct 2019 at 07:30PM -04, David Steele wrote: > > > I'm going to drop my objection, and assume that this is saying I don't > need to > > write init scripts for my special case. > > Okay -- perhaps you'd like to second Dmitry's