Package: debian-policy
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Debian only supports merged-usr since Bookworm. We should update policy
to reference /usr/bin/sh and similar paths to describe recommended
shebangs for scripts.
I heard many times the policy maintainers mention something along
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On Wed, Sep 6, 2023 at 5:54 PM Luca Boccassi wrote:
> Package: debian-policy
> X-Debbugs-Cc: j...@debian.org hel...@subdivi.de
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> Debian only supports merged-usr since Bookworm. We should update policy
> to reference /usr/bin/sh and similar paths to describe
> "Luca" == Luca Boccassi writes:
Luca> Debian only supports merged-usr since Bookworm. We should
Luca> update policy to reference /usr/bin/sh and similar paths to
Luca> describe recommended shebangs for scripts.
I do not support this change. /bin/sh should still be the recommen
On Wed, 6 Sept 2023 at 23:34, Sam Hartman wrote:
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> > "Luca" == Luca Boccassi writes:
>
> Luca> Debian only supports merged-usr since Bookworm. We should
> Luca> update policy to reference /usr/bin/sh and similar paths to
> Luca> describe recommended shebangs for scripts.
>
> I d
> "Luca" == Luca Boccassi writes:
Luca> /bin/sh is not universally compatible with non-Linux OSes.
I claim it is more compatible.
Luca> Also I thought that policy should not be used to beat other
Luca> developers (it is because of this) and it should reflect the
Luca> common
On Wed, 6 Sept 2023 at 23:51, Sam Hartman wrote:
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> > "Luca" == Luca Boccassi writes:
> Luca> /bin/sh is not universally compatible with non-Linux OSes.
>
> I claim it is more compatible.
>
> Luca> Also I thought that policy should not be used to beat other
> Luca> developers (it
> "Luca" == Luca Boccassi writes:
Luca> How would such a change look like?
I looked at your patch.
In most of the cases you are changing non-normative language.
That is, parts of policy that do not create a requirement.
For example:
>Scripts may assume that "/bin/sh" implements the POSIX
On Thu, 7 Sept 2023 at 00:45, Sam Hartman wrote:
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> > "Luca" == Luca Boccassi writes:
> Luca> How would such a change look like?
>
> I looked at your patch.
>
> In most of the cases you are changing non-normative language.
> That is, parts of policy that do not create a requirement.
> Fo
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