Re: Debian Policy 4.1.0.0 released

2017-08-22 Thread Aurelien Jarno
t architecture. That said you should define what is a 64 bit architecture. On x32 (not an official architecture) for example libc6-amd64:x32 installs files in /lib64 and libc6-amd64-dev:x32 installs file in /usr/lib64. Is it considered a 32-bit architecture or a 64-bit architecture? Regards, Aurel

Re: Debian Policy 4.1.0.0 released

2017-08-26 Thread Aurelien Jarno
On 2017-08-22 09:42, Russ Allbery wrote: > Aurelien Jarno writes: > > On 2017-08-21 14:35, Sean Whitton wrote: > > >> 9.1.1 > >> Only the dynamic linker may install files to /lib64/. > > > How is that supposed to work for the multilib glibc? For exampl

Bug#846970: Patch to document Build-Indep-Architecture field

2018-06-24 Thread Aurelien Jarno
ncourage people to just type `Build-Indep-Architecture: > my-laptops-arch` whenever their arch:all package FTBFSs on another arch. > > Zooming out a bit: > > We do not normally add fields to Policy until they are already in use in > the archive. > > Looking at codesearch.

Bug#940234: debian-policy: add a section about source reproducibility

2019-09-14 Thread Aurelien Jarno
Package: debian-policy Version: 4.4.0.1 Severity: wishlist There is already a section about reproducibility in the debian-policy, but it only mentions the binary packages. It might be a good idea to add a new requirement that repeatedly building the source package in the same environment produces

Bug#522776: C.UTF-8 in squeeze

2011-01-10 Thread Aurelien Jarno
been filed months ago, but I can't find it. I've done so > now. > > Note this comment from Aurelien Jarno: > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=522776#342 > > This will only be done with the approval of the release team, who > I've copied in.

Bug#522776: C.UTF-8 in squeeze

2011-01-10 Thread Aurelien Jarno
Roger Leigh a écrit : > On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 08:44:10AM +0100, Aurelien Jarno wrote: >> Roger Leigh a écrit : >>> On Fri, Jan 07, 2011 at 09:14:47PM -0500, David Holland wrote: >>>> Can this please get done (adding a C.UTF-8 locale)? It is absolutely >>>&g

Bug#619186: Fix multiarch FHS exception for i386 in light of recent discussions

2011-03-21 Thread Aurelien Jarno
install /usr/bin/mailx and implement at least the >POSIX-required interface. > > +9.1.1 > + Packages installing to architecture-specific subdirectories of > + /url/lib must use the value returned by > + dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH, not by >

Bug#613143: there is /usr/lib64 symlink but no /usr/local/lib64

2014-05-07 Thread Aurelien Jarno
> > > > > > > > > > > Seconds? > > Seconded. The whole lib64 business was completly backward from the start. Ping! How can we progress on this bug? We now have bugs #720777, #720778 and #720780 which ask for /usr/lib to be creat

Bug#613143: there is /usr/lib64 symlink but no /usr/local/lib64

2014-05-08 Thread Aurelien Jarno
On Thu, May 08, 2014 at 09:08:58AM +0200, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: > ]] Aurelien Jarno > > > How can we progress on this bug? We now have bugs #720777, #720778 and > > #720780 which ask for /usr/lib to be created if /lib exists. > > It's something that can be implem

Bug#542865: Grant an FHS exception for the multiarch library directories

2009-09-08 Thread Aurelien Jarno
with /usr/local/man is relaxed to a > -- > 1.6.3.3 > > Thanks, > -- > Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS > Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. > Ubuntu Developerhttp://www.debian.org/ > slanga...@ubuntu.com vor...@debian.org -- Aurelien Jarno GPG: 1024D/F1BCDB73 aurel...@aurel32.net http://www.aurel32.net signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Bug#522776: debian-policy: mandate existence of a standardised UTF-8 locale

2010-09-03 Thread Aurelien Jarno
but yes, I > believe that's something that shouldn't break Squeeze at all. > That's not something allowed anymore at this period of the freeze, you will have to get an exception from the release team first. -- Aurelien Jarno GPG: 1024D/F1BCDB73 au

Bug#408500: debian-policy: Section 2.2.1: add package must be rebuilt from source

2007-01-26 Thread Aurelien Jarno
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.7.2.2 Severity: wishlist A few packages in the archive are providing sources, but the .deb packages are not rebuild from those sources. That is allowed as there is nothing in the DFSG nor in the debian-policy that prevents a binary package to not be built from the

Bug#209008: How should the build logs be handled?

2007-04-18 Thread Aurelien Jarno
-j for the make all phase, but do not for the make install phase. In the case of the glibc, using -j for the make install phase was causing a build failure, rarely but enough often to bother us (and the SRM team). That's why I would advise to call make -j explicitely in the parts that have b

Bug#1068192: debian-policy: extended forbidden network access to contrib and non-free

2024-04-01 Thread Aurelien Jarno
Package: debian-policy Version: 4.6.2.1 Severity: normal X-Debbugs-Cc: d...@debian.org, wb-t...@buildd.debian.org Control: affects -1 buildd.debian.org Hi, The debian policy, section 4.9, forbids network access for packages in the main archive, which implicitly means they are authorized for packa

Bug#1068192: debian-policy: extend forbidden network access to contrib and non-free

2024-04-01 Thread Aurelien Jarno
On 2024-04-01 17:52, Bill Allombert wrote: > On Mon, Apr 01, 2024 at 05:29:54PM +0200, Aurelien Jarno wrote: > > Package: debian-policy > > Version: 4.6.2.1 > > Severity: normal > > X-Debbugs-Cc: d...@debian.org, wb-t...@buildd.debian.org > > Control: affects

Bug#1068192: debian-policy: extend forbidden network access to contrib and non-free

2024-04-01 Thread Aurelien Jarno
On 2024-04-01 18:18, Bill Allombert wrote: > On Mon, Apr 01, 2024 at 06:08:10PM +0200, Aurelien Jarno wrote: > > On 2024-04-01 17:52, Bill Allombert wrote: > > > On Mon, Apr 01, 2024 at 05:29:54PM +0200, Aurelien Jarno wrote: > > > > Package: debian-policy > > &

Bug#1068192: debian-policy: extended forbidden network access to contrib and non-free

2024-04-01 Thread Aurelien Jarno
Hi, On 2024-04-02 09:21, Sean Whitton wrote: > Hello, > > On Mon 01 Apr 2024 at 05:29pm +02, Aurelien Jarno wrote: > > > Package: debian-policy > > Version: 4.6.2.1 > > Severity: normal > > X-Debbugs-Cc: d...@debian.org, wb-t...@buildd.debian.org >

Bug#1068192: debian-policy: extended forbidden network access to contrib and non-free

2024-04-03 Thread Aurelien Jarno
Hi, On 2024-04-03 12:37, Philipp Kern wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, Apr 02, 2024 at 06:58:35AM +0200, Aurelien Jarno wrote: > > On 2024-04-02 09:21, Sean Whitton wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > On Mon 01 Apr 2024 at 05:29pm +02, Aurelien Jarno wrote: >

Bug#1068192: debian-policy: extended forbidden network access to contrib and non-freeo

2024-04-05 Thread Aurelien Jarno
ckages in the main archive, required targets must not attempt +Except for packages in the non-free archive with the ``Autobuild`` +control field unset or set to ``no``, required targets must not attempt network access, except, via the loopback interface, to services on the build host that have be

Bug#1095039: debian-policy: Development files: Allow using linker scripts instead of symlinks

2025-02-03 Thread Aurelien Jarno
Hi Bill, On 2025-02-02 23:52, Bill Allombert wrote: > On Sun, Feb 02, 2025 at 11:40:45PM +0100, Aurelien Jarno wrote: > > Package: debian-policy > > Version: 4.7.0.2 > > Severity: normal > > Tags: patch > > > > Dear Policy maintainers, > > > >

Bug#1095039: debian-policy: Development files: Allow using linker scripts instead of symlinks

2025-02-02 Thread Aurelien Jarno
Package: debian-policy Version: 4.7.0.2 Severity: normal Tags: patch Dear Policy maintainers, The section 8.4, Development files, mentions that the development package should contain a symlink for the associated shared library without a version number. In practice a linker script could be used in