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Bug#552584: file-in-usr-local /usr/local/etc



Hello Manoj,

On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> wrote:
> Hi,
> On Wed, Oct 28 2009, Frans Pop wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday 27 October 2009, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
>>> Justification: The package installs a file in /usr/local/... which is
>>> not allowed.
>>
>> As this is a udeb I think this can be ignored.
>
>        I don't think so.  A udeb can usually ignore bits about policy
>  that talk about packaging details. However, when it comes to stuff on
>  the disk that is going to outlast the installation, this is another
>  matter altogether: Nothing in Debian should be in violation of the FHS,
>  whether it is a regular package, or t is a part of the install.
>
>        So not  violating the FHS should still be a goal for udebs.

I fully agree that it can be a goal but not a RC bug.

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