Bug#19305: expect5.24: ldconfig-symlink-before-shlib-in-deb LI#40
On Tue, Mar 10, 1998 at 08:11:12PM -0000, schwarz@debian.novare.net wrote:
> E: expect5.24: shlib-with-executable-bit usr/lib/libexpect5.25.so.1 0755
>
> Shared libraries should be mode 0644.
>
> Please check out Policy Manual, section 3.3.3 for details.
Who made this policy? I disagree with it for two reasons. First,
shared libraries have traditionally been executable, whether it is
needed or not. Second, ld creates shared libraries as executable. If
this truly should be policy, then ld should be changed.
> W: expect5.24: executable-not-elf-or-script usr/doc/expect5.24/examples/autoexpect.gz
>
> This executable file is not an ELF format binary, and does not start
> with the #! sequence that marks interpreted scripts. It might be a sh
> script that fails to name /bin/sh as its shell.
>
> Have a look at Policy Manual, section 3.3.4 for details.
>
> W: expect5.24: executable-not-elf-or-script usr/doc/expect5.24/examples/autopasswd.gz
> W: expect5.24: executable-not-elf-or-script usr/doc/expect5.24/examples/cryptdir.gz
> W: expect5.24: executable-not-elf-or-script usr/doc/expect5.24/examples/decryptdir.gz
> W: expect5.24: executable-not-elf-or-script usr/doc/expect5.24/examples/dislocate.gz
> W: expect5.24: executable-not-elf-or-script usr/doc/expect5.24/examples/ftp-rfc.gz
> W: expect5.24: executable-not-elf-or-script usr/doc/expect5.24/examples/kibitz.gz
> W: expect5.24: executable-not-elf-or-script usr/doc/expect5.24/examples/lpunlock.gz
> W: expect5.24: executable-not-elf-or-script usr/doc/expect5.24/examples/mkpasswd.gz
> [same message reported 12 more times]
These are all example scripts. Should they not be compressed?
David
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