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Re: xlibs_4.0.2-2 and app-defaults



Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> writes:

> On Thu, Feb 15, 2001 at 11:38:49AM -0500, David Z. Maze wrote:
> > Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk> writes:
> > JG> No, they should not put anything there at all.  They should instead
> > JG> put their files in /etc/X11/app-defaults, which is the only place the
> > JG> new xlibs will look.
> > 
> > Should they be conffiles?  Policy seems out-of-touch with reality
> > on this point.
> 
> Yes, they should be.  A policy has been proposed, and, I think,
> accepted, but hasn't made it into the manual yet.

Which Standards-Version should a package that puts app-defaults in
/etc/X11/app-defaults use?  3.5.1.0 still implies "_Application
defaults_ files must be installed in the directory
`/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/'."

        Regards,
        Joel

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Joel Rosdahl <joel@debian.org>   (PGP and GPG keys available)



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