Re: command -v in postinsts violating policy
> IMHO ignoring it is the right solution for woody. Most systems have bash as
> their /bin/sh; when another shell is used for /bin/sh this tends to be a
Yes, I had planned to wait until woody was released before bringing this
up; I didn't expect there be a change in hell of aj viewing this as RC.
> At least on my systems, the overwhelming majority of /bin/sh postinsts that
> use "command -v" are ones where that "command -v" use is generated by
> debhelper. This suggests to me a pragmatic solution:
> - ignore this issue for woody
> - change debhelper not to use "command -v"
> - add a lintian check for "command -v"
> - recheck a month or two after woody's release, then file serious bugs for
> packages that haven't been fixed by then.
That works for me.
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