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Bug#498591: marked as done ([checks/menus] check that menu-methods do not write to /etc)

Your message dated Thu, 14 May 2015 08:55:45 +0200
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and subject line Re: the cause for this was fixed 4.4 years ago, closing this one now too
has caused the Debian Bug report #498591,
regarding [checks/menus] check that menu-methods do not write to /etc
to be marked as done.

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Package: menu
Version: 2.1.5-3
Severity: wishlist

I noticed that menu generates files in /etc automatically, e.g.

/etc/X11/fvwm/menudefs.hook

/etc should be for configuration files only, not automatically generated files.

The discussion in debian-devel suggests /var/lib/menu as a good place. Though it might make sense to make a symlink to /etc for compatibility reasons.

For the discussion and some background information see my post and the thread on debian-devel

http://www.debian.de/Lists-Archives/debian-devel-0004/msg01305.html

Thanks.

rainer.


-- System Information
Debian Release: 2.2
Kernel Version: Linux rai16 2.2.15 #1 Tue Apr 25 17:13:48 EST 2000 i686 unknown

Versions of the packages menu depends on:
ii  libc6          2.1.3-10       GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone
ii  libstdc++2.10  2.95.2-10      The GNU stdc++ library

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On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 22:30:25 +0100 Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org>
wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> #498590 was the cause for this bug, #64071, and #498590 was closed in 
> September 2009, rather at the beginning of the squeeze release cycle. So I'm 
> closing this bug now, as probably all packages exposing this bug have been 
> rebuild using a newer menu version since then. Also, there is a discussion in 
> #699390 to drop menu from the desktop-task...
> 
> Lintian maintainers, I recommend you close #498591 with wontfix as well.
> 
> 
> cheers,
> 	Holger

Ok, will do.

Thanks,
~Niels

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