Re: Call for Seconds, Take II
Hi,
>>"Joseph" == Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@earthlink.net> writes:
>> Actually, I think I object to this amendment as it stands,
>> after reflection. Under the current policy, I always know where the
>> changelog is, upstream, or Debian. This new blurring of the name by
>> allowing mixde case makes for more confusion. I say that the name
>> should be allowed, as long as there exists a symlink so that people
>> looking for the debian's default location shall not be dissapointed.
>>
>> A symlink is not that hard to create in the rules file. And
>> compatibility and consistency requirements are enough to
>> justify the loss of an inode.
Joseph> I'm not sure this is such a big issue.
Umm.
Joseph> Or at least, I think it's reasonable in the upstream
Joseph> changelog to be as above, but I think Debian's should remain
Joseph> changelog.Debian for consistancy's sake.
Why is it so bad to ask for the upstream changelog to be
*also* accessible by /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.gz, as it always
has been on Debian?
Joseph> Is this perhaps more reasonable?
Yes, but not enough to warrant a change in policy to that
extent. I suggest that the symlink solution is the best compromise.
manoj
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