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Re: [PROPOSAL] changing policy on compiling with -g .. a better way



On Mon, Aug 30, 1999 at 06:25:52PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote:
> --------
> The package can by default build without -g if it also provides a mechanism
> to easily be rebuilt with debugging information. This can be done by providing
> a "build-debug" make target, or allowing the user to specify "BUILD_DEBUG=yes"
> in the environment while compiling that package.
> --------

Seconded.

> Please, I would simply like to get a second on this and have it voted on or
> whatever it is that we do with policy proposals now-a-days. Then added to policy.

The procedure is this, as far as I can see:

  1) You file a wishlist bug against policy with title "[PROPOSAL] ..."
     and ask for seconds.
     
  2) When you've got two seconds from developers, you may promote the
     bug to severity normal and retitle it to "[AMENDMENT <current
     date>] ...".  You should also set a length for a discussion period -
     two weeks is a good choice.
     
  3) After the discussion period has ended, if we have a consensus, you
     may mark the bug forwarded to this list and retitle it to "[ACCEPTED]
     ...".  Then you wait for the policy editors to make the change
     to policy.
     
If we don't have a consensus after the discussion period, the default is
to reject the proposal.  There is the option to extend the discussion
period by one week if we're near a consensus.  The option can be used
only once per proposal and it's supposed to be used infrequently.

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