Re: MAKEDEV in postinst files

[Joey Hess <joey@valinux.com>]

Adrian Bridgett wrote:
> Good point, but it's still a question.  In fact adding debconf support
> raises the interesting question - what severity should the question be -
> critical?
> 
> The package I'm maintaining (tpctl) adds /dev/thinkpad (root.root
> 0660) and so "low" would seem more appropriate - in fact not asking at all
> seems appropriate to me :-)

I wonder if this is some remnant that has lurked in policy for a long
time. Every makedev using package I know of violates the rule. Does anyone
know what its purpose is?

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