Bug#83065: marked as done ([PROPOSED] X policy footnote cleanup)
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From: Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org>
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Subject: [PROPOSED] X policy footnote cleanup
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Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.2.1.2
Severity: wishlist
None of this proposal changes any actual mandated policy, so I am not
certain that it requires seconds. I feel the policy editor should regard
these as typographic corrections, since the language offered in various
rationale statements was ephemeral.
--- policy.sgml.orig Sun Jan 21 14:48:38 2001
+++ policy.sgml Sun Jan 21 15:30:17 2001
@@ -5872,38 +5872,15 @@
=09
<p>
<em>Programs that may be configured with support for the X Window
- System</em> must be configured to do so and must declare any
+ System</em> must be configured to do so and must declare any
package dependencies necessary to satisfy their runtime
requirements when using the X Window System, unless the package
in question is of standard or higher priority, in which case
X-specific binaries may be split into a separate package, or
alternative versions of the package with X support may be
- provided.<footnote>
- <p>
- <strong>NOTE</strong> The forthcoming major X Window
- System release shall probably change this
- drastically.
- </p>
- <p>
- This seems to be more what people want. It will enable
- packages like vim-tty to become legal if they are
- promoted to standard priority. Also, that X client in
- mtools can be split into its own package and made
- optional.
- </p>
- <p>
- This paves the way for xlib6g and xfree86-common to be
- moved from standard to optional, <strong>if</strong> all
- Xlib dependent packages are moved from standard to
- optional priority (or if non-Xlib-linked versions are
- retained in standard). That, however is up to the
- affected package maintainers and the archive
- maintainers, and is not mandated by this policy.
- </p>
- </footnote>
+ provided.
</p>
=09
-=09
<p>
<em>Packages which provide an X server</em> that, directly or
indirectly, communicates with real input and display hardware
@@ -5911,15 +5888,12 @@
virtual package <tt>xserver</tt>.
<footnote>
<p>
- Rationale: implement current practice, and provide an
- actual policy for usage of the "xserver" virtual package
- which appears in the virtual packages list.
- In a nutshell, X servers that interface directly with
- the display and input hardware or via another subsystem
- (e.g., GGI) should provide xserver. Things like Xvfb,
- Xnest, and Xprt should not. <strong>NOTE</strong> The
- forthcoming major X Window System release shall probably
- change this drastically.
+ This implements current practice, and provides an actual
+ policy for usage of the "xserver" virtual package which
+ appears in the virtual packages list. In a nutshell, X
+ servers that interface directly with the display and input
+ hardware or via another subsystem (e.g., GGI) should provide
+ xserver. Things like Xvfb, Xnest, and Xprt should not.
</p>
</footnote>
</p>
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From: Debian Policy List <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
To: 83065-close@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#83065: fixed in debian-policy 3.5.0.0
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We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
debian-policy, which has been installed in the Debian FTP archive:
virtual-package-names-list.text byhand
mime-policy.text.gz byhand
debconf_specification.txt.gz byhand
menu-policy.text.gz byhand
debian-policy_3.5.0.0.dsc
to pool/main/d/debian-policy/debian-policy_3.5.0.0.dsc
debian-policy_3.5.0.0_all.deb
to pool/main/d/debian-policy/debian-policy_3.5.0.0_all.deb
libc6-migration.text byhand
policy.pdf.gz byhand
policy.text.gz byhand
policy.html.tar.gz byhand
policy.ps.gz byhand
debian-policy_3.5.0.0.tar.gz
to pool/main/d/debian-policy/debian-policy_3.5.0.0.tar.gz
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to 83065@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
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Debian Policy List <debian-policy@lists.debian.org> (supplier of updated debian-policy package)
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Format: 1.7
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
Source: debian-policy
Binary: debian-policy
Architecture: source all
Version: 3.5.0.0
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Debian Policy List <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
Changed-By: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
Description:
debian-policy - Debian Policy Manual and related documents
Closes: 75925 79891 80342 80347 80506 82743 82966 83065 83438 83924 83960
Changes:
debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
.
* There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
* More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
<cts@nikocity.de>
* Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
closes: Bug#83924
* Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
* Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
* [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
* Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
* document the fact that x font utilities have moved to the package
xutils, closes: Bug#82966
* Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
* Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
* Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
* Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
* Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
closes: Bug#80506
Files:
a67d23fb7762d8a103161ba852e7fcc4 715 doc optional debian-policy_3.5.0.0.dsc
b6e154de198e86965d5613e3a3ee5c37 896813 doc optional debian-policy_3.5.0.0.tar.gz
5597cc0825983d16a33f2a6e1416a080 556408 doc optional debian-policy_3.5.0.0_all.deb
0a4814258588f5b53972f930cc06c1f4 62655 byhand - policy.text.gz
3ed7aa5a489834b24bb28ff377a34aa9 10982 byhand - libc6-migration.text
024b99798ab55c3884650b6d0d2ce10a 7785 byhand - virtual-package-names-list.text
1bc233b6f154b51baee0cbbe038c24d3 2180 byhand - menu-policy.text.gz
64991c1fbbc07210ccd228dbf9c1472c 1599 byhand - mime-policy.text.gz
085525117dd604aa20568aa4f0075426 121738 byhand - policy.ps.gz
57e39ff78174c2e034a35ce52c34e147 211032 byhand - policy.pdf.gz
2a502ad036dd193284b08e04dbc769dd 67359 byhand - policy.html.tar.gz
94c9e656c779bec8f534e6e05c2a0e06 6112 byhand - debconf_specification.txt.gz
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