Bug#83069: marked as done ([ACCEPTED 22/01/2001] bringing X app-defaults policy into the era of XFree86 4)
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From: Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org>
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Subject: [PROPOSED] bringing X app-defaults policy into the era of XFree86 4
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Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.2.1.2
Severity: wishlist
This policy revision is long overdue, since the transition away from the
current policy is actually largely complete already.
This is probably the most important X policy proposal in quite a while,
since we have lintian checks that enforce the old obsolete policy.
--- policy.sgml.orig Sun Jan 21 14:48:38 2001
+++ policy.sgml Sun Jan 21 15:41:14 2001
@@ -6101,29 +6101,22 @@
=09
<p>
<em>Application defaults</em> files must be installed in the
- directory <tt>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/</tt>.
- <footnote>
- <p>Note: This shall change very shortly.</p>
- </footnote>
- They should not be registered as <em>conffile</em>s or
- otherwise treated as configuration files. Customization of
- programs' X resources may be supported with the provision of
- a file with the same name as that of the package placed in
- the <tt>/etc/X11/Xresources/</tt> directory, which must
- registered as a <em>conffile</em>. <em>Important:</em>
- packages that install files into the
- <tt>/etc/X11/Xresources/</tt> directory <em>must</em>
- declare a conflict with <tt>xbase (<<
- 3.3.2.3a-2)</tt>; if this is not done it is possible for the
- installing package to destroy a previously-existing
- <tt>/etc/X11/Xresources</tt> <em>file</em> which had been
- customized by the system administrator.
- <footnote>
- <p>Rationale: clarifies the language to properly
- address the package maintainer, not the system
- administrator, as to how to manage
- /etc/X11/Xresources.</p>
- </footnote>
+ directory <tt>/etc/X11/app-defaults/</tt> (use of a localized
+ subdirectory of <tt>/etc/X11/</tt> as described in the <emph>X
+ Toolkit Intrinsics - C Language Interface</emph> manual is also
+ permitted). They must be registered as <em>conffile</em>s or
+ handled as configuration files. For programs that are not linked
+ against the X Toolkit (Xt) library, customization of programs' X
+ resources may also be supported with the provision of a file with
+ the same name as that of the package placed in the
+ <tt>/etc/X11/Xresources/</tt> directory, which must registered as
+ a <em>conffile</em> or handled as a configuration file.
+ <em>Important:</em> packages that install files into the
+ <tt>/etc/X11/Xresources/</tt> directory <em>must</em> declare a
+ conflict with <tt>xbase (<< 3.3.2.3a-2)</tt>; if this is
+ not done it is possible for the installing package to destroy a
+ previously-existing <tt>/etc/X11/Xresources</tt> file which had
+ been customized by the system administrator.
</p>
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From: Debian Policy List <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
To: 83069-close@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#83069: fixed in debian-policy 3.5.2.0
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 12:01:11 -0500
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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
libc6-migration.text byhand
debconf_specification.txt.gz byhand
menu-policy.text.gz byhand
debian-policy_3.5.2.0.dsc
to pool/main/d/debian-policy/debian-policy_3.5.2.0.dsc
debian-policy_3.5.2.0.tar.gz
to pool/main/d/debian-policy/debian-policy_3.5.2.0.tar.gz
policy.pdf.gz byhand
policy.text.gz byhand
policy.html.tar.gz byhand
policy.ps.gz byhand
debian-policy_3.5.2.0_all.deb
to pool/main/d/debian-policy/debian-policy_3.5.2.0_all.deb
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 83069@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Debian Policy List <debian-policy@lists.debian.org> (supplier of updated debian-policy package)
(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
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Format: 1.7
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
Source: debian-policy
Binary: debian-policy
Architecture: source all
Version: 3.5.2.0
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Debian Policy List <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
Changed-By: Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org>
Description:
debian-policy - Debian Policy Manual and related documents
Closes: 83069
Changes:
debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
.
* Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
Files:
51bac9f9b1139bf768faf326a1606d4c 980 doc optional debian-policy_3.5.2.0.dsc
10c43ee53da65c5f272469a9a87e4489 524795 doc optional debian-policy_3.5.2.0.tar.gz
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3ed7aa5a489834b24bb28ff377a34aa9 10982 byhand - libc6-migration.text
b9ffc0d13d1467967d994288c4adc29b 7686 byhand - virtual-package-names-list.text
fdf1d1b1ec8a37d0402e07ac563f2644 2185 byhand - menu-policy.text.gz
db23471156b8c79608ec805cf962be6e 1603 byhand - mime-policy.text.gz
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c9310ecde6444a8e3e58cdd511dcd0bf 67424 byhand - policy.html.tar.gz
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