Bug#89473: PROPOSAL] dpkg-statoverride and Conflicts: suidmanager (<< 0.50)
>>>>> "Wichert" == Wichert Akkerman <wichert@cistron.nl> writes:
Wichert> What exactly do you want in policy? `if you behave like
Wichert> the old suidregister don't do this' or so? I really don't
Wichert> see the use of that.
The conflicts that man dh_suidregister mentions should be in policy.
The explanation that dpkg-statoverride is not to be used for packages
to register their suid/sgid-ness should be in there too.
Wichert> Maybe someone should write a new `packaging tips and
Wichert> tricks' document where things like that should go.
Most of policy could move into that document, then! And we'd
just have the Packaging Manual again. :)
Ben
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