Bug#95065: marked as done (Checklist is wrong on location of examples files)
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From: David Z Maze <dmaze@debian.org>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: Checklist is wrong on location of examples files
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Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.5.3.0
Severity: normal
According to /usr/share/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.txt.gz:
- Examples and templates should now live in
/usr/share/<package> or /usr/lib/<package>, with
symbolic links from /usr/share/doc//<package>/examples as
needed.
However, section 13.7 of policy states:
Any examples (configurations, source files, whatever), should be
installed in a directory /usr/share/doc/package/examples. These files
should not be referenced by any program--they're there for the benefit
of the system administrator and users, as documentation only.
Architecture-specific example files should be installed in a directory
/usr/lib/package/examples, and files in /usr/share/doc/package/examples
symlink to files in it. Or the latter directory may be a symlink to the
former.
Since policy is deemed to be authoritative over the checklist, I'd
propose changing the checklist text to the following:
- Arch-dependent examples and templates should now live in
/usr/lib/<package>, with symbolic links from
/usr/share/doc/<package> as needed.
- System Information
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux extant-streetcar-line.sixtyone 2.2.19 #1 Thu Apr 19 20:39:14 EDT 2001 i686
Versions of packages debian-policy depends on:
ii fileutils 4.0.43-1 GNU file management utilities.
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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 13:12:46 +0100
From: Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk>
To: 95065-done@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Bug#95065: Checklist is wrong on location of examples files
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Sender: Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk>
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On Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 09:55:55PM -0400, David Z Maze wrote:
> Package: debian-policy
> Version: 3.5.3.0
> Severity: normal
>
> According to /usr/share/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.txt.gz:
>
> - Examples and templates should now live in
> /usr/share/<package> or /usr/lib/<package>, with
> symbolic links from /usr/share/doc//<package>/examples as
> needed.
>
> However, section 13.7 of policy states:
>
See also section 11.7.3. Yes, I know, policy is currently in a bit[1]
of a mess. I'm actively working on it. The checklist note the
sections in policy which are referred to.
Julian
[1] This is slightly euphemistic.
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