Bug#117916: debian-policy: New virtual package httpd-cgi.
>>>>> "Chris" == Chris Waters <xtifr@debian.org> writes:
Chris> This part of policy is not very clear. As I read it, you
Chris> don't need to make a formal proposal for new virtual
Chris> package names (or menu categories); you just have to
Chris> discuss the proposal on d-policy. If nobody complains,
Chris> you're in. This is, I believe, the reason that the virtual
Chris> package list (and the menu tree) are kept as separate
Chris> documents: so that they can be updated separately.
>From zless /usr/doc/debian-policy/virtual-package-names-list.txt.gz:
[...]
Packages MUST NOT use virtual package names (except privately, amongst
a cooperating group of packages) unless they have been agreed upon and
appear in this list.
[...]
The procedure for updating the list is as follows:
[...]
3. Mail the maintainer of the virtual package name list (which is the
Debian Policy list <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>) notifying them
of the consensus reached (or your suggestions if noone objected).
Please update the bug report at the same time (retitling the bug to
[ACCEPTED] ....
Please include a proposed brief description of the new virtual name(s)
for the list. The list maintainer will then post the new list to
debian-devel and upload it to the FTP site.
4. Go and use the new or changed names.
[...]
I thought this was clear enough myself (however I did truncate
steps 1 and 2 so read the document yourself).
Chris> As for the proposal itself, "http-cgi" seems like a
Chris> reasonable name, and a reasonable virtual package. The
Chris> only thing I'd ask is this be added to the daemons *before*
Chris> any packages try to use it as a dependency. Get in touch
Chris> with the httpd maintainers, and make sure they're ready and
Chris> willing to do this, and (if no one has objected by that
Chris> time) we should be go.
--
Brian May <bam@debian.org>
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