Bug#480551: debian-policy: part of section 11.8.6 is obsolete
Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.7.3.0
Section 11.8.6 refers to /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/, and mandates
a conflict on 'xbase (<< 3.3.2.3a-2)', which is not even in oldstable.
I think this should be dropped now, see attached diff against 3.7.3.0.
Cheers,
Julien
--- policy.sgml.orig 2008-05-10 21:59:39.000000000 +0200
+++ policy.sgml 2008-05-10 22:00:39.000000000 +0200
@@ -8246,8 +8246,7 @@
in the <em>X Toolkit Intrinsics - C Language
Interface</em> manual is also permitted). They must be
registered as <tt>conffile</tt>s or handled as
- configuration files. Packages must not provide the
- directory <file>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/</file>.
+ configuration files.
</p>
<p>
@@ -8263,12 +8262,6 @@
are stored in the X server and affect all connecting
clients.
</footnote>
- <em>Important:</em> packages that install files into the
- <file>/etc/X11/Xresources/</file> directory must 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 <file>/etc/X11/Xresources</file> file
- which had been customized by the system administrator.
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</sect1>
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