Bug#480551: debian-policy: part of section 11.8.6 is obsolete
Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org> writes:
> 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.
> </p>
> </sect1>
This change looks obviously correct, so I'm going to go ahead and apply
it. Thanks!
--
Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>
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