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Bug#522217: debian-policy: Drop requirement to pre-depend on x11-common



Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org> writes:
> On Tue, Apr  7, 2009 at 05:08:38 +0200, Julien Cristau wrote:

>> how about:
>> 	<p>
>> 	  The installation of files into subdirectories of 
>> 	  <file>/usr/X11R6/</file>is now prohibited.  Include files 
>> 	  should be installed into <file>/usr/include/X11/</file>.  For 
>> 	  files that previously would be installed into subdirectories 
>> 	  of <file>/usr/X11R6/lib/</file>, package maintainers should 
>> 	  determine if subdirectories of <file>/usr/lib/</file> and 
>> 	  <file>/usr/share/</file> can be used.  If not, a subdirectory 
>> 	  of <file>/usr/lib/X11/</file> should be used.
>> 	</p>
>> ?
>> 
>> (i.e. not making this specific to the include/X11 and lib/X11
>> subdirectories, since nothing should use /usr/X11R6 anymore)

> Ping Russ? :)

Sorry, will try to get to this soon.  I think the whole section needs
some additional modification given that change as well, but haven't had
a chance to write up the message.

Eventually I'll be more caught up.

-- 
Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org)               <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>



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