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

["Bernhard R. Link" <brlink@debian.org>]

* Bernhard R. Link <brlink@debian.org> [090621 16:10]:
> >             Configuration files for window managers and display managers
> >             may be placed in a subdirectory of <file>/etc/X11/</file>
> >             corresponding to the package name.  Other X Window System
> >             applications should use the <file>/etc/</file> directory for
> >             configuration files unless otherwise mandated by policy
> >             (such as for <ref id="appdefaults">).
> >           </p>
> 
> How about other things tightly integrated to some part of the X window
> system. There aren't that many Xt applications, but they use files in
> /etc/X11/app-defaults/ to configure at least the interface, so this
> should still be allowed.

I should read sentences to an end, no please disregard my comment about
app-defaults.

But I still uphold the other point:

> I also think "window managers and display managers" is too strict. I
> think it should rather be something that is not primary an single
> application that happens to use X but everything that extends X in some
> way (for example X Input Methods, or for example my package choosewm).

(I forget "session managers" as an obvious example, too)

Hochachtungsvoll,
	Bernhard R. Link