Bug#232448: debian-policy: Ada Library Information files must be read-only

[Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>]

Hi,

On 19/07/10 18:34, Russ Allbery wrote:
> diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
> index 6943397..3a70475 100644
> --- a/policy.sgml
> +++ b/policy.sgml
> @@ -5389,6 +5389,14 @@ Replaces: mail-transport-agent
>  	(<prgn>ld</prgn>) when compiling packages, as it will only look for
>  	<file>libgdbm.so</file> when compiling dynamically.
>        </p>
> +
> +      <p>
> +	If the package provides Ada Library Information
> +	(<file>*.ali</file>) files for use with GNAT, these files must be
> +	installed read-only (mode 0444) so that GNAT will not attempt to
> +	recompile them.  This overrides the normal file mode requirements
> +	given in <ref id="permissions-owners">.
> +      </p>
>        </sect>
>  
>        <sect id="sharedlibs-intradeps">
> @@ -7946,7 +7954,7 @@ endscript
>  	</p>
>        </sect>
>  
> -      <sect>
> +      <sect id="permissions-owners">
>  	<heading>Permissions and owners</heading>
>  
>  	<p>
> 

Seconded.

Emilio