Bug#555977: debian-policy: Constraints on binary package control files

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

Hi,

On 19/07/10 18:49, Russ Allbery wrote:
> Now that the terminology is in, the patch to address the normative issue
> in this bug is short and simple.  Objections or seconds?
> 
> diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
> index c0415c1..9aca16c 100644
> --- a/policy.sgml
> +++ b/policy.sgml
> @@ -8014,6 +8014,12 @@ endscript
>            </footnote>
>  	</p>
>  
> +	<p>
> +	  Control information files should be owned by <tt>root:root</tt>
> +	  and either mode 644 (for most files) or mode 755 (for
> +	  executables such as <qref id="maintscripts">maintainer
> +	  scripts</qref>).
> +	</p>
>  
>  	<p>
>  	  Setuid and setgid executables should be mode 4755 or 2755
> 

Seconded.

Cheers,
Emilio