Bug#663930: debian-policy: New virtual package for naming spec compliant icon themes
On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 07:51:22PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
> Fernando Lemos <fernandotcl@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Cool. I thought of something like:
>
> > <virtual package name> icon theme compliant to the
> > freedesktop.org Icon Naming Specification
>
> Looks fine to me.
>
> > As for the package name itself, I like fdo-icon-theme. Would that be too
> > specific? I wonder if something more generic like desktop-icon-theme
> > would be more appropriate.
>
> I like embedding the standard to which it complies in the name. We may
> end up with some other standard in the future, in which case we may want
> another virtual package.
>
> > Since there has been no discussion in debian-devel, I found it
> > unnecessary to summarize the outcome of the discussion here. So, if
> > there's any questions about the proposal or the brief debian-desktop
> > discussion, please let me know and I'll try to clear it up.
>
> Nope, I think we're good.
>
> We don't have a real formal policy for adding virtual package names, but
> for the record I second this, and am happy to see others who have reviewed
> it second it. (Failing seconds, I'll probably make this change anyway for
> the next release if there are no actual objections.)
On the other hand, it is always helpful for the policy editor when a second
concerned developer read the proposal and second it. This allow to avoid typos and
other minor errors that the editor is not in the best position to catch.
Cheers,
--
Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>
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