Bug#676561: debian-policy: Please clarify important restriction on use of /run

[Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>]

user debian-policy@packages.debian.org
limit package debian-policy
usertags 676561 normative proposal
thanks

Thanks Roger for the update.  I second these changes.  Although it is not
impossible that the Policy would be updated only after the release, I think
that it is good to have this documented as long as oldstable is around.

Have a nice day,

-- Charles

> >From 0b134f3ecc8821e19914e29bcb22f1d25688f6f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Roger Leigh <rleigh@debian.org>
> Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 20:15:53 +0100
> Subject: [PATCH] Document restrictions on use of /run for wheezy
> 
> ---
>  policy.sgml              |    6 ++++++
>  upgrading-checklist.sgml |    6 ++++++
>  2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
> index 52dbb26..a978abb 100644
> --- a/policy.sgml
> +++ b/policy.sgml
> @@ -6281,6 +6281,12 @@ install -m644 debian/shlibs.<var>package</var> debian/<var>package</var>/DEBIAN/
>  		  in <file>/run</file> should be stored on a temporary
>  		  file system.
>  		</p>
> +		<p>
> +		  Packages must not assume the <file>/run</file>
> +                  directory exists or is usable without a dependency
> +                  on <tt>initscripts (>= 2.88dsf-13.3)</tt> until the
> +                  stable release of Debian supports <file>/run</file>.
> +		</p>
>  	      </item>
>                <item>
>                  <p>
> diff --git a/upgrading-checklist.sgml b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
> index 7527e53..490c4a5 100644
> --- a/upgrading-checklist.sgml
> +++ b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
> @@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ Unreleased.
>  <tag>7.1</tag>
>    <item>The deprecated relations &lt; and &gt; now must not be used.
>    </item>
> +<tag>9.1.1</tag>
> +  <item>Packages must not assume the <file>/run</file> directory
> +  exists or is usable without a dependency on <tt>initscripts (>=
> +  2.88dsf-13.3)</tt> until the stable release of Debian
> +  supports <file>/run</file>.
> +  </item>
>  <tag>12.5</tag>
>    <item>All copyright files must be encoded in UTF-8.
>    </item>
> -- 
> 1.7.10