Bug#684126: debian-policy: clarification needed for handling of directories used by maintainer scripts

[Andreas Beckmann <debian@abeckmann.de>]

On 2012-08-09 01:34, Charles Plessy wrote:
> +	  Maintainer scripts should not create directories.  Instead, the

that contradicts the regulations about creating directories in /usr/local

also creating *private* directory hierarchies in
/var/{lib,log,spool,...} that are *not shared* with another package is
probably OK

> +	  binary packages should install the directories needed for their
> +	  maintainer scripts together with the other files and directories
> +	  distributed in their data tar archive, to ensure that they are
> +	  properly removed when purging packages.

I don't think that is clear enough for this case: if $pkg depends on
$foo which ships $dir, $pkg needs to ship $dir, too, (unless $foo is
essential/required)


Andreas