Bug#698030: debian-policy: document micro binary packages (udebs).
Hi,
Charles Plessy wrote:
> Le Sat, Mar 09, 2013 at 12:22:08AM -0800, Jonathan Nieder a écrit :
>> +
>> + <p>
>> + udebs (stripped-down binary packages used by the Debian Installer) do
>> + not comply with all of the requirements discussed here. See the
>> + <url name="Debian Installer internals manual"
>> + id="http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/doc/internals/ch03.html"> for more
>> + information about them.
>> + </p>
>
> Thanks Jonathan for keeping the momentum on this.
>
> I would be pedantically pleased if the text mentionned the word "micro",
> because if I am not mistaken, it suggest the answer to the question "what does
> 'u' stand for in 'udeb'".
>
> Something like "stripped-down 'micro' binary packages" ?
I think that's covered by the link. ;-) I agree that in a more
extensive section on udebs the mnemonic would be worth mentioning.
Thanks,
Jonathan
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