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Bug#698030: debian-policy: document micro binary packages (udebs).



Le Sat, Mar 09, 2013 at 02:00:35AM -0800, Jonathan Nieder a écrit :
> 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.

Good point.  I second your original patch.

Cheers,

-- 
Charles


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