Bug#852314: stable release of debian now supports /run

[Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>]

Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.9.8.0
Severity: minor

Hi,

policy 9.1.1 nr 8 and the upgrading checklist still mention that
Packages must not assume that /run exists without a versioned
dependency on initscript "until the stable release of Debian supports
/run".

This language will lure the unobserving package maintainer into adding
this versioned dependency today when upgrading a long neglected
package and working along the upgrading checklist.

I therefore suggest removing the language from policy and the
upgrading checklist. If you don't want to rewrite history regarding
the upgrading checklist, please consider adding language like
"packages can assume that /run exists without a dependency on
initscripts" to the appropriate place in the upgrading checklist.

Greetings
Marc