[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Bug#941475: debian-policy: please document the /run/reboot-required thingy in the upgrade changelog



Hello,

On Thu 03 Oct 2019 at 10:40AM +02, Mattia Rizzolo wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 02, 2019 at 08:03:15AM -0700, Sean Whitton wrote:
>> > Like you document in the checklist addition to the virtual packages:
>> > also those don't require any change to existing packages, it's just
>> > there for everybody to know that starting from that version they can
>> > make use of that new thing.

Just to note that the case of virtual packages is a bit different, since
you sometimes have to wait for Policy to be able to use it, but for most
everything else, you can use it before Policy is updated.

>>  From your point of view, if we started to add a summary of
>> d/changelog entries which are /not/ accounted for by the upgrading
>> checklist to the d-d-a e-mail, would that be sufficient?  Or do you
>> think this stuff has to be in the upgrading checklist?
>
> I only read the title of the d-d-a mail, but I read the upgrade
> checklist many times over the course of the years.  Hope that answers
> your question :)
>
> I think this would be the case where a 3rd party thought would be
> welcome :)

Yes, certainly, I'm happy to add it, and have now done so.

-- 
Sean Whitton

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: PGP signature


Reply to: