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Bug#1035733: debian -policy: packages must not use dpkg-divert to override default systemd configuraton files



On Tue, 09 May 2023 00:31:20 +0100 Luca Boccassi <bluca@debian.org>
wrote:
> On Mon, 08 May 2023 14:14:30 -0700 Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
wrote:
> > Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org> writes:
> > > On Mon, 2023-05-08 at 08:48:49 -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
> > 
> > >> […] I suspect Policy should say something stronger and more
> general,
> > >> namely that no package in Debian should divert a file from
another
> > >> package unless this is arranged cooperatively between the
packages
> to
> > >> solve some specific (unusual) problem.
> > 
> > > ,--- §3.9 ---
> > > You should not use "dpkg-divert" on a file belonging to another
> > > package without consulting the maintainer of that package first.
> When
> > > adding or removing diversions, package maintainer scripts must
> provide
> > > the "--package" flag to "dpkg-divert" and must not use "--local".
> > > `---
> > 
> > Oh, thank you!  I had completely forgotten that we said something
> about
> > this under maintainer scripts.
> > 
> > That doesn't entirely cover this case (because systemd and udev may
> not be
> > "that package" in this sense), but it covers much of the general
> case.
> 
> Would you like me to reword/move the new snippet?

Gentle ping. Any suggestion on how to reword/change the proposal?

-- 
Kind regards,
Luca Boccassi

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