Bug#1035733: debian -policy: packages must not use dpkg-divert to override default systemd configuraton files
On Tue, Jun 06, 2023 at 03:16:02PM +0100, Luca Boccassi wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Jun 2023 15:23:35 +0200 Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org>,
> Luca Boccassi <bluca@debian.org> wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 06, 2023 at 01:38:51PM +0100, Luca Boccassi wrote:
> > > > The diversion system is made precisely to work around other
> packages
> > > behavior,
> > > > this is a feature not a bug. That it should only be used as last
> > > resort, I
> > > > think everyone agree. But when it is, it should not be a RC bug.
> > >
> > > This is a technical matter, I'm not sure what 'consensus' means in
> this
> > > context? Things _will not work_ as expected by shoe-horning dpkg's
> > > overrides onto systemd mechanisms, they _will_ break in weird and
> > > unexpected ways, and we as maintainers _will not support it_ -
> whether
> > > somebody else agrees or disagrees with this won't change any of it.
> >
> > Consensus is the way the Debian Policy update process works.
> > But you do not need changes in Policy to report bugs about package
> that breaks
> > others, there is the "grave" severity already.
>
> That does not help, given currently policy allows it, without changes
> they could just say "policy allows me, so go fix it yourself". What
> then?
That simply not how Policy works.
Policy is for promoting interoperability and documenting current practices.
"Policy is not a stick to beat people with" as Manoj used to say.
If you are suggesting a policy change so that you can report RC bugs on other
packages, you are on the wrong track.
Cheers,
--
Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>
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