On Tue, Apr 06, 2004 at 03:13:05AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Sun, Apr 04, 2004 at 08:39:50PM -0700, Daniel Stone wrote: > > On Sun, Apr 04, 2004 at 06:18:05PM -0700, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote: > > > Processing commands for control@bugs.debian.org: > > > > severity 223929 important > > > Bug#223929: xserver-xfree86: dpkg-reconfigure does not execute postinst script > > > Severity set to `important'. > > > > > > > retitle 223929 [config]: want rewriting when migrating from old-school > > > Bug#223929: xserver-xfree86: dpkg-reconfigure does not execute postinst script > > > Changed Bug title. > > > > Sorry Branden, I didn't see your bug mangling before I did mine; your > > call. > > Here are the reasons I think it's a "normal", rather than an "important" > bug: > > 1) it's not an application crash (e.g. SEGV) > 2) it's not a driver problem that nukes the X server or hangs the system > (a pure userspace app like xterm that hung the entire system would > merit a grave bug) > 3) It can be worked around by doing as the FAQ or NEWS files instruct. > 4) The documentation of the workaround is actually in the package. > > The above are just guidelines I've developed over the years, not etching > in stone tablets. If anyone would like to propose a different > triage system for important vs. normal when it comes to X packages, > please speak up. Nope, this looks good to me; seconded. Having all of this written down somewhere might be nice, also. -- Daniel Stone <daniels@debian.org> Debian: the universal operating system http://www.debian.org
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