Re: Bug#522217: debian-policy: Drop requirement to pre-depend on x11-common
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- Subject: Re: Bug#522217: debian-policy: Drop requirement to pre-depend on x11-common
- From: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
- Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:07:35 -0700
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- In-reply-to: <20090621141004.GA23858@pcpool00.mathematik.uni-freiburg.de> (Bernhard R. Link's message of "Sun\, 21 Jun 2009 16\:10\:04 +0200")
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"Bernhard R. Link" <brlink@debian.org> writes:
> * Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> [090620 23:55]:
>> I'm not sure either. This was already in Policy prior to this round
>> of changes, of course, but maybe since we're revising this section
>> anyway, this is the time to remove it. To remove it, I'd drop the
>> should and turn it into something that we permit, like:
>> <p>
>> Configuration files for window managers and display managers
>> may be placed in a subdirectory of <file>/etc/X11/</file>
>> corresponding to the package name. Other X Window System
>> applications should use the <file>/etc/</file> directory for
>> configuration files unless otherwise mandated by policy
>> (such as for <ref id="appdefaults">).
>> </p>
> I also think "window managers and display managers" is too strict. I
> think it should rather be something that is not primary an single
> application that happens to use X but everything that extends X in
> some way (for example X Input Methods, or for example my package
> choosewm).
How about this:
<p>
Configuration files for window, display, or session managers
or other applications that are tightly integrated with the X
Window System may be placed in a subdirectory of
<file>/etc/X11/</file> corresponding to the package name.
Other X Window System applications should use the
<file>/etc/</file> directory for configuration files unless
otherwise mandated by policy (such as for <ref
id="appdefaults">).
</p>
--
Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>
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