Re: /usr/share policy

2001-06-04 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Sun, Jun 03, 2001 at 07:23:08PM -0400, Joey Hess wrote: Julian Gilbey wrote: Agreed. (And I don't think /usr/share/package is mandated.) Every package MUST be accompanied by a verbatim copy of its copyright and distribution license in the file

Re: /usr/share policy

2001-06-04 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Sun, Jun 03, 2001 at 07:23:08PM -0400, Joey Hess wrote: Julian Gilbey wrote: Agreed. (And I don't think /usr/share/package is mandated.) Every package MUST be accompanied by a verbatim copy of its copyright and distribution license in the file

/usr/share policy

2001-06-03 Thread Muhammad Hussain Yusuf
Hi, I have a package, gstar, which places various lists of stars in /usr/share/starchart since gstar is a gtk front-end to the starchart programme. My question is: is there any policy or guidelines about naming stuff in in /usr/share? Should the dir be named /usr/share/gstar as that is the name

Re: /usr/share policy

2001-06-03 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Sun, Jun 03, 2001 at 11:26:24PM +0100, Colin Watson wrote: Muhammad Hussain Yusuf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a package, gstar, which places various lists of stars in /usr/share/starchart since gstar is a gtk front-end to the starchart programme. My question is: is there any policy

Re: /usr/share policy

2001-06-03 Thread Steve Langasek
On Sun, 3 Jun 2001, Joey Hess wrote: Julian Gilbey wrote: Agreed. (And I don't think /usr/share/package is mandated.) Every package MUST be accompanied by a verbatim copy of its copyright and distribution license in the file `/usr/share/doc/_package-name_/copyright'

Re: /usr/share policy

2001-06-03 Thread Joey Hess
Steve Langasek wrote: /usr/share/doc/package, not /usr/share/package. Two different beasts. Ah indeed. Then you're right of course. Sorry. -- see shy jo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

/usr/share policy

2001-06-03 Thread Muhammad Hussain Yusuf
Hi, I have a package, gstar, which places various lists of stars in /usr/share/starchart since gstar is a gtk front-end to the starchart programme. My question is: is there any policy or guidelines about naming stuff in in /usr/share? Should the dir be named /usr/share/gstar as that is the name

Re: /usr/share policy

2001-06-03 Thread Colin Watson
Muhammad Hussain Yusuf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a package, gstar, which places various lists of stars in /usr/share/starchart since gstar is a gtk front-end to the starchart programme. My question is: is there any policy or guidelines about naming stuff in in /usr/share?

Re: /usr/share policy

2001-06-03 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Sun, Jun 03, 2001 at 11:26:24PM +0100, Colin Watson wrote: Muhammad Hussain Yusuf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a package, gstar, which places various lists of stars in /usr/share/starchart since gstar is a gtk front-end to the starchart programme. My question is: is there any policy

Re: /usr/share policy

2001-06-03 Thread Joey Hess
Colin Watson wrote: Muhammad Hussain Yusuf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a package, gstar, which places various lists of stars in /usr/share/starchart since gstar is a gtk front-end to the starchart programme. My question is: is there any policy or guidelines about naming stuff in in

Re: /usr/share policy

2001-06-03 Thread Joey Hess
Julian Gilbey wrote: Agreed. (And I don't think /usr/share/package is mandated.) Every package MUST be accompanied by a verbatim copy of its copyright and distribution license in the file `/usr/share/doc/_package-name_/copyright' Packages that are not Debian-native MUST

Re: /usr/share policy

2001-06-03 Thread Steve Langasek
On Sun, 3 Jun 2001, Joey Hess wrote: Julian Gilbey wrote: Agreed. (And I don't think /usr/share/package is mandated.) Every package MUST be accompanied by a verbatim copy of its copyright and distribution license in the file `/usr/share/doc/_package-name_/copyright'

Re: /usr/share policy

2001-06-03 Thread Joey Hess
Steve Langasek wrote: /usr/share/doc/package, not /usr/share/package. Two different beasts. Ah indeed. Then you're right of course. Sorry. -- see shy jo