On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 06:26:05PM +0200, Simon Josefsson wrote: > Yavor Doganov <[email protected]> writes: > > But changing the section in debian/control is not enough; the ftpmasters > > have the ultimate power via the override files. > > If we change the section for the package, would the ftpmasters need to > do anything?
The Section and Priority fields as set in the archive override files is what matters. If they differ from those in debian/control, you get a warning from dak upon each upload, and this information appears in the PTS as well (under the "Problems" section). So in all cases the ftpmasters must take action. > I can't find any explanation of what these short names actually mean, It seems that this is about the only place where this is documented: http://packages.debian.org/unstable/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
