Previously Julian Gilbey wrote: > 11.2, penultimate paragraph reads: > Packages that use libtool to create shared libraries should > include the _.la_ files in the _-dev_ packages, with the > exception that if the package relies on libtool's _libltdl_ > library, in which case the .la files must go in the run-time > library package. >>>This<<< is a good idea in general, and > especially for static linking issues. > > What does the indicated "This" refer to -- that packages should > include the .la files in the -dev or run-time package?
-dev > 11.7.5 What does the following mean? > > However, programs that require dotfiles in order to operate > sensibly (dotfiles that they do not create themselves > automatically, that is) are a bad thing, and programs should be > configured by the Debian default installation as close to normal > as possible. > > (It's the last part I don't understand.) It should be a seperate sentence, indicating maintainers should put all kinds of non-standard stuff in default configuration files. > > If you need a statically allocated id, you must ask for a user or > group id from the base system maintainer, and must not release > the package until you have been allocated one. There is no `base system maintainer', that should be the `base-passwd maintainer' instead. > been allocated one you must make the package depend on a version > of the base system with the id present in `/etc/passwd' or Again, s/base system/base-passwd/ > 12.2 The last para reads: > > If a package wants to install an example entry into > `/etc/inetd.conf', the entry must be preceded with exactly one > hash character (`#'). Such lines are treated as `commented out > by user' by the `update-inetd' script and are not changed or > activated during a package updates. > > This isn't very meaningful as it stands. Makes perfect sense to me.. > 12.6 "Mailboxes are generally [mode] 660 user.mail unless the user has > chosen otherwise." > Should this be "unless the system administrator has chosen > otherwise."? Yes. > 12.6 All MTA packages must include a newaliases program, so there > should be a para reminding that all MTAs must Provide, Conflict > and Replace mail-transport-agent. I'm not quite sure why newaliases is obgliatory, exim doesn't need it for example. Wichert. -- ________________________________________________________________ / Generally uninteresting signature - ignore at your convenience \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.liacs.nl/~wichert/ | | 1024D/2FA3BC2D 576E 100B 518D 2F16 36B0 2805 3CB8 9250 2FA3 BC2D |
