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Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.8.3.0
We are approaching the point at which it will be useful to begin having
packages in the archive that install to the multiarch library paths
({/usr,}/lib/<triplet>), for use with the multiarch-capable package manager
that's in progress. However, installing libraries to these paths instead of
directly under {/usr,}/lib is an FHS violation and therefore is currently a
Policy violation as well.
The following patch grants an exception to the FHS while strictly defining
the conditions under which these paths may be used (i.e.: biarch packages
must not use these paths), to ensure forward-compatibility with multiarch as
it's deployed.
I'm aware of only one package in the archive that's buggy with this change
in Policy, wine-unstable, which currently (in unstable) has amd64 packages
installing libraries to /usr/lib/i486-linux-gnu/; however, this package is
already violating Policy at present and is using these directories in a
manner inconsistent with the overall plan for multiarch and without
coordination. I plan to file a serious bug against that package, pending
the outcome of discussion on this bug report.
The content of this particular change can also probably use refining - in
particular, we may wish to spell out use of /usr/lib/<triplet>/<package>
subdirs and /usr/include/<triplet> - but I thought it would be worth getting
feedback on this preliminary patch first.
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policy.sgml | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index 0bf8253..9a28f5f 100644
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -5584,6 +5584,35 @@ libbar 1 bar1 (>= 1.0-1)
</item>
<item>
<p>
+ The requirement for libraries, including
+ <file>libc.so.*</file>, to be located directly under
+ <file>/lib{,32}</file> and <file>/usr/lib{,32}</file> is
+ amended, permitting libraries to instead be installed to
+ <file>/lib/<var>triplet</var></file> and
+ <file>/usr/lib/<var>triplet</var></file>, where
+ <tt><var>triplet</var></tt> is the value returned by
+ <tt>dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE</tt> for the
+ architecture of the package. Packages may <em>not</em>
+ install libraries to any <var>triplet</var> path other
+ than the one matching the architecture of that package;
+ for instance, an <tt>Architecture: amd64</tt> package
+ containing 32-bit x86 libraries may not install these
+ libraries to <file>/usr/lib/i486-linux-gnu</file>.
+ <footnote>
+ This is necessary in order to reserve the directories for
+ use in cross-installation of library packages from other
+ architectures, as part of the planned deployment of
+ <tt>multiarch</tt>.
+ </footnote>
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ The execution time linker/loader, ld*, must still be made
+ available in the existing location under /lib or /lib64
+ since this is part of the ELF ABI for the architecture.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
The requirement that
<file>/usr/local/share/man</file> be "synonymous"
with <file>/usr/local/man</file> is relaxed to a
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Source: debian-policy
Source-Version: 3.8.4.0
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
debian-policy, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:
debian-policy_3.8.4.0.dsc
to main/d/debian-policy/debian-policy_3.8.4.0.dsc
debian-policy_3.8.4.0.tar.gz
to main/d/debian-policy/debian-policy_3.8.4.0.tar.gz
debian-policy_3.8.4.0_all.deb
to main/d/debian-policy/debian-policy_3.8.4.0_all.deb
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [email protected],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Bill Allombert <[email protected]> (supplier of updated debian-policy package)
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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:22:43 +0100
Source: debian-policy
Binary: debian-policy
Architecture: source all
Version: 3.8.4.0
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Debian Policy List <[email protected]>
Changed-By: Bill Allombert <[email protected]>
Description:
debian-policy - Debian Policy Manual and related documents
Closes: 391836 518199 542865 544353 545548 550192 552757 556972
Changes:
debian-policy (3.8.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
.
[ Bill Allombert ]
* Also provide documents in single-file HTML format.
Proposed by Jari Aalto.
Closes: #544353
* Number the DFSG points like in the social_contract document.
Proposed by Enrico Zini.
Closes: #550192
.
[ Manoj Srivastava ]
* [b270d2d]: Typo fix: relayed -> related. Thanks to Matt Kraai for
pointing this out.
* [c74ac74]:
Policy: Grant an FHS exception for the multiarch library directories
Wording: Steve Langasek.
Seconded: Aurelien Jarno
Seconded: Julien Cristau
Seconded: Kurt Roeckx
Closes: #542865
* [7ac3ee6]:
virtual package list: Added Doom virtual packages
Wording: Manoj Srivastava
Seconded: Russ Allbery
Seconded: Giacomo A. Catenazzi
Closes: #518199
* [8fd91a0]
README Process upgrading-checklist: Created/converted to org-mode
Wording: Manoj Srivastava
Seconded: Russ Allbery
Closes: #545548
* [4da0692]: [typo-fixes]:
policy: Fix a number of grammatical or typographical errors
wording: Eric Dantan Rzewnicki
Seconded: Manoj Srivastava
* [112c4bc]: FHS Exceptions
policy: Explicitly allow /selinux and /sys as FHS exceptions
Wording: Manoj Srivastava
Seconded: Russ Allbery <[email protected]>
Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <[email protected]>
Closes: #556972
This patch explicitly allows /sys and /selinux as additional
directories in the root file system allowed under the policy.
* [16afbcb]: Clarify ./debian/rules #! line
policy: Clarify rule for debian/rules shebang line
Wording: Ben Finney <[email protected]>
Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <[email protected]>
Seconded: Russ Allbery <[email protected]>
Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <[email protected]>
Explicitly state that "make -f debian/rules" and "./debian/rules"
must behave identically, to prevent confusion, and to promote
reproducibility, and conform to the principle of least surprise.
* [dab93b2]: Add a cron-daemon virtual package
policy, virtual package list: New virtual package: cron-daemon
wording: Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña, Manoj Srivastava
Seconded: Russ Allbery <[email protected]>
Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <[email protected]>
Closes: #391836
Create a virtual cron daemon package that:
- Has to provide /usr/bin/crontab and support crontab entries
- Correct execution of /etc/cron.d
- Correct support of /etc/crontab
- Support of crontab entries with names for days and months,
ranges, step values
- Correct execution of /etc/cron.{hourly,daily,weekly,monthly}
.
[ Russ Allbery ]
* Policy: Clarify policy on named pipes in packages
Wording: Russ Allbery <[email protected]>
Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <[email protected]>
Seconded: Andrew McMillan <[email protected]>
* Change the sole occurrence of MUST to must for consistency and to
avoid confusion with IETF RFC keywords. Thanks, Jakub Wilk.
(Closes: #552757)
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