Bug#640263: debian-policy: Clarify policy section 9.9 - Environment variables

year and a half :/ While I feel the clarification in the bug replies are sufficient, I would think it would be good to have the patch applied. -- Carl Fürstenberg

Bug#640263: debian-policy: Clarify policy section 9.9 - Environment variables

Package: debian-policy Version: 3.9.2.0 Severity: normal Per resolution of bug #639997 I would like to ask for clarification of section 9.9 in the polcy regarding environmental variables, and if it implicitly excludes global environmental variables like PATH, or if all programs must include

Bug#561828: debian-policy: add restriction for non arch all packages

Package: debian-policy Version: 3.8.3.0 Severity: wishlist currently section 5.6.8 doesn't say when a package should be in arch all except when source package is arch all (which in turn gives the same argument). I think following statement should be added: If the content of a package is

Bug#559116: debian-policy: .changes fields Checksums-* missing from policy

Package: debian-policy Version: 3.8.3.0 Severity: minor Section 5.6.21 specifies format for the field 'Files', but there are no specification for 'Checksums-Sha1' or 'Checksums-Sha256'. -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'),

Bug#559116: Applies also for vcs-*

This apply also for Vcs-Browser and Vcs-VCS it seems -- /Carl Fürstenberg azat...@gmail.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Bug#519706: debian-policy: Checklist specified 3.8.1.0 unreleased

Package: debian-policy Version: 3.8.1.0 Severity: minor The header for thee entry for 3.8.1.0 in the upgrading-checklist.txt informs that the version is unreleased. Think it should say Mar 2009 there instead. /Carl Fürstenberg -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0 APT prefers unstable

Bug#491547: debian-policy: Section 11.5 contradicts section 9.1

Package: debian-policy Version: 3.8.0.1 Severity: important Section 10.5 point 4 says that the default document root should be /var/www. But section 9.1 doesn't include such exception to FHS, and thus there is a contradiction. Either should an exception be made, or section 10.5 should be updated

Bug#479080: debian-policy: Policy '3.8 Essential packages' does not explain when/why essential is neccessary

Package: debian-policy Version: 3.7.3.0 Severity: normal Policy section 3.8, about essential packages, doesn't explain when/why essential is neccessary, only that it should not be essential if it's not necessary. -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT