Bug#39398: debian-policy has an unclear statement on dependancies and priorities
In /usr/doc/debian-policy/policy.html/ch2.html it says: Packages may not depend on packages with lower priority values. If this should happen, one of the priority values will have to be adapted. I think this is unclear. Especially the second sentence. Perhaps this phraseology would be clearer: All dependencies in a package MUST have equal or higher priority than the package itself. In order to achieve this the priorities of one or more packages may have to be adjusted. I personally think that the original version is clearer. Dependencies could be misleading. Julian =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Julian Gilbey, Dept of Maths, QMW, Univ. of London. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian GNU/Linux Developer, see http://www.debian.org/~jdg
Bug#39398: debian-policy has an unclear statement on dependancies and priorities
Previously Chris Fearnley wrote: Lintian Maintainer: BTW, do we have software that checks the archive for compliance with this part of policy? Does lintian do it? A brief scan at that package suggests that this should be added to lintian's wish list. http://master.debian.org/~wakkerm/relscan/. Updated twice a day even. (yes, the layout is a bit cryptic). Wichert. -- == This combination of bytes forms a message written to you by Wichert Akkerman. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.wi.leidenuniv.nl/~wichert/ pgpf6wi5RUlB5.pgp Description: PGP signature
Bug#39398: debian-policy has an unclear statement on dependancies and priorities
Package: debian-policy Version: 2.5.0.0 In /usr/doc/debian-policy/policy.html/ch2.html it says: Packages may not depend on packages with lower priority values. If this should happen, one of the priority values will have to be adapted. I think this is unclear. Especially the second sentence. Perhaps this phraseology would be clearer: All dependencies in a package MUST have equal or higher priority than the package itself. In order to achieve this the priorities of one or more packages may have to be adjusted. Lintian Maintainer: BTW, do we have software that checks the archive for compliance with this part of policy? Does lintian do it? A brief scan at that package suggests that this should be added to lintian's wish list. -- Christopher J. Fearnley | Linux/Internet/Web Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Design Science Revolutionary http://www.CJFearnley.com| Explorer in Universe Dare to be Naïve -- Bucky Fuller
