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commit 04ba9dc5b8625d05dd4b88a84b86c9184a764a8b Author: Simon McVittie <s...@debian.org> Date: Sat Jul 9 23:05:12 2011 +0100 Mini-policy: specify different a dot-directory per engine --- debian/policy.txt | 17 ++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/debian/policy.txt b/debian/policy.txt index f0587c7..e7ccf92 100644 --- a/debian/policy.txt +++ b/debian/policy.txt @@ -1,6 +1,14 @@ Debian Quake mini-policy, version 1 =================================== +Configuration files +------------------- + +Quake engines add many configuration options, and their savegames aren't +necessarily compatible, so they should not share a dot-directory. Use a +different dot-directory per engine (the engines initially packaged for Debian, +QuakeSpasm and DarkPlaces, use ~/.quakespasm and ~/.darkplaces). + Alternatives ------------ @@ -22,11 +30,10 @@ update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/lib/quake/quake-engine \ update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/lib/quake/quake-engine-server \ quake-engine-server /usr/bin/MYSERVER 0 -Quake engines do not generally share a dot-directory, so installing a "better" -engine would hide user configuration and save-games. Accordingly, every -implementation of the alternatives should register with priority 0, so that -the first engine that the user installs is considered "best" by -update-alternatives. +Every implementation of the alternatives should register with priority 0, so +that the first engine that the user installs is considered "best" by +update-alternatives, and installing another engine never causes the user +to "lose" their configuration and savegames. Virtual packages ---------------- -- Alioth's /usr/local/bin/git-commit-notice on /srv/git.debian.org/git/pkg-games/game-data-packager.git _______________________________________________ Pkg-games-commits mailing list Pkg-games-commits@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pkg-games-commits