Control: tags 945321 pending FYI: Updated packaging guide which is intended to replace this old maint-guide is debmake-doc and it doesn't have this bug.
On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 06:22:42PM -0500, Ryan Kavanagh wrote: > §9.3.3.1 of Debian Policy states > > An older practice, which should not be used, was to include a line > like DISABLED=yes in the package’s /etc/default file. The package’s > init script would not start the service until the local system > administrator changed this to DISABLED=no, or similar. [...] > > maint-guide should not suggest discouraged practices as valid use cases. > --- > doc/05_dother.xml | 2 +- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/doc/05_dother.xml b/doc/05_dother.xml > index 6e78b5a..31f70f9 100644 > --- a/doc/05_dother.xml > +++ b/doc/05_dother.xml > @@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ be installed as > <filename>/etc/default/<replaceable>package</replaceable></filename>. This > file sets defaults that are sourced by the init script. This > <filename><replaceable>package</replaceable>.default</filename> file > -is most often used to disable running a daemon, or to set some default flags > or > +is most often used to set some default flags or > timeouts. If your init script has certain configurable > features, you can set them in the > <filename><replaceable>package</replaceable>.default</filename> file, > instead of in the init script itself. > -- > 2.24.0 OK, this is minimalist fix. I apply this ;-) Thanks. Osamu >
