Julien Cristau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 3.7.3.0 > > Section 11.8.6 refers to /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/, and mandates > a conflict on 'xbase (<< 3.3.2.3a-2)', which is not even in oldstable. > I think this should be dropped now, see attached diff against 3.7.3.0. > > Cheers, > Julien > > --- policy.sgml.orig 2008-05-10 21:59:39.000000000 +0200 > +++ policy.sgml 2008-05-10 22:00:39.000000000 +0200 > @@ -8246,8 +8246,7 @@ > in the <em>X Toolkit Intrinsics - C Language > Interface</em> manual is also permitted). They must be > registered as <tt>conffile</tt>s or handled as > - configuration files. Packages must not provide the > - directory <file>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/</file>. > + configuration files. > </p> > > <p> > @@ -8263,12 +8262,6 @@ > are stored in the X server and affect all connecting > clients. > </footnote> > - <em>Important:</em> packages that install files into the > - <file>/etc/X11/Xresources/</file> directory must conflict with > - <tt>xbase (<< 3.3.2.3a-2)</tt>; if this is not done > - it is possible for the installing package to destroy a > - previously-existing <file>/etc/X11/Xresources</file> file > - which had been customized by the system administrator. > </p> > </sect1>
This change looks obviously correct, so I'm going to go ahead and apply it. Thanks! -- Russ Allbery ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
