Re: RFC: allow usage of mknod in postinst

2005-11-13 Thread Brian M. Carlson
On Sunday 13 November 2005 09:17, Eduard Bloch wrote: > * Marco d'Itri [Sat, Nov 12 2005, 12:42:07PM]: > > Package: sl-modem-source > > Version: 2.9.9d-7 > > Severity: serious > > > > See policy 10.6: packages must use MAKEDEV instead of calling mknod. I must agree with Mr. d'Itri in this case. >

Re: RFC: allow usage of mknod in postinst

2005-11-13 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include * Eduard Bloch [Sun, Nov 13 2005, 10:17:55AM]: > Further, I expect from you as a carefull maintainer to write at least a > simple HOWTO for your fellows about how (exactly) to deal with > changes/transition to udev. You simply throw people into cold water. > Feel free to tell me that I a

Re: RFC: allow usage of mknod in postinst

2005-11-13 Thread Marco d'Itri
On Nov 13, Eduard Bloch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I suggest changing the policy to reflect the reality. Using a wrapper > like MAKEDEV to maintain device nodes which use arbitrary choosen > major/minor numbers is just not very useful. Sure, just close the bug if appropriate. > > (Please rememb