On Thu, 2009-04-02 at 21:57 -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 3.8.1.0 > Severity: minor > > This looks extremely obsolete. I think it can just be removed. > > Seconds?
Seconded. Regards, Andrew. > > diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml > index 975df94..a5c9d13 100644 > --- a/policy.sgml > +++ b/policy.sgml > @@ -5697,12 +5697,6 @@ rmdir /usr/local/share/emacs 2>/dev/null || true > by any particular mail agents. The use of the old > location <file>/var/spool/mail</file> is deprecated, even > though the spool may still be physically located there. > - To maintain partial upgrade compatibility for systems > - which have <file>/var/spool/mail</file> as their physical mail > - spool, packages using <file>/var/mail</file> must depend on > - either <package>libc6</package> (>= 2.1.3-13), or on > - <package>base-files</package> (>= 2.2.0), or on later > - versions of either one of these packages. > </p> > </sect1> > </sect> > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: squeeze/sid > APT prefers testing > APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') > Architecture: i386 (i686) > > Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) > Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > > debian-policy depends on no packages. > > debian-policy recommends no packages. > > Versions of packages debian-policy suggests: > ii doc-base 0.9.1 utilities to manage online > documen > > -- no debconf information > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ andrew (AT) morphoss (DOT) com +64(272)DEBIAN The goal of good engineering is not to ask "what if?", but to ask "how do I make this work as well as possible". -- Linus Torvalds ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org