Le lundi, 5 novembre 2018, 19.44:21 h CET Tollef Fog Heen a écrit : > ==== RESOLUTION ==== > > Vendor-specific patch series are a feature of dpkg that can be used to > apply a different series of quilt patches when the source package is > unpacked on different systems. Since Debian source packages are usually > treated as a pure transport format (like tar), this property can cause > confusion and frustration for users. Examples could be if only the > series file for one vendor is updated, or a source package is unpacked > on one system and then transferred to a system with a different vendor > for debugging. > > The Committee recognises that there is a need for packages to behave > differently when built on different distributions, but this should be > done by using differing source packages, or as part of the build > process using current and future practices such as patches with > conditional behaviour or patching of files during the build rather than > at source unpacking time. > > Since this feature is used by several packages today, we need a > reasonable transition period. They will be considered buggy from when > this resolution is accepted, but it will not be considered severe enough > to warrant immediate removal from Debian. After Buster is released, the > presence of a vendor-specific patch series will be a violation of a MUST > directive in Debian policy. > > The Committee therefore resolves that: > > 1. Any use of dpkg's vendor-specific patch series feature is a bug for > packages in the Debian archive (including contrib and non-free). > > This should be implemented in Debian Policy by declaring that a > package SHOULD NOT contain a non-default series file. > > 2. After Buster is released, use of the vendor-specific patch series > feature is forbidden in the Debian archive. > > This should be implemented in Debian Policy by declaring that a > package MUST NOT contain a non-default series file. > > ==== END OF RESOLUTION ====
I vote A > F
Thanks for writing this resolution down!
Cheers,
OdyX
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