Russ Allbery <r...@debian.org> writes: > Jonathan Nieder <jrnie...@gmail.com> writes: > >> To be clear, which of the following is this report proposing? > >> * Packages should not divert a file unless that file is "divertable". >> To make a file divertable, the maintainer of the package shipping >> it adds a comment to debian/control mentioning the filename and >> which packages are allowed to divert it. > > I don't think the bug report was asking for more formality around the > coordination with the package maintainer part.
I remember having opened the bug report, but not what was the real problem I had come across, nor my opinions on a solution. I don't think today that policy should require such a formalism. However, it is good practice to consult the maintainer of the "diverted" package. Therefore, in particular in team-maintained packages, I do think that a list "I expect this and that file to be diverted, please ask before doing anything else" somewhere in the debian directory might be a good idea. Regards, Frank -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-dpkg-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87fw8opy3z....@riesling.miltenberg.kuesterei.ch
