Bug#630174: debian-policy: forbid installation into /lib64

2017-08-20 Thread Sean Whitton
control: tag -1 -patch +pending I too second the following change proposed by Bill: > diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml > index 404dc73..f9fdbf7 100644 > --- a/policy.sgml > +++ b/policy.sgml > @@ -6955,12 +6955,13 @@ Built-Using: grub2 (= 1.99-9), loadlin (= 1.6e-1) >cha

Bug#630174: debian-policy: forbid installation into /lib64

2017-08-20 Thread Niels Thykier
On Tue, 9 Jun 2015 23:00:51 +0200 Bill Allombert wrote: >[...] > > OK, here a new patch. > > Seconds welcome! > > Cheers, > -- > Bill. > > Imagine a large red swirl here. Hi, I second the following change proposed by Bill: > diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml > index 404dc73..f9fdbf

Bug#630174: debian-policy: forbid installation into /lib64

2015-06-09 Thread Bill Allombert
On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 09:21:13AM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote: > Le Mon, May 11, 2015 at 11:30:54AM +0200, Bill Allombert a écrit : > > > > We should document that to prevent /lib64 to be used for wrong purpose. > > > > > In any case I'm not quite sure whether shipping files in lib64 in amd64 >

Bug#630174: debian-policy: forbid installation into /lib64

2015-06-06 Thread Bill Allombert
On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 11:30:54AM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote: > > In any case I'm not quite sure whether shipping files in lib64 in amd64 > > packages (juffed/juffed-dev and zynaddsubfx-dssi do this now) is OK. > > I only found > zynaddsubfx-dssi: /usr/lib64/dssi/libzynaddsubfx_dssi.so > which

Bug#630174: debian-policy: forbid installation into /lib64

2015-05-11 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Mon, May 11, 2015 at 11:30:54AM +0200, Bill Allombert a écrit : > > We should document that to prevent /lib64 to be used for wrong purpose. > > > In any case I'm not quite sure whether shipping files in lib64 in amd64 > > packages (juffed/juffed-dev and zynaddsubfx-dssi do this now) is OK. >

Bug#630174: debian-policy: forbid installation into /lib64

2015-05-11 Thread Bill Allombert
On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 02:01:13PM +0500, Andrey Rahmatullin wrote: > On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 12:45:25AM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote: > > This is the relevant part of the FHS (ill-advised imho, but required by the > > LSB): > > > > - > > > > 6.1.5. /lib64 and

Bug#630174: debian-policy: forbid installation into /lib64

2015-05-11 Thread Andrey Rahmatullin
On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 12:45:25AM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote: > This is the relevant part of the FHS (ill-advised imho, but required by the > LSB): > > - > > 6.1.5. /lib64 and /lib32 : 64/32-bit libraries (architecture dependent) > > The 64-bit archit

Bug#630174: debian-policy: forbid installation into /lib64

2011-11-28 Thread Bill Allombert
On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 01:28:30PM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote: > Le Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 09:52:57PM -0600, Steve Langasek a écrit : > > On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 11:55:20AM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote: > > > > > According to apt-file, prohibiting to install files into /lib64 and > > > /usr/lib64 >

Bug#630174: debian-policy: forbid installation into /lib64

2011-11-26 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 09:52:57PM -0600, Steve Langasek a écrit : > On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 11:55:20AM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote: > > > According to apt-file, prohibiting to install files into /lib64 and > > /usr/lib64 > > on amd64 would make only one package RC-buggy, juffed, in its experimen

Bug#630174: debian-policy: forbid installation into /lib64

2011-11-26 Thread Steve Langasek
On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 11:55:20AM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote: > Le Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 04:28:41PM -0500, Steve Langasek a écrit : > > On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 10:58:02PM +0200, Julien Cristau wrote: > > > On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 13:49:53 -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > Here is a patch. > According

Bug#630174: debian-policy: forbid installation into /lib64

2011-11-26 Thread Charles Plessy
user debian-pol...@lists.debian.org tag 630174 + patch usertags 630174 + normative thanks Le Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 04:28:41PM -0500, Steve Langasek a écrit : > On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 10:58:02PM +0200, Julien Cristau wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 13:49:53 -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > > > > Cu

Bug#630174: debian-policy: forbid installation into /lib64

2011-06-25 Thread Steve Langasek
On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 10:58:02PM +0200, Julien Cristau wrote: > On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 13:49:53 -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > > Currently, section 9.1.1 relaxes the FHS requirement that /lib64 and > > /usr/lib64 be used, but it doesn't prohibit installing files in that > > location. However, du

Bug#630174: debian-policy: forbid installation into /lib64

2011-06-11 Thread Julien Cristau
On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 13:49:53 -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > Currently, section 9.1.1 relaxes the FHS requirement that /lib64 and > /usr/lib64 be used, but it doesn't prohibit installing files in that > location. However, due to the way Debian handles this (with symlinks), > bad things happen in

Bug#630174: debian-policy: forbid installation into /lib64

2011-06-11 Thread Russ Allbery
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.9.2.0 Severity: normal Currently, section 9.1.1 relaxes the FHS requirement that /lib64 and /usr/lib64 be used, but it doesn't prohibit installing files in that location. However, due to the way Debian handles this (with symlinks), bad things happen in terms of t