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[debhelper.git] / doc / TODO

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@@ -30,16 +30,6 @@ Wishlist items:
 
   This needs more thought.
   
-* All debhelper programs should be checked that they output files with the
-  correct permissions no matter what the umask is set to. Currently, only
-  those programs that run after dh_fixperms have been so checked. (Checking
-  the rest is low priority, since dh_fixperms fixes any incorrect permissions
-  they might have; still it would be nice to check them too, just to make
-  debhelper more flexible.) One easy fix is to add umask 022 to dh_lib,
-  however, there may be unforeseen ramifications of such a change.
-* All programs should also make sure the files they install are owned by
-  root.root. Situation is currently the same as with permissions above, plus
-  dh_installchangelogs is fixed.
 * Support use of environment variables in data taken from user, ie, in
   debian/dirs. The problem with doing this is that we really want to allow
   any filenames in that input, even those that look like environment
@@ -52,22 +42,21 @@ Wishlist items:
   without calling dh_cache again. (#23792)
 * Add a switch to dh_installdeb to allow it to do user defined
   substitutions. OTOH, maybe it's better if people just sed
-  postinst.in before debhelper gets it's hands on it... (#25235)
+  postinst.in before debhelper gets its hands on it... (#25235)
 
 Deprecated:
 
 * DH_COMPAT 1. Can be removed once all packages are seen to be using 2 or
   higher. I won't hold my breath.
-* Also, grep the entire archive for all dh_* command lines, and check to
-  see what other switches are not being used, and maybe remove some of
-  them. I'd also like to depercate/remove debian/compress files, -X is
+* Also, grep the entire archive for all dh_* command lines (I do this now),
+  and check to see what other switches are not being used, and maybe remove
+  some of them. I'd also like to depercate/remove debian/compress files, -X is
   a better idea.
 * dh_suidregister. Once nothing in the archive uses it.
 * dh_installmanpages. Only mildly deprecated right now. Once dh_installman
   catches on, make it emit a warning, and then wait for it to go away.
-* dh_testversion. Only mildly deprecated right now. Make it emit a warning
-  by jan 2002, and remove as soon as nothing uses it.
+* dh_testversion. Remove as soon as nothing uses it.
 * dh_installxaw. xaw replacments are dying, nothing uses it validly (bugs
-  filed on the few packages that use it by accident). Make it omit a
-  warning by jan 2002 and remove as soon as nothing uses it, or by april
-  2002.
+  filed on the few packages that use it by accident). Remove as soon as
+  nothing uses it, or by april 2002.
+* dh_movefiles. I won't hold my breath.