Added a note about the forthcoming dpkg-shlibdeps. Added a note about the new X beastie.

[debian/debian-policy.git] / policy.sgml

diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index 28a3399c89c1ad4a1cb5335b6dca62ff6bf9a33e..6d14beb6e326e60f6f83c8d64856f51c33d0d963 100644 (file)
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -3202,7 +3202,13 @@
        <p>
          Some programs can be configured with or without support for the X
          Window System.  Typically, binaries produced with support for X
-         will need the X shared libraries to run.
+         will need the X shared libraries to run.<footnote>
+           <p>
+             <strong>NOTE</strong> The forthcoming major X Window
+             System release shall probably change this
+             drastically.
+           </p>
+         </footnote>
        </p>
   
        <p>
@@ -3236,7 +3242,9 @@
              In a nutshell, X servers that interface directly with
              the display and input hardware or via another subsystem
              (e.g., GGI) should provide xserver.  Things like Xvfb,
-             Xnest, and Xprt should not.
+             Xnest, and Xprt should not. <strong>NOTE</strong> The
+             forthcoming major X Window System release shall probably
+             change this drastically.
            </p>
          </footnote>
        </p>