Remove the "should" to use /run instead of /var/run

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

diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index d0fdea8a311d3b88430c84b90258d26411307765..8834ece206bab7e1e8710eb9d017151f88ed12bb 100644 (file)
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -6424,16 +6424,10 @@ rmdir /usr/local/share/emacs 2>/dev/null || true
 
          <p>
            Packages must not include files or directories
-           under <file>/run</file>, or under the <file>/var/run</file>
-           or <file>/var/lock</file> paths that are replaced with
-           symlinks or bind mounts to <file>/run</file> for backwards
-           compatibility.
-         </p>
-
-         <p>
-           Packages should use <file>/run</file> in preference
-           to <file>/var/run</file> and <file>/run/lock</file> in
-           preference to <file>/var/lock</file>.
+           under <file>/run</file>, or under the
+           older <file>/var/run</file> and <file>/var/lock<file> paths.
+           The latter paths will normally be symlinks or other
+           redirections to <file>/run</file> for backwards compatibility.
          </p>
        </sect1>
       </sect>