X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=policy.sgml;h=1390cf41c5e0d69d6de6135e806776c1c181c73d;hb=f812bda88f43e6af288b21d37a5a6e34d675190d;hp=a41bc1fddf389f4d3630cfaad0c757a80beeacd2;hpb=07519623e23bf30c72673504c748d59f2ecfc90a;p=debian%2Fdebian-policy.git diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml index a41bc1f..1390cf4 100644 --- a/policy.sgml +++ b/policy.sgml @@ -1330,9 +1330,9 @@ zope. The package installation scripts should avoid producing output which is unnecessary for the user to see and should rely on dpkg to stave off boredom on - the part of a user installing many packages. This means, - amongst other things, using the --quiet option on - install-info. + the part of a user installing many packages. This means, + amongst other things, not passing the --verbose + option to update-alternatives.

@@ -3969,8 +3969,7 @@ Checksums-Sha256: Programs called from maintainer scripts should not normally have a path prepended to them. Before installation is started, the package management system checks to see if the - programs ldconfig, - start-stop-daemon, install-info, + programs ldconfig, start-stop-daemon, and update-rc.d can be found via the PATH environment variable. Those programs, and any other program that one would expect to be in the @@ -6743,7 +6742,7 @@ Built-Using: grub2 (= 1.99-9), loadlin (= 1.6e-1) The shlibs control files for all the packages currently installed on the system. These are normally found - in /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.symbols, but + in /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.shlibs, but packages should not rely on this and instead should use dpkg-query --control-path package shlibs if for some reason these files need to be @@ -10497,18 +10496,23 @@ name ["syshostname"]:

The install-info program maintains a directory of - installed info documents in /usr/share/info/dir for - the use of info readers. - It was previously necessary for packages installing info - documents to run install-info from maintainer - scripts. This is no longer necessary. The installation - system now uses dpkg triggers. - - This file must not be included in packages. Packages containing - info documents should depend on dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | - install-info to ensure that the directory file is properly - rebuilt during partial upgrades from Debian 5.0 (lenny) and - earlier. + installed info documents in /usr/share/info/dir for the + use of info readers. This file must not be included in packages + other than install-info. +

+ +

+ install-info is automatically invoked when + appropriate using dpkg triggers. Packages other than + install-info should not invoke + install-info directly and should not + depend on, recommend, or suggest install-info + for this purpose. +

+ +

+ Info readers requiring the /usr/share/info/dir file + should depend on install-info.