X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=policy.sgml;h=55a33babc918a6b717950f6ae4a10f3026c7ebfe;hb=2336a1cf44bf5c0cf4b1c2d1847098a79a548a74;hp=16ffc0f98a2e9e20dd86ea6b6e0d89bc2c650fc3;hpb=c316cdbc5878da6eed332d5e07043bef3dd6a138;p=debian%2Fdebian-policy.git diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml index 16ffc0f..55a33ba 100644 --- a/policy.sgml +++ b/policy.sgml @@ -7140,18 +7140,20 @@ Reloading description configuration...done.
-
Packages must not modify the configuration file
- If a package wants to install a job that has to be executed
- via cron, it should place a file with the name of the
- package in one or more of the following directories:
+ If a package wants to install a job that has to be executed via
+ cron, it should place a file named as specified
+ in into one or more of the following
+ directories:
All files installed in any of these directories must be @@ -7172,15 +7175,18 @@ Reloading description configuration...done.
If a certain job has to be executed at some other frequency or
- at a specific time, the package should install a file
-
Unlike
+ The file name of a cron job file should normally match the + name of the package from which it comes. +
+ ++ If a package supplies multiple cron job files files in the + same directory, the file names should all start with the name + of the package (possibly modified as described below) followed + by a hyphen (-) and a suitable suffix. +
+ ++ A cron job file name must not include any period or plus + characters (. or +) characters as this will + cause cron to ignore the file. Underscores (_) + should be used instead of . and + + characters. +
+In addition, the copyright file must say where the upstream - sources (if any) were obtained. It should name the original - authors of the package and the Debian maintainer(s) who were - involved with its creation. + sources (if any) were obtained, and should name the original + authors.