X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=policy.sgml;h=55a33babc918a6b717950f6ae4a10f3026c7ebfe;hb=2336a1cf44bf5c0cf4b1c2d1847098a79a548a74;hp=b61bc1952217b50ff6c9a30fcef3b287c5c69b5e;hpb=429d50686b4385b6a0ce0554e418459ed84da657;p=debian%2Fdebian-policy.git diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml index b61bc19..55a33ba 100644 --- a/policy.sgml +++ b/policy.sgml @@ -709,12 +709,13 @@ list of sections. At present, they are: admin, cli-mono, comm, database, devel, debug, doc, editors, - electronics, embedded, fonts, - games, gnome, graphics, gnu-r, - gnustep, hamradio, haskell, - httpd, interpreters, java, kde, - kernel, libs, libdevel, lisp, - localization, mail, math, misc, + education, electronics, embedded, + fonts, games, gnome, graphics, + gnu-r, gnustep, hamradio, haskell, + httpd, interpreters, introspection, + java, kde, kernel, libs, + libdevel, lisp, localization, + mail, math, metapackages, misc, net, news, ocaml, oldlibs, otherosfs, perl, php, python, ruby, science, shells, sound, @@ -7139,18 +7140,20 @@ Reloading description configuration...done.

- + Cron jobs

Packages must not modify the configuration file /etc/crontab, and they must not modify the files in - /var/spool/cron/crontabs.

+ /var/spool/cron/crontabs. +

- 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: /etc/cron.hourly /etc/cron.daily @@ -7160,7 +7163,8 @@ Reloading description configuration...done. As these directory names imply, the files within them are executed on an hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly basis, respectively. The exact times are listed in - /etc/crontab.

+ /etc/crontab. +

All files installed in any of these directories must be @@ -7171,15 +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 - /etc/cron.d/package. This file uses the - same syntax as /etc/crontab and is processed by - cron automatically. The file must also be + at a specific time, the package should install a file in + /etc/cron.d with a name as specified + in . This file uses the same syntax + as /etc/crontab and is processed + by cron automatically. The file must also be treated as a configuration file. (Note that entries in the /etc/cron.d directory are not handled by anacron. Thus, you should only use this directory for jobs which may be skipped if the system is not - running.)

+ running.) +

+

Unlike crontab files described in the IEEE Std 1003.1-2008 (POSIX.1) available from @@ -7222,6 +7229,28 @@ Reloading description configuration...done. execute scripts in /etc/cron.{hourly,daily,weekly,monthly}.

+ + +

+ 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. +

+ @@ -9756,9 +9785,8 @@ END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY

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.