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diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index b8db0ab..55a33ba 100644
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -488,9 +488,9 @@
In addition, the packages in main
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 general, symbolic links within a top-level directory
- should be relative, and symbolic links pointing from one
- top-level directory into another should be absolute. (A
- top-level directory is a sub-directory of the root
- directory
@@ -9745,9 +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.