From: Manoj Srivastava Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:37:37 +0000 (+0000) Subject: updated all the references to sub-policy documents to properly reference external... X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=1b978d2a31c8ca7202534d6ea9a0496a67d9f2e0;p=debian%2Fdebian-policy.git updated all the references to sub-policy documents to properly reference external locations and mirrors, reordered two sections to have a more logical ordering Author: joy Date: 2003/02/23 20:29:56 updated all the references to sub-policy documents to properly reference external locations and mirrors, reordered two sections to have a more logical ordering git-archimport-id: srivasta@debian.org--etch/debian-policy--devel--3.0--patch-192 --- diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml index 549a928..56435ee 100644 --- a/policy.sgml +++ b/policy.sgml @@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ doing that has been reached.

- + Virtual packages

@@ -947,13 +947,21 @@

The latest version of the authoritative list of virtual - package names can be found on - ftp.debian.org in - /debian/doc/package-developer/virtual-package-names-list.txt - or your local mirror. In addition, it is included in the - debian-policy package. The procedure for updating - the list is described at the top of the file.

 + package names can be found in the debian-policy package. + It's also available from the Debian web mirrors at + + and from the Debian archive mirrors at + . +

+

+ The procedure for updating the list is described in the preface + to the list. +

+ + Base system @@ -3474,7 +3482,7 @@ Build-Depends: kernel-headers-2.2.10 [!hurd-i386], The effect is as if the package(s) which provide a particular virtual package name had been listed by name everywhere the virtual package name appears. (See also ) + id="virtual_pkg">)

@@ -5401,15 +5409,6 @@ Reloading description configuration...done. Menus -

- Menu entries should follow the current menu policy found in - the menu-policy files in the debian-policy - package. It may also be found on the Debian FTP site - ftp.debian.org as the file - /debian/doc/package-developer/menu-policy.txt.gz, - or in the equivalent location on your local mirror. -

-

The Debian menu package provides a standard interface between packages providing applications and @@ -5424,7 +5423,23 @@ Reloading description configuration...done. operation should register a menu entry for those applications, so that users of the menu package will automatically get menu entries in their window - managers, as well in shells like pdmenu.

+ managers, as well in shells like pdmenu. +

+ +

+ Menu entries should follow the current menu policy. +

+ +

+ The menu policy can be found in the menu-policy + files in the debian-policy package. + They are also available from the Debian web mirrors at + + and from the Debian archive mirrors at + . +

Please also refer to the Debian Menu System @@ -5437,17 +5452,6 @@ Reloading description configuration...done. Multimedia handlers -

- Packages which provide the ability to view/show/play, - compose, edit or print MIME types should register themselves - as such following the current MIME support policy found in - the mime-policy files in the debian-policy - package. It may also be found on the Debian FTP site - ftp.debian.org as the file - /debian/doc/package-developer/mime-policy.txt.gz, - or in the equivalent location on your local mirror. -

-

MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions, RFCs 2045-2049) is a mechanism for encoding files and data streams and @@ -5462,6 +5466,24 @@ Reloading description configuration...done. view, edit or display MIME types they don't support directly.

+ +

+ Packages which provide the ability to view/show/play, + compose, edit or print MIME types should register themselves + as such following the current MIME support policy. +

+ +

+ The MIME support policy can be found in the mime-policy + files in the debian-policy package. + They are also available from the Debian web mirrors at + + and from the Debian archive mirrors at + . +

+ @@ -7459,13 +7481,20 @@ name ["syshostname"]: Perl programs and modules +

- Perl programs and modules should follow the current Perl - policy as defined in the file found on - ftp.debian.org in - /debian/doc/package-developer/perl-policy.txt.gz - or your local mirror. In addition, it is included in the - debian-policy package. + Perl programs and modules should follow the current Perl policy. +

+ +

+ The Perl policy can be found in the perl-policy + files in the debian-policy package. + They are also available from the Debian web mirrors at + + and from the Debian archive mirrors at + .

@@ -7473,11 +7502,18 @@ name ["syshostname"]: Emacs lisp programs

- Please refer to the "Debian Emacs Policy" (documented in - debian-emacs-policy.gz of the - emacsen-common package) for details of how to + Please refer to the "Debian Emacs Policy" for details of how to package emacs lisp programs.

+ +

+ The Emacs policy is available in + debian-emacs-policy.gz of the + emacsen-common package. + It is also available from the Debian web mirrors at + . +