From: Roger Leigh <rleigh@debian.org>
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 19:15:53 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Document restrictions on use of /run for wheezy
X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?p=debian%2Fdebian-policy.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=40cb0a32779d38d7ffff019d3229403317d112b5

Document restrictions on use of /run for wheezy
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diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index 8c654d1..003675c 100644
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -6421,6 +6421,12 @@ install -m644 debian/shlibs.<var>package</var> debian/<var>package</var>/DEBIAN/
 		  in <file>/run</file> should be stored on a temporary
 		  file system.
 		</p>
+		<p>
+		  Packages must not assume the <file>/run</file>
+		  directory exists or is usable without a dependency
+		  on <tt>initscripts (>= 2.88dsf-13.3)</tt> until the
+		  stable release of Debian supports <file>/run</file>.
+		</p>
 	      </item>
               <item>
                 <p>
diff --git a/upgrading-checklist.sgml b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
index 480fef6..233e8c2 100644
--- a/upgrading-checklist.sgml
+++ b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ Unreleased.
   at build time.  This is used to ensure that the archive meets license
   requirements for providing source for all binaries.
   </item>
+<tag>9.1.1</tag>
+  <item>Packages must not assume the <file>/run</file> directory exists or
+  is usable without a dependency on <tt>initscripts (>= 2.88dsf-13.3)</tt>
+  until the stable release of Debian supports <file>/run</file>.
+  </item>
 <tag>12.5</tag>
   <item>All copyright files must be encoded in UTF-8.
   </item>