From: Russ Allbery Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:19:01 +0000 (-0800) Subject: Changelog and upgrading-checklist for #620870 X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?p=debian%2Fdebian-policy.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=8ab221980caeb0fdfbf1db8f449c22cbbec30e68 Changelog and upgrading-checklist for #620870 --- diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 1422ad7..3dcb3c4 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ debian-policy (3.9.3.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low Seconded: Cyril Brulebois Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog Closes: #23712 + * Policy: Add /run FHS exception, clarify rules for /run and /var/run + Wording: Russ Allbery + Seconded: Steve Langasek + Seconded: Roger Leigh + Closes: #620870, #532120 * MIME Policy: Retire this document and merge it with Policy Wording: Ben Finney Seconded: Russ Allbery diff --git a/upgrading-checklist.sgml b/upgrading-checklist.sgml index dc62283..88c1950 100644 --- a/upgrading-checklist.sgml +++ b/upgrading-checklist.sgml @@ -49,6 +49,21 @@ Unreleased. now contain the value any all for source packages building both architecture-independent and architecture-dependent packages. +9.1.1 + /run is allowed as an exception to the FHS and + replaces /var/run. /run/lock + replaces /var/lock. The FHS requirements for the older + directories apply to these directories as well. Backward compatibility + links will be maintained and packages need not switch to + referencing /run directly yet. Files in /run + should be stored in a temporary file system. + +9.1.4 + New section spelling out the requirements for packages that use + files in /run, /var/run, + or /var/lock. This generalizes information previously only + in 9.3.2. + 9.5 Cron job file names must not contain . or + or they will be ignored by cron. They should replace those characters