Debian Bug report logs - #53758
[ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager" virtual package and alternative

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Branden Robinson <branden@ecn.purdue.edu>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: [PROPOSED] Policy for "x-window-manager" virtual package and alternative

Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 19:51:04 -0500

Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.1.1.1
Severity: wishlist

Documents current practice.

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--- policy.sgml.orig	Wed Dec 29 17:01:51 1999
+++ policy.sgml	Thu Dec 30 12:39:50 1999
@@ -3140,6 +3140,27 @@
 	  without) of your package.</p>
 	  
 	<p>
+	  <em>Packages that provide window managers</em> should declare in
+	  their contol data that they provide the virtual package
+	  <tt>x-window-manager</tt>.  They should also register themselves as an
+	  alternative for <tt>/usr/bin/x-window-manager</tt>, with a priority
+	  calculated as follows:
+	  <list>
+	    <item>Start with a priority of 20.</item>
+	    <item>If the window manager supports the Debian menu system,
+	    add 20 points if this support is available in the package's
+	    default configuration (i.e., no configuration files belonging
+	    to the system or user have to be edited to activate the
+	    feature); if configuration files must be modified, add only 10
+	    points.</item>
+	    <item>If the window manager permits the X session to be
+	    restarted using a <em>different</em> window manager (without
+	    killing the X server) in its default configuration, add 10 points; 
+	    otherwise add none.</item>
+	  </list>
+	</p>
+	<p>
 	  <em>Application defaults</em> files have to be installed in
 	  the directory <tt>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/</tt>.
 	  They are considered as part of the program code.  Thus, they

Message #10 received at 53758@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Randolph Chung <randolph@tausq.org>

To: 53755@bugs.debian.org, 53756@bugs.debian.org, 53757@bugs.debian.org, 53758@bugs.debian.org, 53759@bugs.debian.org, 53760@bugs.debian.org, 53761@bugs.debian.org, 53762@bugs.debian.org, 53763@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Seconds

Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 23:06:24 -0700

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I second Branden's proposals.

randolph
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Message #15 received at 53758@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Raul Miller <moth@debian.org>

To: 53756@bugs.debian.org, 53757@bugs.debian.org, 53758@bugs.debian.org, 53760@bugs.debian.org, 53761@bugs.debian.org, 53762@bugs.debian.org, 53763@bugs.debian.org, 53755@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Seconded: Branden's X Proposals

Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2000 13:09:54 -0500

I second the following proposals:
53756 53757 53758 53760 53761 53762 53763 53755

With spelling errors fixed, of course.

I think that's everything Branden suggested on Dec 30 except for 53759.

Thanks,

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Raul

Message #20 received at 53758@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>

To: Branden Robinson <branden@ecn.purdue.edu>, 53758@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#53758: [PROPOSED] Policy for "x-window-manager" virtual package and alternative

Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 17:21:39 -0800

Branden Robinson wrote:
> +	    <item>Start with a priority of 20.</item>
> +	    <item>If the window manager supports the Debian menu system,
> +	    add 20 points if this support is available in the package's
> +	    default configuration (i.e., no configuration files belonging
> +	    to the system or user have to be edited to activate the
> +	    feature); if configuration files must be modified, add only 10
> +	    points.</item>
> +	    <item>If the window manager permits the X session to be
> +	    restarted using a <em>different</em> window manager (without
> +	    killing the X server) in its default configuration, add 10 points; 
> +	    otherwise add none.</item>

This is really cute. Seconded.

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see shy jo, adding 10 points to his DEX stat.

Message #37 received at 53758-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk>

To: 15709-done@bugs.debian.org, 17369-done@bugs.debian.org, 22935-done@bugs.debian.org, 29522-done@bugs.debian.org, 39398-done@bugs.debian.org, 40934-done@bugs.debian.org, 43787-done@bugs.debian.org, 51091-done@bugs.debian.org, 52225-done@bugs.debian.org, 53405-done@bugs.debian.org, 53755-done@bugs.debian.org, 53756-done@bugs.debian.org, 53757-done@bugs.debian.org, 53758-done@bugs.debian.org, 53760-done@bugs.debian.org, 53761-done@bugs.debian.org, 53762-done@bugs.debian.org, 53763-done@bugs.debian.org, 54777-done@bugs.debian.org, 56407-done@bugs.debian.org, 56692-done@bugs.debian.org, 58771-done@bugs.debian.org

Cc: srivasta@debian.org

Subject: Closed in debian-policy 3.2.0.0

Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 15:17:16 -0700

These bugs have been closed in policy version 3.2.0.0.

Thanks Manoj!

   Julian

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