[cl-debian] RFC: [DRAFT] Debian CL-Policy

[René van Bevern]

Hi,

there is the DESIGN.txt from common-lisp-controller and some documents
describing Common Lisp packaging for Debian in the CLiki, but no central
document. So I have started drafting something like a Common Lisp in
Debian Policy [1], that describes the current package practises for CL
and also sets some requirements for CL-packages in Debian.

Not all packages comply with that document yet, cmucl for example does
not provide a remove-clc in its cmucl.sh script, which I allowed myself
to set as a requirement, because it is just "clean" to have it as a
counterpart of to the required install-clc. However, once (and if) this
document goes beyond its draft state, I'd of course come up with patches
also.

I'd like others to comment on this packaging manual.

However: When writing this, I noticed that clc-{un,}register-user-package
in /usr/sbin does not conform to the FHS. These should eventually be
placed in /usr/bin, as they are of use for every regular user, not just
for the system administrator.

    René

[1] ftp://progn.org/pub/papers/cl-policy
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