#641203 olpc-powerd: does not provide a man page

Package:
olpc-powerd
Source:
olpc-powerd
Description:
OLPC XO power management support daemon
Submitter:
Guido van Steen
Date:
2011-09-11 22:03:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
#641203#5
Date:
2011-09-11 15:25:11 UTC
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#641203#10
Date:
2011-09-11 19:50:39 UTC
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severity 641203 normal
thanks

Violations of "should" directives in policy are not RC bugs.

Regards,

Adam
#641203#17
Date:
2011-09-11 21:03:38 UTC
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Dear Adam,

However, I was guided by reportbug, which told me that violations of
"should" directives are serious. I guess I should have used another version
of reportbug, perhaps the one available in sid or in wheezy!? OTOH I was
using olpc-powerd on squeeze.

Best wishes,

Guido

BTW: Still, it surprises me that packages with executable files in /usr/bin
can be uploaded without a man page. Why do we not auto-reject such packages?
It would force maintainers to do a better job.
#641203#22
Date:
2011-09-11 21:52:49 UTC
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:-)  Or need convincing as to why I'm wrong.

afaict, the versions in both sid and squeeze only mention "must" or
"required" being serious:

    'serious' : """is a severe violation of Debian policy (that is,
    the problem is a violation of a 'must' or 'required' directive);
    may or may not affect the usability of the package.  Note that non-severe
    policy violations may be 'normal,' 'minor,' or 'wishlist' bugs.

(/usr/share/pyshared/reportbug/debianbts.py, reportbug 4.12.6)

Was this in the English text, or a translation?

Regards,

Adam
#641203#27
Date:
2011-09-11 22:01:06 UTC
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Thanks for explaining the difference between "should" and "must" to me!

It was the English version, which is not my native language. Still, I should
have read better.

Best wishes,

Guido