Bug#950788: /usr/share/man/man5/sysctl.d.5.gz: sysctl.d.5 man page has confusing directory order

[Michael Biebl]

Hi Craig

Am 06.02.20 um 12:31 schrieb Craig Small:
> Package: systemd
> Version: 244-3
> Severity: minor
> File: /usr/share/man/man5/sysctl.d.5.gz
> 
> The sysctl.d.5 man page says this:
> 
>       Configuration files are read from directories in /etc/, /run/, /usr/local/lib/, and /lib/, in order of precedence. Each configuration file in these configuration directories shall be named in the
>       style of filename.conf. Files in /etc/ override files with the same name in /run/, /usr/local/lib/, and /lib/. Files in /run/ override files with the same name under /usr/.
> 
> OK, so we have 4 directories.
> Anything in /etc overrides anything in the other 3.
> 
> But files in /run? They override.. /usr?
> Is this supposed to mean /usr/local/lib?
> Does that mean /run does NOT override files in /lib ?
> 
> I think the man page used to say /usr/local/lib and /usr/lib and it was
> (badly) saying both directories under /usr
> 
> Maybe.. I'm not really sure what way to interpret this.

I suppose this is a result of
https://salsa.debian.org/systemd-team/systemd/blob/debian/master/debian/rules#L200
doing some incorrect replacements.

Replace /lib with /usr/lib and it will make more sense, I guess.

I guess we have to fine-tune the sed expression.



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