[R-pkg-team] Debian bug report 982465: dyn.load not useful for system libraries

[Andreas Tille]

On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 07:32:59AM +0100, Johannes Ranke wrote:
> Hi Dirk,
> 
> Am Freitag, 19. Februar 2021, 00:27:33 CET schrieb Dirk Eddelbuettel:
> > severity 982465 wishlist
> 
> I think the severity of the bug [1] depends on Debian policy - is it mandatory 
> to use system libraries if they are available?


According to Debian Policy § 4.13[2] code copies should be avoided.  The
"should" results in bugs of severity "important" against those packages
that violate this rule.  It was not just for fun when I had spent my
time to follow policy.  I keep on hoping to find a sensible solution
that will fit policy but I can't without your cooperation.

Kind regards
      Andreas.

 
> [1] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=982465 
[2] https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-source.html#embedded-code-copies

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