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   Message 27,009 of 28,835   
   Russ Allbery to Guillem Jover   
   Bug#1095039: debian-policy: Development    
   10 Feb 26 05:50:01   
   
   XPost: linux.debian.policy   
   From: rra@debian.org   
      
   Guillem Jover  writes:   
   > On Sat, 2026-02-07 at 17:02:20 -0800, Russ Allbery wrote:   
      
   >> +If the package installs a linker script, be aware that :command:`ldconfig`   
   >> +requires the linker script be shorter than 32 bytes, or contain either the   
      
   > (As a non-native speaker, I'm not sure whether "script be shorter" is   
   > missing a "to" in front of the "be"?)   
      
   Either is correct so far as I know, but since it read oddly to you, I'll   
   add the "to" in here on the general principle that good prose doesn't   
   cause people to stumble over it. :)   
      
   > Seconded, with or without the s/desired/required/ change suggested   
   > elsethread and the perhaps missing "to".   
      
   Thanks, I have merged this for the next release.   
      
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   Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org)                 
      
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