On Sun, Feb 28, 2021 at 08:58:44PM +0100, Helmut Grohne wrote: > On Sun, Feb 28, 2021 at 10:53:20AM -0700, Sean Whitton wrote: > > Can you post a patch just doing the moving manpages to dependencies part > > and indicate that you are seeking seconds? Then we can get that > > applied. > > I call for seconds on: > > --- a/policy/ch-docs.rst > +++ b/policy/ch-docs.rst > @@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ > "cat page". > > Each program, utility, and function should have an associated manual > -page included in the same package. It is suggested that all > -configuration files also have a manual page included as well. Manual > -pages for protocols and other auxiliary things are optional. > +page included in the same package or a dependency. It is suggested that > +all configuration files also have a manual page included as well. > +Manual pages for protocols and other auxiliary things are optional. > > If no manual page is available, this is considered as a bug and should > be reported to the Debian Bug Tracking System (the maintainer of the
What matter, I think, is that if a program is installed, then its manual is available. There are various ways to achieve that, even though I do not think Recommends cut it. Cheers, Bill
