On Sat, 14 Mar 2009, Ian Jackson wrote: > Package: dpkg > Version: 1.15.0 > > /usr/share/man/man5/deb-triggers.5.gz has just come to my attention. > I can see why someone wanted to add it but I think the inclusion of > this file in this form was a mistake.
deb-*(5) document file formats of files inside the .deb control archive. I don't see a valid reason to remove deb-triggers(5) given that packages can have a triggers file in their control archive. > The dpkg trigger machinery is useful only to package maintainers. The > concepts on which deb-triggers(5) and dpkg-trigger(1) depend are those > of the dpkg trigger system as defined in the specification. > > I can see that there is an argument that /usr/bin/dpkg-trigger is > useful to a sysadmin (but arguably the manpage should be in section > 8), and thus having it documented in the form of a manpage is useful. It's in /usr/bin so section 1 is not that much of a problem. > But it is essential that the manpage give a reference to the full > specification. That can be done of course. I'll do it right now. > (One might also consider whether the material which is currently > duplicated between triggers.txt.gz and dpkg-trigger(1) should appear > in only one place; removing the usage information from triggers.txt.gz > should be done insofar as it would make that document clearer.) Patch welcome. In the mean time it doesn't hurt as long as the infos don't contradict themselves. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog Contribuez à Debian et gagnez un cahier de l'admin Debian Lenny : http://www.ouaza.com/wp/2009/03/02/contribuer-a-debian-gagner-un-livre/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
