Steve Langasek writes:
> > The source updates look fine to me, but: > > * Use absolute paths when making links to doc directories, this stops > problems for people with symlinked /usr/share/doc (i.e., me!). > > contradicts Debian Policy 10.5. I don't think personal preference in > configuring symlinks on one's system is a very compelling reason to > contradict policy here. > Thanks for the reference, I have also noticed this from Section 12.3 of the Debian Policy: Packages must not require the existence of any files in /usr/share/doc/ in order to function [73]. Any files that are referenced by programs but are also useful as stand alone documentation should be installed under /usr/share/package/ with symbolic links from /usr/share/doc/package. It seems to me that the result of these two policies is that Debian doesn't support a system like mine that has a symbolic link from /usr/share/doc to another directory. That's fine by me, I now have enough space to move it back again, but I imagine it is quite a common situation. Unless you have an alternative suggestion I propose to just back out the change that turned the relative link into an absolute one. thanks for your time. Kevin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
