On 17-Apr-07, 13:25 (CDT), Glenn Moeller-Holst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is proposed that the kernel and applications packets (.deb, .rpm) > includes (or has the possibilty to include) documentation about the > package commands.
They do. Have you looked? Some packages with large documentation sets distribute them as a seperate package, the documentation package usually has a name in the form "<package>-doc". Some packages lack upstream documentation; we cannot distribute what has not been written. But the vast majority of packages have a man page for each command. > Purposes: > *When "I" is in the catalog "/var/log" - what commands can I use here? > *Which commands is occluded by others at "/var/log"? > *A command "xxy" at "/var/log" - which package is responsible? (Am I > using the right package command?) All three of these questions show a lack of understanding of the PATH variable. Unless "." is in your PATH (highly discouraged), your current working directory is irrelevant. Try "which foo" to locate what will be executed for "foo", and 'dpkg -S /usr/bin/foo' to locate the package containing it. > *If I deinstall "this" package - which commands are then lost? Dpkg -L. > *If I want or need command xxzz, which packages can give me that? You'll need to explore the packages website. > *If a given command is in some sense considered obsolete, which > commands is then endorced? The package description (apt-cache show foo) or documentation (/usr/share/doc/foo) may provide recommendations. > The "man" and "info" documentation should (with time) be included in > the package. Why should I search the net for command documentations? > The system should supply the right documentation. > > Have this feature-idea not occured to others? It has, long ago. Have you actually looked for the documentation included in most packages? > Optional more suggestion: > > A script file should document which "commands-pools" is required. The script's package should (and most often does) "Depend" on required packages. I've no idea what a "commands-pool" is. If the script is not packaged, Debian can hardly enforce requirements on it. Steve -- Steve Greenland The irony is that Bill Gates claims to be making a stable operating system and Linus Torvalds claims to be trying to take over the world. -- seen on the net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]