CVSROOT:/cvs/debian-policy
Module name:debian-policy
Changes by: srivastaThu Aug 24 00:08:38 PDT 2000
Modified files:
. : menu-policy.sgml policy.sgml
upgrading-checklist.html
On 23 Aug 2000, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
Woody shall have a full /usr/share/doc/ when released, while
allowing for partial upgrades from potato all the way, under the
plan.
The partial upgrades issue is a myth. As I said, we have never
guaranteed that *every* conceivable partial
Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.1.1.1
Severity: wishlist
I'd like to recommend a change in policy regarding examples (section
6.7), such that source code and shell scripts must either live in
/usr/share/doc/package-name/examples, or (here's the change) if the
package name ends in (or contains?)
On Wed, Aug 23, 2000 at 07:17:32PM -0400, Daniel Barclay wrote:
From: Steve Greenland [EMAIL PROTECTED]
... Current policy
requires that /usr/doc/package exist (possibly as a symlink to
/usr/share/doc/package).
Then why don't more package implement that policy?
If the package doesn't
On 23-Aug-00, 18:17 (CDT), Daniel Barclay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Steve Greenland [EMAIL PROTECTED]
... Current policy
requires that /usr/doc/package exist (possibly as a symlink to
/usr/share/doc/package).
Then why don't more package implement that policy?
Because they're
Nicolás, my one concern: lets assume a user installs both mutt and
mutt-doc, and mutt-doc installs its docs into /usr/share/doc/mutt.
User says to userself, why is my /usr/share/doc so big? A `du' later,
and the mutt docs are the culprit. User thinks to userself, bummer, I
like mutt, but
What about the /usr/doc/foo
symlink -- is foo-doc going to take care of that? What if I later
install foo? Who gets to remove the link?
I don't know, but this kludge is a secondary thing, and should not be
considered when making policy. Any policy will last longer than these
At present, it's pretty random. I would like a consistent answer to make
its way into policy, but there are lots of different cases, and I don't
think a simple foo-doc installs stuff into /usr/share/doc/foo is the
best answer. One must also consider that some doc package are actually
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