On Feb 10, Hendrik Sattler ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Am Freitag, 10. Februar 2006 13:36 schrieb Neil Roeth: > > On Feb 10, Hendrik Sattler ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I about packaging a library that ships an API reference in docbook SGML > > > and provides manual build targets for PDF, PS and HTML. > > > > > > Is there any preference on which type should be included in the -dev > > > package? I would prefer PDF: > > > * one file only > > > * easy to print > > > * many viewers available > > > > > > I would rather not build all three as this is a definite waste of disk > > > space. > > > > > > Suggestions are welcome... > > > > Could it be a configure option, so that the first time the package is > > installed it would ask which subset of the three to install (defaulting to > > PDF only), and later, when upgrading the package, it would install the same > > subset with no further interaction? > > That would surely be possible with debconf but a Depends on docbook-utils > and > all its dependecies would be required. > Would it be acceptable for a package to tell in its README.Debian how to > create the files? Then, docbook-utils could be a Suggests.
I was thinking that all three formats would be pregenerated and in the binary package, and only the one(s) desired would be installed. So, no need to Depend on docbook-utils. But, policy says HTML is preferred, so I guess this is moot. -- Neil Roeth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]