Quoting Tollef Fog Heen (2016-07-23 18:58:37) > ]] Geert Stappers > >> FWIW I agree with both '"main package "should have documentation' and >> 'additional documentation in separate doc package'. > > I think we should stop recommending documentation be put in a separate > package and tell people who don't want docs to exclude the relevant > parts of /usr/share/doc using dpkg excludes instead. Disk space is > pretty cheap and we keep complaining about the per-package overhead in > Packages.gz, so it should be a net gain for most people.
If I understand you correctly, it will be a loss for those where bandwidth is expensive: Stripping documentation during install implied it need to be downloaded. - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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