[You (Bill Leach)] >Has the idea been discussed about seperating out more of the >documentation packages from the executable packages? > >It has seemed to me that it would be a great benefit to many sysadms if >most packages like smail, sendmail, qmail, apache, etc. had their >documentation in seperate packages that were suggested by the executable >and installable independently. Optionally dpkg/dselect (diety?) could >be changed to intentionally do partial package installations.
OTOH, more packages means more packages, which makes for more stuff to be managed (i.e., package updates). Personally, I don't think doc packages should be separate unless they are huge! I.e., over 1MB. Maybe when a decent "grouping" system or better interface comes out, I'll change my tune. I.e., deity. Mind you, I think splitting docs is generally a good idea, i.e., for stripped down routers or for having doco for stuff which isn't installed locally. It's just going to cause problems for package management. .....A. P. [EMAIL PROTECTED]<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>
