[I think Colin reads this list, but CCing @packages to be sure.] Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> undocumented(7) is in the manpages package (Priority: important). It seems
> sensible to allow users to remove this package without breaking anything, and
> if they care enough to remove the manpages package, they probably won't miss
> undocumented(7).
Wouldn't it be better to just move undocumented(7) (it's 1415 bytes,
FWIW) to man-db? This way all users of "man" would have it.
Thinking a bit further ... symlinking to undocumented is often frowned
upon, because it muddles up the issue (and novice packagers often
conveniently think that it is a permanent solution), and sometimes
raises false expectations (i.e. I install a package, look at "dpkg -L"
output, think: fine, a manpage is provided). Sooo, why not patch the
man binary to issue a more helpful message?
I.e. if manpage FOO was sought, and FOO exists in {,/usr}/{,s}bin:
No manual entry for FOO
This is probably a bug you should report.
In the mean time, please try to find usage information through other
means -- try "man undocumented" if you are unsure.
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