Hello Thibaut and * Am 2008-05-05 16:07:35, schrieb Thibaut Paumard: > I was talking of something like > /u/s/d/<package>-doc/html -> /u/s/d/<package>/html/ > where both are created in the -doc package, not > /u/s/d/<package>-doc -> /u/s/d/<package>/ > which is a really bad idea, for the reasons you mention and more. If > at all possible, I believe <package>-doc packages should Suggests: > <package> rather than Depends: on them. Use case: reading the doc on > my local machine while running the software on another one.
For some times (maybe for 2 years or such) I have asked nearly the same
question about symlinking. For example you have a sourcecode which
build:
package.deb
package-dev.deb
package-doc.deb
and "package-dev" and "package-doc" can be installed without depending
on "package" then you must use real directories like:
/usr/share/doc/package
/usr/share/doc/package-dev
/usr/share/doc/package-doc
but, if you have packages like
package-common.deb
package-binary-1.deb
package-binary-2.deb
package-doc.deb
where "package-binary-X" DEPEND on "package-common" then you can use
Symlinks like
/usr/share/doc/package-common
/usr/share/doc/package-binary-1 -> /usr/share/doc/package-common
/usr/share/doc/package-binary-2 -> /usr/share/doc/package-common
/usr/share/doc/package-doc
but the "package-doc" would have its own directory since it does normaly
NOT depend on any binary packages.
(I have even installed tonns of -doc packages since years without having
installed the binaries; Just for reading and learning)
Thanks, Greetings and nice Day
Michelle Konzack
Systemadministrator
24V Electronic Engineer
Tamay Dogan Network
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