On Sat, Apr 25, 1998 at 11:31:20AM -0400, Bob Hilliard wrote: > This sounds like a mistake to me. Presently the debian > maintainers are responsible for providing manpages for their packages > if the upstream source doesn't contain them. Providing some in the > manpages package would dilute this responsibility,
It wouldn't. I am in no way proposing that maintainers be no longer responsible for manpages of their packages. I am proposing that policy be enhanced to ensure that not only Debian users, but all Linux users get to profit from manpages we write for our packages; the upstream manpages package is the most convenient way for the case where an upstream maintainer chooses not to include a manpage. This is similar to the way we handle bugfixes: bugs are fixed in Debian packages and when they apply to upstream packages as well, the fixes are forwarded upstream. > and would mean the the maintainer, who presumably know his package, would > not be in a position to verify their accuracy. Why? A maintainer has access to the manpages in "manpages" as well, and can be expected to coordinate with the manpages maintainer when changes are necessary. And in the case that there isn't time to coordinate, dpkg provides a mechanism by which the maintainer can replace the manpage from "manpages" by his own. Ray -- POPULATION EXPLOSION Unique in human experience, an event which happened yesterday but which everyone swears won't happen until tomorrow. - The Hipcrime Vocab by Chad C. Mulligan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
