On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Jim Lynch wrote: > > On Mon, 14 Jun 1999, Roland Rosenfeld wrote: > > > > > | 6.1. Manual pages > > > | ----------------- > > > | > > > | You must install manual pages in `nroff' source form, in appropriate > > > | places under `/usr/man'. You should only use sections 1 to 9 (see > > > the > > > | FSSTND for more details). You must _not_ install a preformatted `cat > > > | page'. > > > | > > > | If no manual page is available for a particular program, utility or > > > | function and this is reported as a bug on debian-bugs, a symbolic > > > link > > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > > I think this is a stupid policy and should be changed. > > [...] > > Specifically, if man pages are not required, HOW do you propose that a user > (possibly new) make any sense at all of a binary if it is not documented??
Sorry for the misunderstanding. I was referring to the sentence underlined by Roland, which means that you can't make a symlink to undocumented(7) unless there is a bug report. As far as I know, the symlink makes lintian to be happy. Could anybody explain why? (Maybe it shouldn't). Thanks. -- "999ed1c7bd48215b75195e15d1557559" (a truly random sig)
