On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > I propose that there be a syymlink from /usr/doc/<package> -> > /usr/share/doc/<package>, managed by the p[ackage itself. This is how > it works: > > a) Policy 3.X mandates that packages that move the docs to > /usr/share/doc must provide a compatibility symlink in > /usr/doc. This shall allow packages to incrementally move to policy > 3.X, while providing compatibility with older systems. > </usr/doc/<package> symlink is handled by <package>) > > b) At a later date, another policy (say, 4.X) shall ask for packages > to no longer provide the link. We can do this when we are sure the > time for the links is gone, and the transitions is over.
I second this proposal.
If there really is a technical problem with this link as mentioned by
Santiago (I didn't check this myself), we can handle this symlink in
postinst:
if [ -d /usr/doc ]; then
ln -s ../share/doc/<package> /usr/doc/
fi
And in prerm:
if [ -L /usr/doc/<package> ]; then
rm /usr/doc/<package>
fi
Ciao
Roland
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