On 28 Aug 1999, Chris Waters wrote: > Julian Gilbey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I would suggest what several packages already do: install the docs in > > /usr/doc/pkg and have /usr/doc/pkg-doc as a symlink to /usr/doc/pkg. > > That only works if the pkg-doc package depends on pkg, which isn't > alway necessary or desirable.
Such a dependency should be avoided. People should be able to install/remove docs freely. Sometimes you want to study packages before deciding which ones to install. Sometimes the package is installed elsewhere (server) and you want the docs nearby (workstation). It would not bother me a bit if every functional (i.e. binary) package contained the essentials only. I might install the docs to help me get it configured and then remove them. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Paul Wade Greenbush Technologies Corporation + + mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.greenbush.com/ + +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
