Re: Bug#51262: Suggestion: Packages should carry a manpage

1999-11-26 Thread Daniel Barclay
> From: Anthony Towns > What's wrong with using README.Debian for this purpose, which is already > in common use? Probably nothing, except that it isn't used consistently. Daniel

Bug#51262: Suggestion: Packages should carry a manpage

1999-11-26 Thread Raul Miller
On Thu, Nov 25, 1999 at 10:17:43PM -0500, Brian Mays wrote: > Besides, is it so difficult to do "dpkg -L pccts"? If you want a list > of the binaries, then try "dpkg -L pccs | grep bin". Yes, people should know about dpkg -L in their quest for package level documentation. Not only will it show y

Bug#51262: Suggestion: Packages should carry a manpage

1999-11-26 Thread Anthony Towns
On Thu, Nov 25, 1999 at 10:17:43PM -0500, Brian Mays wrote: > > My suggestion is now, that "man pccts" should either point to the > > main binaries manpage or show a page that gives a one-line description > > of the binaries of the package or one that has just relevant "see > > also: xxx" entries.

Bug#51262: Suggestion: Packages should carry a manpage

1999-11-26 Thread Brian Mays
> Policy says that any binary must come with a manpage. I would like to > have the same for packages. For every package? You must be kidding!! > I just looked for a parser generator that outputs C++ code and found > pccts. After installation I tried "man pccts", but that failed. > /usr/doc/pcct