Re: Consistent location of files in -doc packages.

1999-08-29 Thread James Mastros
On Sun, Aug 29, 1999 at 08:01:40AM +0100, Julian Gilbey wrote: > Sombody wrote this, but I don't recall who: > > /usr/doc/pkg-doc/copyright = /usr/doc/pkg/copyright; so either pkg-doc > > doesn't have a copyright if pkg isn't installed, or pkg-doc and pkg have > > the same file included in both pac

Re: Consistent location of files in -doc packages.

1999-08-29 Thread paulwade
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 is

Re: Consistent location of files in -doc packages.

1999-08-29 Thread Julian Gilbey
> On Sun, Aug 29, 1999 at 07:00:55AM +0100, Julian Gilbey 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 pk

Re: Consistent location of files in -doc packages.

1999-08-29 Thread Anthony Towns
On Sun, Aug 29, 1999 at 07:00:55AM +0100, Julian Gilbey 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 pack

Re: Consistent location of files in -doc packages.

1999-08-29 Thread Julian Gilbey
> 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.

Re: Consistent location of files in -doc packages.

1999-08-29 Thread Chris Waters
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. -- Chris Water

Re: Consistent location of files in -doc packages.

1999-08-29 Thread Julian Gilbey
> As a user I would like it if Debian had a policy on the location of the > 'Additional documentation' that is supplied in the -doc packages as > per Section 6.3 of policy-manual 3.0.0.0. Many -doc packages place the > actual documentation in the base package's /usr/{share/}doc/ > directory while

Consistent location of files in -doc packages.

1999-08-26 Thread Brian Servis
As a user I would like it if Debian had a policy on the location of the 'Additional documentation' that is supplied in the -doc packages as per Section 6.3 of policy-manual 3.0.0.0. Many -doc packages place the actual documentation in the base package's /usr/{share/}doc/ directory while others pl