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Bug#654931: gcc-4.6: missing manpage



On Sat, Jan 07, 2012 at 07:53:25AM +0100, Matthias Klose wrote:
> won't fix in the gcc-4.6 package; clearly these "skeletal" pages are
> not part of the upstream sources. please package those as a separate
> package if you intend to maintain these on a regular basis.

Lots of Debian packages include manpages that are not part of the
upstream source, and Policy mandates a manpage *in the same package*.
I'd like you to reconsider, especially since having some manpage, even
if it isn't complete, is a lot better for users than having no manpage
at all.

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