Re: /usr/share/doc?

[cavok@tech.netway.it]

On Mon, Sep 27, 1999 at 03:35:12PM -0400, Peter S Galbraith wrote:
>  
>    package itself due to problems with dpkg. One reasonable way to accomplish
>    this is to put the following in the package's postinst:
>    
>    if [ "$1" = "configure" ]; then
>          if [ -d /usr/doc -a ! -e /usr/doc/#PACKAGE# -a -d /usr/share/doc/#PACKAGE# ]; then
>                  ln -sf ../share/doc/#PACKAGE# /usr/doc/#PACKAGE#
>          fi
>    fi
>    
>    And the following in the package's prerm:
>    
>    if [ \( "$1" = "upgrade" -o "$1" = "remove" \) -a -L /usr/doc/#PACKAGE# ]; then
>          rm -f /usr/doc/#PACKAGE#
>    fi
>  
ok, that stuff sounds good, does work but lintian doesn't like it.
lintian prefers a naked rm -f in prerm.

what to do?


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