On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 13:15:14 +0000 (UTC) Jörg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de> wrote: > > Packages must not require the existence of any files in > > /usr/share/doc/ in order to function [78]. Any files that are > > referenced by programs but are also useful as stand alone > > documentation should be installed under /usr/share/package/ with > > symbolic links from /usr/share/doc/package. > > (...) > > > > Note [78]: The system administrator should be able to delete files in > > /usr/share/doc/ without causing any programs to break. > > Is anywhere said when a program break? Are missing help files (available > via menu entry) a breakage? > Missing help files are only a breakage if the application fails to handle the missing file gracefully. It should tell the user why the help cannot be displayed - in a GUI that would mean a dialogue box, in a console program, an error to STDERR. Some programs have been known to seg fault if a help file was not found - this is unacceptable and would lead to an RC bug. Any crash is a bug, a crash because of a failure to meet policy is always RC. Note: Policy only mandates this for /usr/share/doc not /usr/share/gnome/help or /usr/share/man or /usr/share/foo where foo is the package name. -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/
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