Re^2: dhelp 0.2 - a online help system
Am 03.01.98 schrieb schwarz # monet.m.isar.de ...
Moin Christian!
CS> We are aware of this problem. The different menu systems (menu, dwww,
CS> dhelp, etc.) all have their advantages and disadvantages so I guess they
CS> will all stay around for a while.
If you know a disadvantage of dhelp please send me an email. I'm really
interessed in good ideas.
CS> The solution is to provide a unique interface where all packages can
CS> register their documentation files. This interface programm will than
CS> support the different menu systems, depending on which are installed. This
But is that necessary? We could write a simple .dhelp to .dwww converter
or dwww can use the /var/lib/dhelp/dbase database. That's no problem. I
think, we should use this help system in Debian 2.0. Some other
distributions already use such systems (for example SuSE).
I've added dhelp support in debstd last night. It's really no problem to
add dhelp support to your packages.
CS> I'm currently working on a draft for this interface. It looks like we're
CS> going to implement that together with a new "Documentation Policy" for
CS> Debian 2.1.
Why should we develop another system? We have a working system: dhelp. If
we need new features, I can add them.
cu, Marco
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