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Re: doc-base registration please



On Mon, Jun 11, 2001 at 11:23:03AM +0200, T.Pospisek's MailLists wrote:
> On 10 Jun 2001, Karl M. Hegbloom wrote:
> 
> >  I'm disappointed by the number of packages with HTML documentation
> >  that are not registering that documentation via "doc-base".  It's
> >  really simple - you just create a tagged file, like the "control"
> >  file, name it a certain way, and let "dh_installdocs" do the rest.
> >  It's a total no-brainer, and really makes a difference as far as
> >  accesibility of the documentation goes!
> >
> >  Wood yous do that for us, please?
> 
> Who's "you"? 

They knows who they is! 
(Anyone whose package contains HTML, PS, or PDF docs, for starters)


> I suggest filling wishlist bugs against the packages that
> don't do it, containing a pointer to a HOWTO achieve that.

Good idea; I do file wishlist bugs when I notice it.  

However, I think a periodic reminder to the general -devel public 
is not out of place.

-S

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