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Re: Which directory to use for packagename-doc documentation files?



Steve Greenland wrote:

> On 25-Jul-01, 15:12 (CDT), Peter S Galbraith <GalbraithP@dfo-mpo.gc.ca> wrote
>
> > On the other hand, these packages install in `foo' rather than in
> > `foo-doc' and none of their postinst files do it: 
> 
> Probably because it's hard to manage, and debhelper (quite rightfully)
> doesn't deal with packages munging other packages links.
> 
> Hopefully, the whole /usr/doc link farm will go away in the next release
> anyway, and our (soon to be proposed?) policy correction won't go into
> affect until then anyway.

Good point!



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