Bas Zoetekouw writes ("Re: QUESTION: Debian Policy: Manual pages"):
> Why a recommends? In order to satisfy the spirit of policy ("every
> binary must have a man page") it would need to be a depends, imo.
I think the point of policy is to ensure the manpage exists, not to
require that it be installed.
I think Suggests is the right dependency. There is nothing wrong with
installing a package without its documentation.
Ian.