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Re: Temporary solution for changelog problem in binNMUs



Ian Jackson wrote:
> Jonathan Nieder writes ("Re: Temporary solution for changelog problem in binNMUs"):

>> One problem that that doesn't solve is what to do when a package would
>> be able to borrow its /doc/<package> directory from another package
>> (using a symlink) but for the changelog and copyright (which gets even
>> harder when binnmus are involved).  See http://bugs.debian.org/556015
>
> Well, without having thought about this properly, I'm tempted to
> suggest linkfarming.

That sounds like a fine approach to me.  So would we be okay with
prohibiting doc/<package> being a symlink in jessie?


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