+++ Josh Triplett [2016-04-08 10:31 -0700]: > I wonder if debian-policy section 12 should talk about the desired > package relationship between <package> and <package>-doc? The world has changed since the policy was originally written. I do like to have -doc package for most things installed and find it very annoying that often the 'help' in an app just takes you to a web-page somewhere, which is particulaly galling when you have no net connection, or only an expensive one. But I agree that this is now the exception rather than the norm and a lot of the time recommends for a second copy of the docs is too strong. > For instance, > "If <package> is a build tool, command-line tool, or library, <package> > already provides documentation in man, info, or text format, and > <package>-doc provides HTML or other formats, <package> should have a > 'Suggests: <package>-doc'. Otherwise, <package> should have a > 'Recommends: <package>-doc'." That seems a sensible default position. Wookey -- Principal hats: Linaro, Debian, Wookware, ARM http://wookware.org/
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