Re: Removing manpages from libpam-modules to improve multi-arch
* Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org> [250115 11:44]:
>
> TL;DR: I propose move man pages out of a multi-arch: same package into a
> arch all package. Asking for any downsides and usrmerge review.
>
> My proposal is to move the man pages into libpam-doc.
> I'm not actually convinced that normal Debian users need man pages for
> all the pam modules on all Debian systems, and a suggests relationship
> should be sufficient.
> If people really want to maintain the current level of man page
> presence, we could move the manpages into libpam-modules-bin which is
> M-A: foreign.
I have on a number of occasions used these man pages, and having them
installed locally is very helpful. I would rather have the man pages
installed without the additional documentation in libpam-doc. Why not
(other than a trip through NEW) put them in a new binary package
libpam-manpages (arch:all)? I would prefer recommends rather than
suggests.
...Marvin
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