Re: policy for translated manpages for section 1 ?
On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, Yann Dirson wrote:
> This is just an example. This policy (?) of including section 1
> manpages in localized manpage-packages does show out problems. I
> guess that's why the standard english manpage-package do not include
> sections 1, 6 and such.
>
> I guess translated manpages should be included in the relevant
> packages, with probably a notice as to which version of the software
> they document.
I agree. man-db (for example) includes translated manpages in German and
Italian (soon french and spanish too).
The pro is that you install the relevant manpages along with the
package they document.
The con is that packages get very big with all translated documentation,
that you will have to download, even if you won't use it.
Perhaps we should define as a long term goal to implement a package
transfer method that allows the user to consistently exclude some files
from the package before transmission. (What about defining complementary
packages foo_<V>-<R>.deb.<LANG> for foo_<V>-<R>.deb translated docs? )
> Should there be a policy set up on this issue on debian level ? It is
> IMHO a problem which should be (and probably already has been) raised
> on a higher level (translating teams, I think).
We can have our own policy on that, although I agree that coordinating
with the other translating teams would be good.
--
Enrique Zanardi ezanardi@ull.es
Dpto. Fisica Fundamental y Experimental Univ. de La Laguna
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