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Re: policy proposition for javadoc installation



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Guillaume Rousse <rousse@ccr.jussieu.fr> writes:

> We would like your opinion about this proposition:
> 
> Package documentation usualy goes in a distinct subdirectory under 
> /usr/share/doc, as established by FHS. Java software also comes with 
> javadoc-generated api documentation, which is usually stored in a 
> subdirectory with rest of documentation.
> We propose instead to install it under a distinct subdirectory under a new 
> /usr/share/apidoc top-level directory. Advantages:

Why not /usr/share/javadoc ???

> - distinction with standard documentation
> - would allow to link generated javadoc versus already-installed one

There is no way to do this without re-running javadoc.

> - name 'apidoc' is not specificaly related to java, could also be used by 
> other languages

Which is the problem.

What if I want to generate my API doc with different packages (doxygen, gjdoc,
javadoc), or even by hand.

Kevin

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