Re: Bug#218436: I think no exception should be made
On Thu, Feb 12, 2004 at 02:10:46AM +0100, Jeroen van Wolffelaar wrote:
> Josip Rodin <joy@srce.hr> wrote:
> > This is actually supposed to be a feature, for programs that end in
> > versions, like /usr/bin/*-[0-9].[0-9]. On second thought, I'll amend the
> > default exception to only catch those, not _everything_ that ends in
> > digits. Thanks.
>
> I think there should be no exception at all: all binaries should have
> manpages according to policy, and also if I do for example automake-1.4,
> I want to have a manpage, even the correct one.
I agree. Man page symlinks can and should mirror binary symlinks. It's
fairly common practice to slave man page alternatives off binary
alternatives, for instance.
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Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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