Bug#706927: lintian: doc-base-file-lacks-required-field or doc-base-file-no-index

[Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net>]

On 2013-05-06 11:48, Salvo Tomaselli wrote:
>> Sounds like Lintian is following the current specification here.
>>
>> """
>> Index:
>>
>> Index or top-level file for this document format.  Only applies to
>> document formats HTML and Info, and /required/ if the format is HTML or
>> Info.
>> """ [1]
> 
> It sounds right, but what's the point of specifying both in case of just one 
> file? It could be just assumed I guess.
> 

Not sure what the point might be.  At first glance, your assertion looks
reasonable (but I am not intimate with the doc-base spec and the
implemenation of the "consumers").

> Do you think this should be moved to doc-base or just dropped?
> 
> Bye
> 

If you want it changed, lets move this to doc-base.

~Niels