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Bug#812766: RFS: mdk-doc-non-dfsg/1.2.9-1 - initial packaging



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On Tue, Feb 02, 2016 at 10:18:58PM +0200, Peter Pentchev wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 01:55:45PM +0200, Peter Pentchev wrote:
> > I am looking for a sponsor for my package "mdk-doc-non-dfsg"; it is
> > the non-DFSG documentation (GNU Free Documentation License with invariant
> > front and back covers) for mdk, the MIX Development Kit.
> > 
> >  * Package name    : mdk-doc-non-dfsg

Is there a good reason to have such a name for the source package?
What was wrong with just "mdk-doc" ?

> > Note that I'm aware that Lintian produces a single pedantic message about
> > the watch file checking the upstream PGP signature; well, the watch file
> > actually does that, but it uses a line continuation syntax that Lintian
> > does not yet understand; I intend to file a bug about that, hopefully along
> > with a patch, soon.

well, to fix that tag is enough to remove the whitespaces.
Anyway, yes please file that bug.

> >   dget -x http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/non-free/m/mdk-doc-non-dfsg/mdk-doc-non-dfsg_1.2.9-1.dsc
> 
> OK, I've uploaded a new version of mdk-doc-non-dfsg to mentors.d.n at
> the same location with a single major change: declare compliancy with
> Debian Policy 3.9.7 and, thus, install the documentation into
> /usr/share/doc/mdk/ instead of /usr/share/doc/mdk-doc/ as suggested by
> the brand new policy's section 12.3.

cool.


I find the package ok, apart from its name.  I find no sense whatsoever
to have '-non-dfsg' in the source package name, the section is enough.

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