Re: dh_installdocs --link-doc not allowed between arch dep & arch indep?

[Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net>]

أحمد المحمودي:
> Hello
> 
> The package pcb builds 2 arch. dependent packages (pcb-gtk & pcb-lesstif) and an arch independent package (pcb-common) which contains data and documentation. Hence the arch. dependent packages depend on this arch independent package. 
> 
> Previously I ran:
> dh_installdocs --link-doc=pcb-common 
> 
> which worked fine, yet after updating to compat level  10, I get the build error:
> 
> dh_installdocs: --link-doc not allowed between pcb-gtk and pcb-common (one is arch:all and the other not)
> 
> I checked the manpage which mentions that a link from arch. dependent to arch. independent will not work, what is the reason for this? Especially that my use case seems very sensible. Is there a workaround? 
> 
> Please reply me directly since I am not subscribed to the list.
> 

Hi,

Please note that --link-doc between arch:any and arch:all does not
actually work (correctly) in compat 9 either.  You get silent breakage
in some cases (notably binNMUs).  The primary difference is that compat
10 stops you from doing it.


Please see the following link for a longer description:
   https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=767839#43

Thanks,
~Niels