Bug#877267: ocaml-nox: broken symlink: /usr/share/doc/ocaml-nox/README.gz -> ../ocaml-base-nox/README.gz

[Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net>]

On Sat, 14 Apr 2018 00:53:34 +0200 Nicolas Boulenguez
<nicolas@debian.org> wrote:
> Package: ocaml-source
> Version: 4.05.0-10
> Followup-For: Bug #877267
> Control: tags 877267 + patch
> 
> Hello.
> 
> It seems that upstream has renamed README to README.adoc.
> The file is installed, but the part of debian/rules
> symlinking it from other packages has not been updated.
> 
> However:
> * Debian policy now recommends to install most documentation in
>   /usr/share/doc/$main so that it is easyer to find.
>   This probably removes the need for cross-package symlinks.
> * The --ignore debhelper option may become obsolete in next version.
> 
> The attached diff contains a suggested solution:
> * gather information about OCaml in Debian in a single file.
> * rename it because README.Debian is handled specially by debhelper.
> * install it alongside README.adoc into the ocaml-base-nox package
> * use "dh_installdocs --main-doc-package" to install it into
>   the /usr/share/doc/ocaml directory as the policy recommends.
> * remove any cross-package symbolic link.

Hi ocaml maintainers,

Any update on this or comments on Nicolas's patch?

Thanks,
~Niels