On Sat, Jul 03, 1999 at 06:44:57PM -0700, Darren O. Benham wrote:
> > This is principally the right way (according to FHS), but we cannot
> > recompile all packages now but we need a smooth way from one directory
> > to the other.
> Why do we need a smooth way? Some packages (including many of mine at the
> moment) are outta Policy compliance... If it's not a release critical bug,
> it doesn't have to be fixed before Potato goes out.
>
> The FHS has a preferd way to make the transition... it's a symlink. There
> might be reasons you don't want it on *your* computer, but what is wrong
> with that track as a default for Debian?
The problem with a single symlink between /usr/doc and /usr/share/doc is
that dpkg does Unwanted Things when you start installing packages through
simlinks and then move the files later. This is one of the more than 550
bugs against dpkg.
WHat was proposed (symlinking individual directories) us the only
reasonable way to handle this until such time as the package manager can
handle the transition more sanely. I will support the concept of this
proposal, but want to think on a few implementation details to eventually
eliminate the symlinks when we're ready.
I'm thinking something involving postinst and prerm making and removing
the symlinks conditionally and registering someplace that there is a
symlink for later removal, but I don't want to actually suggest it until
I have some idea what I'm talking abotu (I just woke up)
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