Bug#40706: AMENDMENT 17/7/99] /usr/share/doc vs. /usr/doc transition
Hi,
>>"Santiago" == Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es> writes:
Santiago> Please note that when we switched from
Santiago> /usr/doc/copyright/package to /usr/doc/package/copyright we
Santiago> didn't create any smylinks "for backwards compatibility".
The copyrights are accessed far less frequently than the
documentation is. It is more irritating if one looks in
/usr/doc/package, does not find stuff, and has to look in the other
place, several times. Quality of implementation dictates we try to
make common cases work as they did before.
Santiago> I understand that programs like dwww or dhelp will have to look
Santiago> in both directories, but this may be done without the symlinks.
The mainatinaers would probably appreciate a patch, or
something. dhelp has been changed to only look at /usr/share/doc,
which I think is premature.
Santiago> So, the *only* remaining reason for the symlinks is the
Santiago> users who have gotten used to look under /usr/doc. Well,
Santiago> they will have to get used to look under /usr/share/doc
Santiago> sooner or later, so this will not help very much. This
Santiago> proposal would just postpone the time when people will have
Santiago> to look at /usr/share/doc.
You are missing the point. It would be acceptable when one can
look at any *one* directory. Whtehter it is /usr/doc or
/usr/share/doc does not really matter. The problem is the )long)
period of transition, where one has to look at two different places.
You seem to be gnoring the time of transition.
manoj
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