Re: Consistent location of files in -doc packages.
On 28 Aug 1999, Chris Waters wrote:
> Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk> writes:
>
> > I would suggest what several packages already do: install the docs in
> > /usr/doc/pkg and have /usr/doc/pkg-doc as a symlink to /usr/doc/pkg.
>
> That only works if the pkg-doc package depends on pkg, which isn't
> alway necessary or desirable.
Such a dependency should be avoided. People should be able to
install/remove docs freely. Sometimes you want to study packages before
deciding which ones to install. Sometimes the package is installed
elsewhere (server) and you want the docs nearby (workstation). It would
not bother me a bit if every functional (i.e. binary) package contained
the essentials only. I might install the docs to help me get it configured
and then remove them.
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