Bug#192571: debian-policy: Size limit for doc packages

[Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es>]

On Fri, 9 May 2003, Andreas Tille wrote:

> Package: debian-policy
> Version: 3.5.9.0
> Severity: minor
>
> Hello,
>
> the thread on debian-devel about
>
>      "Generally accepted cut-off limit for -doc packages"
>
> starting with
>
>      http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2003/debian-devel-200305/msg00218.html
>
> showed that we need some policy about a reasonable size of -doc packages.

Please note that a policy saying "you should split your package if
it's larger than X" is different than a policy saying "you should not
split your package if it's smaller than Y" (which is what started the thread).

If both policies are implemented, Y should be less than X (not equal)
so that there is a middle ground in which it is up to developers to split
or not to split.

Thanks.