Bug#637614: §9.10: Do not recommend to call install-docs, as it is triggered.

[Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>]

user debian-policy@packages.debian.org
limit package debian-policy
usertags 637614 + normative
tags 637614 + patch
usertags 637614 + seconded
thanks

Le Sun, Nov 06, 2011 at 07:54:43PM +0100, Robert Luberda a écrit :
> 
> >> -	  de-register the manuals again when the package is removed.
> >> +	  <package>doc-base</package> control file in
> >> +	  <file>/usr/share/doc-base/</file>.<footnote>Since version 0.8.11,
> >> +	  <package>doc-base</package> uses <package>dpkg</package> triggers
> >> +	  to call the <prgn>install-docs</prgn> script at installation time and
> >> +	  de-register the manuals again when the package is removed.</footnote>
> >>  	</p> 
> 
> I'm not sure if the footnote is needed. One needs to read doc-base
> documentation to find out what to put in the
> `<package>doc-base</package> control file' anyway, and the documentation
>  mentions triggers already.

Thank Robert and Raphaël for the feedback.

I can prepare an updated patch without footnote if needed.

Have a nice day,

-- 
Charles Plessy
Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan