Bug#983657: debian-policy: weaken manual page requirement

[Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de>]

On Sun, Feb 28, 2021 at 10:53:20AM -0700, Sean Whitton wrote:
> Can you post a patch just doing the moving manpages to dependencies part
> and indicate that you are seeking seconds?  Then we can get that
> applied.

I call for seconds on:

--- a/policy/ch-docs.rst
+++ b/policy/ch-docs.rst
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 "cat page".
 
 Each program, utility, and function should have an associated manual
-page included in the same package. It is suggested that all
-configuration files also have a manual page included as well. Manual
-pages for protocols and other auxiliary things are optional.
+page included in the same package or a dependency. It is suggested that
+all configuration files also have a manual page included as well.
+Manual pages for protocols and other auxiliary things are optional.
 
 If no manual page is available, this is considered as a bug and should
 be reported to the Debian Bug Tracking System (the maintainer of the

Helmut