On Sun, Feb 28, 2021 at 08:29:21AM +0100, Helmut Grohne wrote: > So this is actually asking for two distinct things: > * Allow moving manual pages to dependencies > * Allow demoting such dependencies to recommends > > A possible wording in ch-docs.rst could be: > Each program, utility, and function should have an associated manual > -page included in the same package. It is suggested that all > +page included in the same package or one of its dependencies or > +recommended packages. 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. > > What do you think?
The goal is to avoid program to be installed but not their manpages, so generally I do not find Recommends to be enough. I would object to manual page being moved to a -doc package even if they are Recommended, because -doc packages tend to be large while manpages are usually short and do not require pdf/html readers. Cheers, -- Bill. <ballo...@debian.org> Imagine a large red swirl here.
