On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 10:50:19AM +0200, Torsten Werner wrote: > On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 6:28 PM, Yann Dirson <[email protected]> wrote: > > To get the full doc for setcap, one must install libcap2-dev, since that > > is where the cap_from_text(3) manpage is located. > > but section (3) suggests that you need some -dev package.
Yes, and this hint probably helped me to locate the manpage... ... but the question is, is it reasonable to request the user to install a *dev* package just to get the doc for a *user-level* command. > > This is somewhat uncomfortable for the user (and that package name is not > >even suggested in > > the package desc or in the manpage). > > The package libcap2-bin Suggests: libcap-dev. Isn't that enough? When a package suggests/recommands another one for a purpose which is not obvious in the context, the reason should be stated in the extended description. IMHO, the medium-term solution would be to have the -dev manpage refer to user-level ones, and have that part of the doc moved into a new manpage in section 5 or 7. But if we don't want to deviate from the upstream manpages, IMHO cap_from_text.3 has to be moved into the -bin package for the time being. Best regards, -- Yann -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
