On Mon, May 03, 2010 at 11:59:54AM +0200, IOhannes m zmölnig wrote:
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> hi
> thanks for your bug-report.
> 
> Bill Allombert wrote:
> > 
> > 2) it must not be in /usr/share/doc/gem:
> > See policy 12.3:
> >      Packages must not require the existence of any files in
> >      `/usr/share/doc/' in order to function [1].  Any files that are
> >      referenced by programs but are also useful as stand alone
> >      documentation should be installed under `/usr/share/<package>/' with
> >      symbolic links from `/usr/share/doc/<package>'.
> 
> i'm not sure whether "being accessible" qualifies  as "requirement".
> the footnote explicitely says that "The system administrator should be
> able to delete files in /usr/share/doc/ without causing any programs to
> break."
> 
> deleting the examples in their current installation directory, will not
> change Pd/Gem's usability in any way.

I see your point, but on the other hand this will certainly break the
Help feature of puredata. This will also create dangling symlink.

Cheers,
-- 
Bill. <[email protected]>

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