Hi! On Sat, 2013-01-26 at 11:47:14 +0900, Charles Plessy wrote: > Package: dpkg > Version: 1.16.9 > Severity: wishlist > Tags: patch
> on debian-devel, I was suggested to propose a patch to deb-symbols(5), > dpkg-shlibdeps(1) and dpkg-gensymbols(1), with a link to the Policy. > > https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2013/01/msg00394.html > > Here is a patch that does so not only for the symbols, but also for > the control data files and the substitution variables. This might seem strange, but to me this only adds poiners to “redundant” information, which can be more confusing than not. The way I see this is just as a link for linking purposes (something that might not be bad in itself depending on the context), because if any information of substance is missing from the dpkg man pages that is covered by the Debian policy then that would be a bug on dpkg, and the other excess information in Debian policy should just be vendor specific decisions, something that dpkg should not really be concerned with and that might get the reader confused if they do not need to abide by those restrictions, consider that dpkg is used beyond Debian and Debian-derived systems, and as such I'd like to keep it as neutral as possible on those regards. I see the Debian policy as a subset of the things that can be done with dpkg. Most of the few current references to the Debian policy manual are pretty recent, and something I've considered rewording and in some cases removing. Thanks, Guillem -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
