On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 11:44 PM, Ben Finney <[email protected]> wrote: > Ludovico Cavedon <[email protected]> writes: > Though those files are architecture-independent, they are more tightly > bound to the proper packaging of the program than mere “data”, IMO. > Lintian is apparently designed with the same philosophy. > > I think it's best if they go in the package along with the program. > Reserve the ‘foo-data’ package for data which is only for use *by* the > program, as opposed to data that other systems (manpage system, > desktop environment) need when the program is installed. > >> What is currently considered best practice: >> -put them in the -data package and add lintian overrides >> -leave them in the binary file, as they are small? > > The latter, IMO.
Makes sense. Thank for your feedback, Ludovico -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
