In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
>Speaking about sgml-base and the sgml standard, I've the following
>situation with debiandoc-sgml: Currently I copy the dtd and related
>stuff in the 'general' directories under /usr/lib/sgml and then I
>make symbolic links to corresponding directories under the package
>specific directories under /usr/lib/sgml/DebianDoc.  I would like
>to do the inverse. 

Why?

>Is there any reason not to do this?

Yes, read the Debian SGML mini policy and read on.

>Further, it would even be cool if install-sgml would take care of the
>symbolic linking.  That way packages would only have to take care of
>getting their stuff under /usr/lib/sgml/<package> and install-sgml
>would take over from there and 'implements' the standard.

>From what Manoj has told me in the past, in the next major sgml-base
revision, at 'install-catalog' time the links will be made.

Thus linking back into /usr/lib/sgml/dtd from /usr/lib/sgml/DebianDoc/...
is going to make work for you and not be supported.
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.....Adam Di [EMAIL PROTECTED]<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>

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