Hi!

Since I started packaging OIIO for Debian, I had to repack anytime the
source code removing the PDF file of documentation since its presence
violates the Debian Free Software Guidelines, aka DFSG[1].
That why you see the [+|~]dsfg0 suffix in the package name.

To follow them, there should be no compiled file in the original code
tree that could be obtained from source and this is the case, given that
the Documentation PDF is actually compiled at build time in Debian
package, being the LaTeX files already in the upstream source.

I know, anyone should install a minimal LaTeX environment to build the
PDF, but that would be a minor issue in my point of view;
OTOH, compiling directly from source could drastically decrease the
possibilities of outdated PDF built from older versions of the code.

Thanks for considering this idea.

Cheers.


[1] http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines

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