Re: PROPOSAL: complete list of documentation files, "man <packagename>", all man pages refer to said doc list in "See Also" section
On Wed, May 24, 2000 at 03:11:28PM +0200, Robert Bihlmeyer wrote:
> > Besides, if we rename them, they wouldn't get automatically upgraded
> > anymore, unless we put dummy packages in place, which is Ugly(TM).
>
> Is it time for a "Formerly" keyword? This would serve in renaming
> (newly named package has "Formerly: oldname") and splitting (all
> split-offs would have it).
This has been suggested several times... I think by now Wichert (dpkg
maintainer) has a solution (maybe the code? check the CVS), but we'll only
see it in woody.
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- PROPOSAL: complete list of documentation files, "man <packagename>", all man pages refer to said doc list in "See Also" section
- From: Jim Lynch <jim@laney.edu>
- Re: PROPOSAL: complete list of documentation files, "man <packagename>", all man pages refer to said doc list in "See Also" section
- From: Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
- Re: PROPOSAL: complete list of documentation files, "man <packagename>", all man pages refer to said doc list in "See Also" section
- From: Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk>
- Re: PROPOSAL: complete list of documentation files, "man <packagename>", all man pages refer to said doc list in "See Also" section
- From: Josip Rodin <joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr>
- Re: PROPOSAL: complete list of documentation files, "man <packagename>", all man pages refer to said doc list in "See Also" section
- From: Robert Bihlmeyer <robbe@orcus.priv.at>