Bug#51116: Suggestion: Packages should carry a manpage
perhaps it would be a nice extension to list all the config files owned by
that package...
<shrug>
On Tue, Nov 23, 1999 at 07:31:01PM +0100, Goswin Brederlow wrote:
> Package: debian-policy
> Version: 3.1.1.0
> Severity: wishlist
>
> Policy says that any binary must come with a manpage. I would like to have
> the same for packages.
>
> I just looked for a parser generator that outputs C++ code and found pccts.
> After installation I tried "man pccts", but that failed.
> /usr/doc/pccts doesn't contain examples, so how do I use the thing?
>
> pccts in fact contains several binaries, but non is called pccts. The main
> binary is called antlr and has a good manpage.
>
> My suggestion is now, that "man pccts" should eigther point to the main
> binarys manpage or show a page that gives a oneline description of the
> binaries of the package or one that has just relevant "see also: xxx" entries.
>
> What do you think?
>
> May the Source be with you.
> Goswin
>
>
> -- System Information
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> Architecture: i386
> Kernel: Linux mrvnbook 2.2.12 #2 Sat Nov 6 15:01:17 CET 1999 i686
>
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