> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Documentation > > Proposed addition to the guidelines: > > Independent documentation -doc packages typically don't require the > base package. It should be possible to install documentation without > having to install a program and all its dependencies. > > Rationale: Recently, in package review requests, I've seen packagers apply > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Requiring_Base_Package > also to -doc packages. And there are packages in the collection, which > do that, too. This is a hindrance, especially if one only wants to peruse > the documentation or install API documentation for remote developing. > Of course, an exception to this is documentation in a special format, > which can only be viewed within an application. > > Thoughts? Perhaps meaning of "Independent" (documentation) is ambiguous. Additionally, I think that many -doc subpackage requires main package is because -doc installs documents under the directory the main package owns: i.e. the main package has some "important" documents in one directory and the rest documents are included in -doc subpackage, and -doc uses the same directory. Usually I don't want to duplicate ownership of the same directory for this reason (so usually make -doc subpackage require main package), however I don't object to your thought so much. I think it is better to write explicitly that duplicating directory ownership is allowed (if your new proposition is accepted). Regards, Mamoru -- packaging mailing list packaging@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/packaging
