[debhelper-devel] Bug#451665: Please include a doc-base registration file

[Niels Thykier]

On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 08:19:13 -0500 Roberto
=?iso-8859-1?Q?C=2E_S=E1nchez?= <roberto at connexer.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 10:59:05AM +0100, Josselin Mouette wrote:
> > reassign 451665 debhelper
> > severity 451665 wishlist
> > retitle 451665 dh_installdocs: please register gtk-doc files in doc-base
> > thanks
> > 
> > Le samedi 17 novembre 2007 à 22:23 -0500, Roberto C.Sánchez a écrit :
> > > The nice thing about doc-base is that I can then install dwww (or
> > > something similar) and serve up the documentation to the entire
> > > organization.  Personally, I don't think it is that big a deal as it is
> > > just one file (debian/doc-base) and it is automatically handled by
> > > dh_installdocs.  However, you as the maintainer are free to choose.
> > 
> > This would indeed be useful, but I don't like work duplication, and
> > writing doc-base files would duplicate the information already in
> > the .devhelp2 files.
> > 
> I agree that duplication is bad.
> 
> > I'll see if I can cook up a patch for dh_installdocs, but if you're
> > better than me at perl (which is easy), you should try to write it.
> > 
> I'm not sure if I will be able to.
> 
> /me lovingly pats the "Intermediate Perl" and "Perl in a Nutshell" books
> on my desk :-)
> 
> I'm still learning, but I may give it a go in the next few weeks.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> -Roberto
> 
> -- 
> Roberto C. Sánchez
> http://people.connexer.com/~roberto
> http://www.connexer.com

Hi,

Any news on this bug? :)

10 years ago, there were talks about writing patches - but given it
hasn't materialized, I am wondering if this bug is still relevant?

Thanks,
~Niels