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diff --git a/tags/n/no-manual-page.tag b/tags/n/no-manual-page.tag new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c540ef8 --- /dev/null +++ b/tags/n/no-manual-page.tag @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +Tag: no-manual-page +Severity: warning +Check: documentation/manual +Renamed-From: binary-without-manpage +Explanation: Each binary in <code>/usr/bin</code>, <code>/usr/sbin</code>, <code>/bin</code>, + <code>/sbin</code> or <code>/usr/games</code> should have a manual page + . + Note that though the <code>man</code> program has the capability to check for + several program names in the NAMES section, each of these programs + should have its own manual page (a symbolic link to the appropriate + manual page is sufficient) because other manual page viewers such as + xman or tkman don't support this. + . + If the name of the manual page differs from the binary by case, <code>man</code> + may be able to find it anyway; however, it is still best practice to match + the exact capitalization of the executable in the manual page. + . + If the manual pages are provided by another package on which this package + depends, Lintian may not be able to determine that manual pages are + available. In this case, after confirming that all binaries do have + manual pages after this package and its dependencies are installed, please + add a Lintian override. +See-Also: debian-policy 12.1 |