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diff --git a/tags/u/usr-share-doc-symlink-without-dependency.tag b/tags/u/usr-share-doc-symlink-without-dependency.tag new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7c5f794 --- /dev/null +++ b/tags/u/usr-share-doc-symlink-without-dependency.tag @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +Tag: usr-share-doc-symlink-without-dependency +Severity: error +Check: debian/copyright +Explanation: If the package installs a symbolic link + <code>/usr/share/doc/*pkg1* -> *pkg2*</code>, then *pkg1* + must depend on *pkg2* directory, with the same version as + *pkg1*. + . + Adding the dependency just to fix this bug is often not a good solution. + Usually, it's better to include a real <code>/usr/share/doc/*pkg1*</code> + directory within *pkg1* and copy the copyright file into that + directory. + . + Transitive dependencies are not allowed here. In other words, if the + documentation directory is shipped in *pkg3* and *pkg1* depends + on *pkg2*, which in turn depends on *pkg3*, that's still an + error. Copyright file extractors are not required to go more than one + level deep when resolving dependencies. Each package should have a + direct dependency on the package which includes its documentation + directory. +See-Also: debian-policy 12.5 |