[Mageia-dev] [Mageia-discuss] Handbooks - the lot

[Wolfgang Bornath]

2012/4/12 John Balcaen <mikala at mageia.org>:
> Le 12 avr. 2012 06:38, "Wolfgang Bornath" <molch.b at googlemail.com> a écrit :
>>
> [...]
>
>> I am strictly opposed to include documentation in a software package,
>> in general, not only in the case at hand. Although I spent much time
>> for voluntary translation work, I still think it is up to the user if
>> he wants/needs the documentation. A prominent example which matches my
>> POV is The Gimp.
>>
>> Reality is that in non-technical issues people in charge decide on the
>> basis of their opinion. That's the normal way and the rest has to live
>> with it. I have no problem with that.
>
> You should here open a bug report on kde bugzilla then to get attention &
> remove documentation from every kde tarball/project (which also means to
> deal with the F1 shortcut & have a dynamic help menu)

I don't open bug reports on something I know is a wanted feature by
the developpers. Wastes my time and the time of the bug squad.

>> > For the record luc also fix the installation of wrong handbooks on the
>> > DVD
>> > install ( only the suggests one should be installed with the correct
>> > app) &
>> > I'll try to fix the last remaining bug pointed by anssi where a handbook
>> > could stay available when the related app is removed.
>>
>> If non-installation of handbooks is not possible then at least make it
>> possible to *uninstall* handbooks without having to use 'rpm --nodeps'
>> on each and every one.
> I don't remember having a package requiring his handbook at all since I used
> suggests here especially to fix the live cd problem I pointed earlier.
> The idea is to ensure that you'll get kcal handbook removed when kcal
> package is removed.

As I wrote:
1. At system installation by the installer I can not exclude the
handbook from installation when I mark the application for
installation in the individual package selection (which would be my
choice but is rejected). There is no "--no-suggests" option in the
installer.
2. So after system installation I want at least be able to uninstall
the handbooks while keeping the applications.

-- 
wobo