[Pkg-clamav-devel] Bug#585481: clamav: debconf templates: you are talking about README.Debian, but the package contains README.Debian.gz

[Thomas Müller]

Am Sonntag, 20. Juni 2010 schrieb Christian PERRIER:
> Quoting Thomas Müller (thomas.mueller at tmit.eu):
> > Am Sonntag, 20. Juni 2010 schrieben Sie:
> > > > Package: clamav
> > > > Severity: minor
> > > > 
> > > > I think the subject is enough.
> > > 
> > > Thanks a lot for reporting this but I must say that I do not quite
> > > concur. I just checked the template files of some other packages and
> > > it seems that at least all those also refer to README.Debian (and not
> > > README.Debian.gz). If there's some new rationale or discussion among
> > > translators to change this please provide such information; otherwise
> > > I'd stick with what others seem to do as well and leave it as is.
> > > Hence I will also tag this bug wontfix for the moment.
> > > 
> > > Best,
> > > Michael
> > 
> > Hi Michael,
> > 
> > I understand your point.
> > I have no idea if this topic has already been discussed. Let's ask
> > Christian Perrier; either he knows or nobody.
> > 
> > @Christian:
> > What's your point on this?
> 
> Why in private?
> 

I hit the wrong button on my mail client :-(

> Anyway: strictly speaking, the bug report is right. However, the file
> being compressed is indeed a consequence of a setting of
> dh_installdocs (IIRC), that could be changed over time. Requesting
> maintainers to adapt thei templates and, as a side effect, to
> translators to update their translations, is IMHO overkill.
> 
> I'd vote for not changing anything and mark the bug as wontfix. You
> can quote me in the bug log.

Thanks for your explanations.

Take care,


Thomas

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