[Debian GNUstep maintainers] Bug#489279: gnustep-base-doc: package is empty

[Hubert Chathi]

On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 14:25:50 +0300, Yavor Doganov <yavor at gnu.org> said:

> If you disagree with the severity, please downgrade.  An empty
> documentation package sounds like a grave bug in that package to me.

> It looks like everything is built and installed properly, but because
> GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_INFO in the `install-doc' target expands to the empty
> string, the whole directory is deleted.  This trivial change fixes the
> problem:
[...]

OK, thanks.

> While we're here...  Is there any rationale for removing the Info
> manuals?  Personally, I strongly prefer namely that format for
> documentation compared to anything else.  Would be nice to ship them
> post-Lenny.

I don't know of any reason.  It's removed mostly for historical reasons
(i.e. it was that way when I took over the package).  I wouldn't have
any problems removing the removal.

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