[Pkg-pascal-devel] Bug#1036293: Bug#1036293: lazarus: LHelp needs CHM files to display online help

[Abou Al Montacir]

On Thu, 2023-05-18 at 12:13 -0700, Mike Swanson wrote:
> ...
> In order to resolve lintian reports in the Lazarus source package, the
> precompiled Windows help files (*.chm format) were removed and the package
> reuploaded.
Yes these files were removed from the source package. This was intentional not
only to remove lintian warning but also to force using doct build during the
lazarus build process.

>   However, these files are actually essential to Lazarus's ability
> to display help via the built-in LHelp program, which is launched via the Help
> menu in the application.  Without these files, Lazarus is unable to display
> help through this mechanism. 
You can find them in lazarus-doc-2.2 package. If any is missing, please report
it here.
> 
> Instead of removing the files, I would recommend shutting up Lintian through
> any possible means, if there is a way to make an exception or teach Lintian
> how to do an exception for that particular warning.
It is possible to override lintian errors, but we don't think this is the right
way to go. Documentation is subject of a dedicated package and is built from
source documentation. If any file is missing, please report it here and we will
see how to fix that.

Same for FPC documentation, it is packaged in a separate and dedicated package.
-- 
Cheers,
Abou Al Montacir
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