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diff --git a/debhelper.1 b/debhelper.1 index 91aabb4c..aedecd72 100644 --- a/debhelper.1 +++ b/debhelper.1 @@ -196,6 +196,18 @@ notice, and so may break packages that use it. See the file changes. .RE .TP +.B Doc directory symlinks +.RS +Sometimes it is useful to make a package not contain a /usr/share/doc/package +directory at all, instead placing just a dangling symlink in the binary +package, that points to some other doc directory. Policy says this is ok if +your package depends on the package whose doc directory it uses. To +accomplish this, just don't tell debhelper to install any documentation +files into the package, and use dh_link to set up the symlink (or do it by +hand), and debhelper should do the right thing: notice it is a dangling +symlink and not try to install a copyright file or changelog. +.RE +.TP .B Other notes .RS In general, if any debhelper program needs a directory to exist under |