On Mon, 13 Nov 2023 09:41:12 -0800 Russ Allbery <r...@debian.org> wrote:
> > Oh, indeed, you're right and I misread that. So I think you can just use > symlinks, period, and not worry about .so (although you have to handle > nodoc builds correctly). > Well, one file with a list like ```debian/markdownlint.manpages debian/markdownlint.1 debian/mdl.1 debian/ruby-mdl.1 ``` where the first one is the complete manpage, and the later files only contain two line note of ```debian/mdl.1 .\"relay to markdownlint.1 .so man1/markdownlint.1 ``` to indicate the complete manpage in the same folder might be equally acceptable for a small package. At least it was both considered good enough by lintian after compiling the .deb as well as a subsequent local installation now providing the functionality missed earlier. Good enough for an upload to mentors and a RFS.[1] [1] https://mentors.debian.net/package/ruby-mdl/
