#1143935 fdclone: Debian-provided manpage supplants the upstream one instead of adding to it

Package:
fdclone
Source:
fdclone
Description:
console-base lightweight file manager
Submitter:
Sergey Romanov
Date:
2026-08-09 09:53:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1143935#5
Date:
2026-08-08 16:25:27 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

the upstream Makefile installs manpage fd.1 and hardlinks it to
fdsh.1. Debian package provides Debian-written fdsh.1 that inadvertently
replaces both fd.1 and fdsh.1 on install. The Debian-provided manpage is
just a stub, and probably not needed anyway as the upstream fd.1 manpage
covers the use of /usr/bin/fdsh as well.

I've uploaded fixed package here (it makes other changes as well, see
debian/changelog): https://app.box.com/s/p0rluaiwm6ygz37vt5wwuejcj87nec3n

HTH,

Sergey Romanov

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