[Fedora-packaging] Should {NEWS, CHANGELOG, README, etc} go into main package or -doc subpackage?

[Rex Dieter]

On 09/10/2012 08:46 AM, Vít Ondruch wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Can somebody clarify where should go the files mentioned in $SUBJECT if
> the package provides a -doc subpackage? It is obvious that the LICENSE
> file must go into the main package, but what about the others? There are
> packages, which has the $SUBJECT files in main package, but I think they
> should go into -doc subpackage. What else wold be the -doc subpackage
> purpose then?
>
> BTW it would be nice if the guidelines could be clarified regarding this
> issue.

true the existing basic guideline:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#Documentation

doesn't explicitly cover that case.  I'd tend to defer this to the 
packagers' best judgment.

My own personal opinion is that README (and the others mentioned to a 
lesser degree) are generally essential so should be included in the main 
package (unless -doc is not optional, ie, is pulled in by main package 
dependencies)

-- rex