Comment # 22 on bug 1201852 from Dr. Werner Fink

(In reply to Adam Majer from comment #21)
> (In reply to Dr. Werner Fink from comment #20)
> > Beside this as you let mandoc conflict with man-db it is time to remove both
> > libalternate as well as update-alternatives from man-db
> 
> I don't understand this reasoning.

The only reason for usage of LA or UA is the installation of both mandoc and
man(-db) at the same time on the same system.  As mandoc does not use LA nor UA
why should man(-db) use it?