Re: [Bug 294348] Re: ubuntu directing users to coreutils mailing list for general problems

[Ondřej Vašík]

Hi,
Jim Meyering wrote:
> "James Youngman" <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Perhaps something like the attached patch to the usage message might
> > be worthwhile (though I think it is probably too wordy).
> How about this?
> From 1ae69757c63e2d0d7e1103f7d17d7d256d625e55 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: James Youngman <address@hidden>
> Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 21:55:50 +0000
> Subject: [PATCH] install: indicate clearly it's not for installing packages
>  
> * src/install.c (usage): Indicate the program copies files,
> as opposed to installing packages.
 ...
>             program_name, program_name, program_name, program_name);
>        fputs (_("\
> +\n\
> +This install program copies files (often just compiled) into destination\n\
> +locations you choose.  If you want to download and install a ready-to-use\n\
> +package on a GNU/Linux system, you should be using a package manager\n\
> +like yum(1) or apt-get(1).\n\
> +\n\
>  In the first three forms, copy SOURCE to DEST or multiple SOURCE(s) to\n\
>  the existing DIRECTORY, while setting permission modes and owner/group.\n\
>  In the 4th form, create all components of the given DIRECTORY(ies).\n\
> --
> 1.6.0.3.866.gc189b

Just two ideas:
1) I guess program_name variable should be used instead of "install" in
the first added sentence... although it is no-difference change on
almost every system and could be meant This install program" generally
and not just "This 'install' program".
2 (heretical)) What about shipping ginstall (and ginstall.1) with
install/install.1 just as symlinks pointing there ... Then you will get
pointer to ginstall manpage even for man install and such change should
not break anything ... In report bugs section will be something like
"Report ginstall bugs to <address@hidden>" which could be more
clear for everyone ("ginstall" word is simply not "install" word and
could not cause confusion).

Greetings,
         Ondřej Vašík

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