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Re: [PATCH] gnulib-tool: Doc fix.


From: Simon Josefsson
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gnulib-tool: Doc fix.
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:26:02 +0100
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Bruno Haible <address@hidden> writes:

> Simon Josefsson wrote:
>> +2012-02-13  Simon Josefsson  <address@hidden>
>> +
>> +    * gnulib-tool (Usage): Document --help and --version.
>
> The idea is good. But unlike the options --verbose and --quiet, the
> --help and --version options are not meant to be combined with other
> options. Therefore they define "operation modes" of their own, like
> --list or --find.

Thanks for the catch!

/Simon

> 2012-02-19  Bruno Haible  <address@hidden>
>
>       gnulib-tool: Improve usage message.
>       * gnulib-tool (func_usage): Move doc of --help and --version to the
>       section "Operation modes".
>
> --- gnulib-tool.orig  Sun Feb 19 14:32:03 2012
> +++ gnulib-tool       Sun Feb 19 14:31:48 2012
> @@ -190,6 +190,8 @@
>        --extract-maintainer         report the maintainer(s) inside gnulib
>        --extract-tests-module       report the unit test module, if it exists
>        --copy-file                  copy a file that is not part of any module
> +      --help                Show this help text.
> +      --version             Show version and authorship information.
>  
>  General options:
>  
> @@ -201,11 +203,8 @@
>                              up files before looking in gnulib's directory.
>        --cache-modules       Enable module caching optimization.
>        --no-cache-modules    Disable module caching optimization.
> -
>        --verbose             Increase verbosity. May be repeated.
>        --quiet               Decrease verbosity. May be repeated.
> -      --help                Show this help text.
> -      --version             Show version and authorship information.
>  
>  Options for --import, --add/remove-import, --update:
>  



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