Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, 13 Dec 2007, Simon Josefsson wrote: > >> Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > I think you should have read /usr/share/doc/gettext/README.Debian before >> > reporting this as a bug. >> >> Ah, sorry. I did look through old bug reports first, but there is >> always some documentation you can fail to read... >> >> Still, the situation seems sub-optimal. Could there not be a package >> 'gettext-autopoint' that could contain autopoint, and depend on Cvs? > > If I do that, there will be someone who will ask: I installed the gettext > package, where the $%&#@ is autopoint? > > I'm trying not to deviate too much from the PACKAGING file in the > source code, which recommends two packages, and we already have four > of them. > > So, there is no optimal solution, I expect that the current one is > good enough and people read the READMEs.
The patch below would have avoided the bug report from me. Which gives the following user experience: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/src/gnutls$ autopoint autopoint: *** cvs program not found, see /usr/share/doc/gettext/README.Debian autopoint: *** Stop. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/src/gnutls$ It even fits in 80 columns. :) I understand if you think the extra maintenance work associated with maintaining patches is too much work for too little gain though. I just wanted to offer the obvious patch for consideration; I recall seeing debian-specific hints in error messages before. Thanks, /Simon --- /usr/bin/autopoint.orig 2007-12-14 11:46:38.000000000 +0100 +++ /usr/bin/autopoint 2007-12-14 11:52:32.000000000 +0100 @@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ # users of CVS. # # Check availability of the CVS program. -(cvs -v) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || func_fatal_error "cvs program not found" +(cvs -v) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || func_fatal_error "cvs program not found, see /usr/share/doc/gettext/README.Debian" # Check in which directory config.rpath, mkinstalldirs etc. belong. auxdir=`cat "$configure_in" | grep '^AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR' | sed -n -e 's/AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(\([^()]*\))/\1/p' | sed -e 's/^\[\(.*\)\]$/\1/' | sed -e 1q` -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
