Package: developers-reference
Version: 3.3.6
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
As of version 0.60.3-5, aspell contains a "debctrl" filter
('--mode=debctrl' or '-D') for Debian control files which is analogous
to "ispell -g". Please mention this in section 6.2.3, "The long
description." Here's a simple patch:
--- developers-reference.sgml.old 2005-08-02 00:03:37.000000000 -0700
+++ developers-reference.sgml 2005-08-02 00:02:22.000000000 -0700
@@ -3741,10 +3741,11 @@
the package manager (e.g., "this is the client for the foo server")?
<p>
Be careful to avoid spelling and grammar mistakes. Ensure that you
-spell-check it. <prgn>ispell</prgn> has a special <tt>-g</tt> option
-for <file>debian/control</file> files:
+spell-check it. Both <prgn>ispell</prgn> and <prgn>aspell</prgn> have
+modes for <file>debian/control</file> files:
<example>ispell -d american -g debian/control</example>
+<example>aspell -d en -D -c debian/control</example>
<p>
Users usually expect these questions to be answered in the package
description:
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.12.2
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
developers-reference depends on no packages.
Versions of packages developers-reference recommends:
ii debian-policy 3.6.2.1 Debian Policy Manual and related d
-- no debconf information
