Debian bug report logs - #1737 missing man pages for accouting commands Package: acct ; Reported by: Ian Jackson ; 8 days old. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bug reopened, originator set to Ian Jackson . Request was from Ian Jackson to debian-bugs-request@pixar.com . Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message received at debian-bugs: From chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk!ian Mon Oct 23 16:10:35 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t7W0p-0006GWC; Mon, 23 Oct 95 16:10 PDT Received: from artemis.chu.cam.ac.uk by pixar.com with SMTP id AA26609 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Mon, 23 Oct 1995 16:10:04 -0700 Received: from chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk by artemis.chu.cam.ac.uk with smtp (Smail3.1.29.1 #33) id m0t7Vzb-0007ubC; Mon, 23 Oct 95 23:09 GMT Received: by chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk id m0t7VzQ-0002bIC (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.33); Mon, 23 Oct 95 23:09 GMT Message-Id: Date: Mon, 23 Oct 95 23:09 GMT From: Ian Jackson To: debian-bugs@Pixar.com Cc: sgk@sgk.tiac.net Subject: Re: Bug#1737: missing man pages for accouting commands Dirk Eddelbuettel writes ("Bug#1737: missing man pages for accouting commands"): > Susan G Kleinmann writes: > Susan> The man page and the info page for 'acct' refer the reader to > Susan> acct(5) for additional information. No such page exists. > > True, but that is a bug in the upstream version that I as the maintainer > can't do anything about but writing the man page myself. And I don't have > enough time to do so. Any volunteers? Bugs in the upstream package count as bugs too. I'm going to reopen this report. > Susan> Likewise, there are no man pages for `ac', `accton', `lastcomm', and > Susan> `sa'. Even though much of the relevant information is covered in > Susan> the texinfo document for `accounting', it would be helpful to have a > Susan> man page for each of these commands, even if it said something so > Susan> simple as "look in the texinfo document." > > Well, Debian is a GNU system. And in the GNU world is a preference for > texinfo over manpages. Love it or loathe it --- and then do write some > manpages. I close this bug now. We do not have to adopt the (widely loathed) GNU policy of preferring Texinfo to manpages. Ian. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Acknowledgement sent to Ian Jackson : Extra info received and forwarded. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Information forwarded to debian-devel@pixar.com : Bug#1737 ; Package acct . Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message received at debian-bugs-done: From qed.econ.queensu.ca!edd Mon Oct 23 07:39:15 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t7O1z-0006EZC; Mon, 23 Oct 95 07:39 PDT Received: from post.QueensU.CA (knot.QueensU.CA) by pixar.com with SMTP id AA26763 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Mon, 23 Oct 1995 07:38:49 -0700 Received: from miles.econ.queensu.ca (free2-slip221.tele.QueensU.CA [130.15.126.221]) by post.QueensU.CA (8.6.12/8.6.10+ASH) with SMTP id KAA15774; Mon, 23 Oct 1995 10:39:03 -0400 Received: by miles.econ.queensu.ca id (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.33); Mon, 23 Oct 95 10:38 EDT Message-Id: Date: Mon, 23 Oct 95 10:38 EDT To: sgk@sgk.tiac.net, debian-bugs@Pixar.com, debian-bugs-done@Pixar.com Subject: Re: Bug#1737: missing man pages for accouting commands In-Reply-To: <199510231203.IAA00494@soos.tiac.net> References: <199510231203.IAA00494@soos.tiac.net> From: Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca Susan G Kleinmann writes: Susan> The man page and the info page for 'acct' refer the reader to Susan> acct(5) for additional information. No such page exists. True, but that is a bug in the upstream version that I as the maintainer can't do anything about but writing the man page myself. And I don't have enough time to do so. Any volunteers? Susan> Likewise, there are no man pages for `ac', `accton', `lastcomm', and Susan> `sa'. Even though much of the relevant information is covered in Susan> the texinfo document for `accounting', it would be helpful to have a Susan> man page for each of these commands, even if it said something so Susan> simple as "look in the texinfo document." Well, Debian is a GNU system. And in the GNU world is a preference for texinfo over manpages. Love it or loathe it --- and then do write some manpages. I close this bug now. -- Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca http://qed.econ.queensu.ca/~edd ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification sent to sgk@sgk.tiac.net : Bug acknowledged by developer. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Reply sent to Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca : You have taken responsibility. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message received at debian-bugs: From qed.econ.queensu.ca!edd Mon Oct 23 07:39:15 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t7O1z-0006EZC; Mon, 23 Oct 95 07:39 PDT Received: from post.QueensU.CA (knot.QueensU.CA) by pixar.com with SMTP id AA26763 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Mon, 23 Oct 1995 07:38:49 -0700 Received: from miles.econ.queensu.ca (free2-slip221.tele.QueensU.CA [130.15.126.221]) by post.QueensU.CA (8.6.12/8.6.10+ASH) with SMTP id KAA15774; Mon, 23 Oct 1995 10:39:03 -0400 Received: by miles.econ.queensu.ca id (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.33); Mon, 23 Oct 95 10:38 EDT Message-Id: Date: Mon, 23 Oct 95 10:38 EDT To: sgk@sgk.tiac.net, debian-bugs@Pixar.com, debian-bugs-done@Pixar.com Subject: Re: Bug#1737: missing man pages for accouting commands In-Reply-To: <199510231203.IAA00494@soos.tiac.net> References: <199510231203.IAA00494@soos.tiac.net> From: Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca Susan G Kleinmann writes: Susan> The man page and the info page for 'acct' refer the reader to Susan> acct(5) for additional information. No such page exists. True, but that is a bug in the upstream version that I as the maintainer can't do anything about but writing the man page myself. And I don't have enough time to do so. Any volunteers? Susan> Likewise, there are no man pages for `ac', `accton', `lastcomm', and Susan> `sa'. Even though much of the relevant information is covered in Susan> the texinfo document for `accounting', it would be helpful to have a Susan> man page for each of these commands, even if it said something so Susan> simple as "look in the texinfo document." Well, Debian is a GNU system. And in the GNU world is a preference for texinfo over manpages. Love it or loathe it --- and then do write some manpages. I close this bug now. -- Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca http://qed.econ.queensu.ca/~edd ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Acknowledgement sent to Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca : Extra info received and forwarded. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Information forwarded to debian-devel@pixar.com : Bug#1737 ; Package acct . Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message received at debian-bugs: From soos.tiac.net!sgk Mon Oct 23 05:01:45 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t7LZY-0004NaC; Mon, 23 Oct 95 05:01 PDT Received: from soos.tiac.net (sgk.tiac.net) by pixar.com with SMTP id AA21126 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Mon, 23 Oct 1995 05:01:04 -0700 Received: from localhost (sgk@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by soos.tiac.net (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id IAA00494 for ; Mon, 23 Oct 1995 08:03:32 -0400 Message-Id: <199510231203.IAA00494@soos.tiac.net> Reply-To: sgk@sgk.tiac.net To: debian-bugs@pixar.com Subject: missing man pages for accouting commands Date: Mon, 23 Oct 1995 08:03:32 -0400 From: "Susan G. Kleinmann" Package: acct Version: 5-12 The man page and the info page for 'acct' refer the reader to acct(5) for additional information. No such page exists. Likewise, there are no man pages for `ac', `accton', `lastcomm', and `sa'. Even though much of the relevant information is covered in the texinfo document for `accounting', it would be helpful to have a man page for each of these commands, even if it said something so simple as "look in the texinfo document." I am using dpkg 1.0.3 0, source 1.2.13 4, libc 4.6.27 6. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Acknowledgement sent to sgk@sgk.tiac.net : New bug report received and forwarded. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Report forwarded to debian-devel@pixar.com : Bug#1737 ; Package acct . 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