"James Youngman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 7:57 AM, Jim Meyering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> "James Youngman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Perhaps something like the attached patch to the usage message might >>> be worthwhile (though I think it is probably too wordy). >> >> Thank you. I agree. >> How about this? > > I like that, thanks. > >> +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\ > > Maybe we could squeeze "instead" into that sentence, either at the end > or just before "be using"?
Sure. That's better still. I've pushed the result. _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
