On Sat, Oct 30, 2021 at 04:42:24PM -0700, Larry McVoy wrote: > Subject: Re: SEE ALSO fails > > If the proposal is to remove See Also's that aren't installed, I > could not be more against that idea. That just makes the system > harder to learn. > > If I'm way off base, my apologies, please correct me.
Thank you for being constructive about this debate: I don't think you're off base; I should have suggested that instead of removing the reference to the missing program, the reference should be annotated to show that it's not installed. On debian systems, "apt search x" results are displayed with the the opposite logic -- "installed" is added for the appropriate result. I've only noticed this in the last few years on debian systems, but I'm very glad it's there. -- Steve -- Steve Izma - Home: 35 Locust St., Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2H 1W6 E-mail: si...@golden.net phone: 519-745-1313 cell (text only; not frequently checked): 519-998-2684 == The most erroneous stories are those we think we know best – and therefore never scrutinize or question. -- Stephen Jay Gould, *Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin*, 1996