Bug#881343: pk4: Please avoid the use of "avail" in package descriptions

Hi, > Another meaning seems to be as a synonym of “to use”. In the context in > which I first learnt about this word, “make available” and “use” were > synonyms, hence I went with the wrong meaning. As a more general comment, I find that using dictionaries to find the "best" word to be

Bug#881343: pk4: Please avoid the use of "avail" in package descriptions

control: reopen -1 On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 11:59 AM, Philip Hands wrote: > On Mon, 08 Jan 2018, Michael Stapelberg wrote: > > In the context of “pk4 - avail the Debian source package producing the > > specified package”, I interpret “avail” as a shorter

Bug#881343: pk4: Please avoid the use of "avail" in package descriptions

On Mon, 08 Jan 2018, Michael Stapelberg wrote: > In the context of “pk4 - avail the Debian source package producing the > specified package”, I interpret “avail” as a shorter alternative to “make > available”. Ah, yes, I see. While the existence of the word "available"

Bug#881343: pk4: Please avoid the use of "avail" in package descriptions

In the context of “pk4 - avail the Debian source package producing the specified package”, I interpret “avail” as a shorter alternative to “make available”. Once you run the command, the sources are at your fingertips. They have been downloaded (if required), unpacked (if required) and a shell has

Bug#881343: pk4: Please avoid the use of "avail" in package descriptions

Hi, > Thanks for the report. I thought about it for a while, and I’d prefer to > keep the description as-is. Sorry. Judging by the usage throughout the manpage, as well as in the short description, you obviously think that "avail" precisely fits the meaning that you are attempting to convey, but

Bug#881343: pk4: Please avoid the use of "avail" in package descriptions

Source: pk4 Version: 3 Severity: wishlist Tags: patch Hi, First, thanks for writing and maintaining pk4! I think we spoke about this before but I just can't help but find it difficult to parse the word "avail". I'm sure it is 100% correct with respect to the dictionary definition but the usage