Bug#379829: manpages: regex(7) is practically unreadable - offer of rewrite

2006-07-27 Thread Michael Kerrisk
Datum: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:29:28 +0200 Von: Martin Schulze [EMAIL PROTECTED] An: Paul LeoNerd Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: Bug#379829: manpages: regex(7) is practically unreadable - offer of rewrite Paul LeoNerd Evans wrote: I have been using regexps for about 4 years now, and even I

Bug#379829: manpages: regex(7) is practically unreadable - offer of rewrite

2006-07-26 Thread Martin Schulze
Paul LeoNerd Evans wrote: I have been using regexps for about 4 years now, and even I can't understand regex(7). I therefore propose a rewrite, to be much longer, a much gentler introduction for people who don't understand them, to include plenty of examples to illustrate, and generally

Bug#379829: manpages: regex(7) is practically unreadable - offer of rewrite

2006-07-25 Thread Paul LeoNerd Evans
Package: manpages Version: 2.34-1 Severity: normal I have been using regexps for about 4 years now, and even I can't understand regex(7). I therefore propose a rewrite, to be much longer, a much gentler introduction for people who don't understand them, to include plenty of examples to