Re: Should I recommend "less" if I use it in some scripts?

2004-03-23 Thread Andrew Stribblehill
Quoting Number Six <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (2004-03-23 11:00:30 GMT): > (I'm hacking this reply together manually, copied from http://l.d.o/d-m; > I'm not subscribed): > > Cosimo Alfarano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Why not use sensible-pager, in debianutils (Essential: yes)? > > Because these scripts s

Re: Should I recommend "less" if I use it in some scripts?

2004-03-23 Thread Number Six
(I'm hacking this reply together manually, copied from http://l.d.o/d-m; I'm not subscribed): Cosimo Alfarano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Why not use sensible-pager, in debianutils (Essential: yes)? Because these scripts should run on non-Debian Linux systems as well. I want to avoid Debian-isms out

Re: Should I recommend "less" if I use it in some scripts?

2004-03-23 Thread Andrew Stribblehill
Quoting Number Six <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (2004-03-23 11:00:30 GMT): > (I'm hacking this reply together manually, copied from http://l.d.o/d-m; > I'm not subscribed): > > Cosimo Alfarano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Why not use sensible-pager, in debianutils (Essential: yes)? > > Because these scripts s

Re: Should I recommend "less" if I use it in some scripts?

2004-03-23 Thread Number Six
(I'm hacking this reply together manually, copied from http://l.d.o/d-m; I'm not subscribed): Cosimo Alfarano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Why not use sensible-pager, in debianutils (Essential: yes)? Because these scripts should run on non-Debian Linux systems as well. I want to avoid Debian-isms out

Re: Howto use misc:Depends? [was Re: Should I recommend "less" if I use it in some scripts?]

2004-03-22 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Mar 22, 2004 at 02:37:48AM -0800, Number Six wrote: > I would prefer to have "less" be picked up by misc:Depends, I guess, > rather than explicitly adding it to the Depends line. No, you should add it explicitly; misc:Depends belongs to debhelper. However, I agree that you should refer to

Re: Howto use misc:Depends? [was Re: Should I recommend "less" if I use it in some scripts?]

2004-03-22 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Mar 22, 2004 at 02:37:48AM -0800, Number Six wrote: > I would prefer to have "less" be picked up by misc:Depends, I guess, > rather than explicitly adding it to the Depends line. No, you should add it explicitly; misc:Depends belongs to debhelper. However, I agree that you should refer to

Howto use misc:Depends? [was Re: Should I recommend "less" if I use it in some scripts?]

2004-03-22 Thread Number Six
On Mon, Mar 22, 2004 at 11:03:58AM +0100, Michael Koch wrote: > Am Montag, 22. März 2004 10:25 schrieb Number Six: > > Some of the scripts I include with my package use "less" (as well as > > "sed", "tr", and "grep"). I know for a fact "less" is not installed > > by default. (Not sure about this

Re: Should I recommend "less" if I use it in some scripts?

2004-03-22 Thread Cosimo Alfarano
On Mon, Mar 22, 2004 at 01:25:47AM -0800, Number Six wrote: > Should every little "ordinary" thing like less be included in my > Recommends? It's surely not germane to the package, but if it's not Why not use sensible-pager, in debianutils (Essential: yes)? cheers, c.

Re: Should I recommend "less" if I use it in some scripts?

2004-03-22 Thread Andreas Metzler
On 2004-03-22 Number Six <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Some of the scripts I include with my package use "less" (as well as > "sed", "tr", and "grep"). I know for a fact "less" is not installed by > default. (Not sure about this others). > Should every little "ordinary" thing like less be inclu

Re: Should I recommend "less" if I use it in some scripts?

2004-03-22 Thread David Weinehall
On Mon, Mar 22, 2004 at 01:25:47AM -0800, Number Six wrote: > Some of the scripts I include with my package use "less" (as well as > "sed", "tr", and "grep"). I know for a fact "less" is not installed by > default. (Not sure about this others). > > Should every little "ordinary" thing like les

Re: Should I recommend "less" if I use it in some scripts?

2004-03-22 Thread Kalle Kivimaa
Number Six <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Should every little "ordinary" thing like less be included in my > Recommends? It's surely not germane to the package, but if it's not > there, these little scripts will break. If your package needs something that is not Essential you must declare a Depe

Re: Should I recommend "less" if I use it in some scripts?

2004-03-22 Thread Michael Koch
Am Montag, 22. März 2004 10:25 schrieb Number Six: > Some of the scripts I include with my package use "less" (as well as > "sed", "tr", and "grep"). I know for a fact "less" is not installed > by default. (Not sure about this others). > > Should every little "ordinary" thing like less be include

Should I recommend "less" if I use it in some scripts?

2004-03-22 Thread Number Six
Some of the scripts I include with my package use "less" (as well as "sed", "tr", and "grep"). I know for a fact "less" is not installed by default. (Not sure about this others). Should every little "ordinary" thing like less be included in my Recommends? It's surely not germane to the packa

Howto use misc:Depends? [was Re: Should I recommend "less" if I use it in some scripts?]

2004-03-22 Thread Number Six
On Mon, Mar 22, 2004 at 11:03:58AM +0100, Michael Koch wrote: > Am Montag, 22. März 2004 10:25 schrieb Number Six: > > Some of the scripts I include with my package use "less" (as well as > > "sed", "tr", and "grep"). I know for a fact "less" is not installed > > by default. (Not sure about this

Re: Should I recommend "less" if I use it in some scripts?

2004-03-22 Thread Cosimo Alfarano
On Mon, Mar 22, 2004 at 01:25:47AM -0800, Number Six wrote: > Should every little "ordinary" thing like less be included in my > Recommends? It's surely not germane to the package, but if it's not Why not use sensible-pager, in debianutils (Essential: yes)? cheers, c. -- To UNSUBSCR

Re: Should I recommend "less" if I use it in some scripts?

2004-03-22 Thread Andreas Metzler
On 2004-03-22 Number Six <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Some of the scripts I include with my package use "less" (as well as > "sed", "tr", and "grep"). I know for a fact "less" is not installed by > default. (Not sure about this others). > Should every little "ordinary" thing like less be inclu

Re: Should I recommend "less" if I use it in some scripts?

2004-03-22 Thread David Weinehall
On Mon, Mar 22, 2004 at 01:25:47AM -0800, Number Six wrote: > Some of the scripts I include with my package use "less" (as well as > "sed", "tr", and "grep"). I know for a fact "less" is not installed by > default. (Not sure about this others). > > Should every little "ordinary" thing like les

Re: Should I recommend "less" if I use it in some scripts?

2004-03-22 Thread Kalle Kivimaa
Number Six <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Should every little "ordinary" thing like less be included in my > Recommends? It's surely not germane to the package, but if it's not > there, these little scripts will break. If your package needs something that is not Essential you must declare a Depe

Re: Should I recommend "less" if I use it in some scripts?

2004-03-22 Thread Michael Koch
Am Montag, 22. März 2004 10:25 schrieb Number Six: > Some of the scripts I include with my package use "less" (as well as > "sed", "tr", and "grep"). I know for a fact "less" is not installed > by default. (Not sure about this others). > > Should every little "ordinary" thing like less be include

Should I recommend "less" if I use it in some scripts?

2004-03-22 Thread Number Six
Some of the scripts I include with my package use "less" (as well as "sed", "tr", and "grep"). I know for a fact "less" is not installed by default. (Not sure about this others). Should every little "ordinary" thing like less be included in my Recommends? It's surely not germane to the packa