Re: Help text query

hello it is like most thing Ubuntu, they just have to be "different". ;-) On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 6:06 AM, David Cantrell wrote: > On Tue, May 09, 2017 at 06:22:35PM +0100, Ralph Corderoy wrote: >> Hi David, >> > > If your distribution handles PPAs, there is little

Re: Help text query

On Tue, May 09, 2017 at 06:22:35PM +0100, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > Hi David, > > > If your distribution handles PPAs, there is little point, but if it > > > does not, it could be very handy. > > Not really. I have no idea what a PPA is so I presume that my OSes > > don't handle them. I just

Re: Help text query

On 9 May 2017 at 16:03, David Cantrell wrote: > On Tue, May 09, 2017 at 01:56:03PM +0100, Martin Powell wrote: > ... >> If your distribution handles PPAs, there is little point, but if it does >> not, it could be very handy. > > Not really. I have no idea what a PPA is so I

Re: Help text query

Hi David, > > If your distribution handles PPAs, there is little point, but if it > > does not, it could be very handy. > > Not really. I have no idea what a PPA is so I presume that my OSes > don't handle them. I just regularly 'brew update;brew upgrade' on OS X > and 'apt-get update;apt-get

RE: Help text query

> On Behalf Of David Cantrell > Sent: 09 May 2017 16:04 > On Tue, May 09, 2017 at 01:56:03PM +0100, Martin Powell wrote: > > > Does anyone think reinstating the -u flag would be a good idea?? > > No. > It seems like it's just on oversight in the documentation now then. I always looked for

Re: Help text query

On Tue, May 09, 2017 at 01:56:03PM +0100, Martin Powell wrote: > Does anyone think reinstating the -u flag would be a good idea?? No. > If your distribution handles PPAs, there is little point, but if it does > not, it could be very handy. Not really. I have no idea what a PPA is so I presume

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Hi Martin, > Does anyone think reinstating the -u flag would be a good idea?? I don't think it will happen. Presumably, it was removed to encourage one to read the upgrade and installation notes and follow them, rather than just assume it's all automatic? An option that was silent unless a new

Re: Help text query

Does anyone think reinstating the -u flag would be a good idea?? If your distribution handles PPAs, there is little point, but if it does not, it could be very handy. I'm in the process of moving from Mint (with PPAs) to PCLinuxOS (No PPAs) so the update would be nice. What do other people

Re: Help text query

Hi Andy, > Yes, the --force option is described in the recording options but it > mentions -u which I can't see referenced anywhere else. In 2.90, one of the old version I have here, -u is present. update => [ 2, "update|u!", 'Config', '--update, -u', "Update get_iplayer if a newer

RE: Help text query

> On Behalf Of Simon Morgan > Sent: 09 May 2017 11:49 > > Its only use seems to be in the recording options as described here... > > https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/wiki/options#recording-option s > Yes, the --force option is described in the recording options but it mentions -u

RE: Help text query

ge > Sent: 09 May 2017 11:38 > To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > Subject: Help text query > > I'm just looking through the -helplong text for GiP 3.01 and the -force > option says that it "forces a script update if used with -u". I can't > see any other refere

Help text query

I'm just looking through the -helplong text for GiP 3.01 and the -force option says that it "forces a script update if used with -u". I can't see any other reference to a -u option though and specifying it just seems to cause GiP to display some basic help information as though it's an