On Tue, Jan 08 2019, Alexander Bluhm <alexander.bl...@gmx.net> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 08, 2019 at 05:13:11PM +0100, Jeremie Courreges-Anglas wrote:
>> >> reading the cvs man page I realized that there are a lot of references to
>> >> the cvshome.org site , but it is not the cvs home page anymore.
>> 
>> I remember some people being confused in the past, maybe this could be
>> improved.  And the easiest way to do that would be to just delete those
>> links.
>
> Just remove the link from the usage.  If people want to find
> docmumentation, they should look into the man page or use a web
> search engine.

Here's a diff that kills all occurrences of loria.fr and cvshome.org
(plus sourrounding fluff) in the *installed* files.

Objections/oks?


Index: contrib/README
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/gnu/usr.bin/cvs/contrib/README,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.9
diff -u -p -r1.1.1.9 README
--- contrib/README      28 Feb 1999 21:34:13 -0000      1.1.1.9
+++ contrib/README      9 Jan 2019 20:04:33 -0000
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ If you have some software that works wit
 is suggested that you make it available by FTP or HTTP and then announce
 it on the info-cvs mailing list.
 
-There is a web page of software related to CVS at the following URL which
-would presumably be willing to list your software.
-
-       http://www.loria.fr/~molli/cvs-index.html
-
 An attempt at a table of Contents for this directory:
 
        README          This file.
Index: doc/cvs.texinfo
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/gnu/usr.bin/cvs/doc/cvs.texinfo,v
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -p -r1.3 cvs.texinfo
--- doc/cvs.texinfo     4 Sep 2016 06:07:47 -0000       1.3
+++ doc/cvs.texinfo     9 Jan 2019 20:04:34 -0000
@@ -246,16 +246,6 @@ In April, 1989, Brian Berliner designed 
 Jeff Polk later helped Brian with the design of the @sc{cvs}
 module and vendor branch support.
 
-@cindex Source, getting CVS source
-You can get @sc{cvs} in a variety of ways, including
-free download from the internet.  For more information
-on downloading @sc{cvs} and other @sc{cvs} topics, see:
-
-@example
-http://www.cvshome.org/
-http://www.loria.fr/~molli/cvs-index.html
-@end example
-
 @cindex Mailing list
 @cindex List, mailing list
 @cindex Newsgroups
@@ -13622,24 +13612,6 @@ fix for inclusion in future releases of 
 the file @sc{hacking} in the @sc{cvs} source
 distribution.  It contains much more information on the
 process of submitting fixes.
-
-@item
-There may be resources on the net which can help.  Two
-good places to start are:
-
-@example
-http://www.cvshome.org
-http://www.loria.fr/~molli/cvs-index.html
-@end example
-
-If you are so inspired, increasing the information
-available on the net is likely to be appreciated.  For
-example, before the standard @sc{cvs} distribution
-worked on Windows 95, there was a web page with some
-explanation and patches for running @sc{cvs} on Windows
-95, and various people helped out by mentioning this
-page on mailing lists or newsgroups when the subject
-came up.
 
 @item
 It is also possible to report bugs to @code{bug-cvs}.
Index: doc/cvsclient.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/gnu/usr.bin/cvs/doc/cvsclient.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.18
diff -u -p -r1.1.1.18 cvsclient.texi
--- doc/cvsclient.texi  28 Sep 2001 22:45:42 -0000      1.1.1.18
+++ doc/cvsclient.texi  9 Jan 2019 20:04:34 -0000
@@ -2004,8 +2004,6 @@ working directory, and the meaning of se
 A number of enhancements are possible.  Also see the file @sc{todo} in
 the @sc{cvs} source distribution, which has further ideas concerning
 various aspects of @sc{cvs}, some of which impact the protocol.
-Similarly, the @code{http://www.cvshome.org} site, in particular the
-@cite{Development} pages.
 
 @itemize @bullet
 @item
Index: man/cvs.1
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/gnu/usr.bin/cvs/man/cvs.1,v
retrieving revision 1.12
diff -u -p -r1.12 cvs.1
--- man/cvs.1   3 Jun 2013 17:02:36 -0000       1.12
+++ man/cvs.1   9 Jan 2019 20:04:34 -0000
@@ -2140,7 +2140,6 @@ For CVS updates, more information on doc
 to CVS, development of CVS, and more, see:
 .in +1i
 .B http://www.cyclic.com
-.B http://www.loria.fr/~molli/cvs-index.html
 .in -1i
 .sp
 .BR ci ( 1 ),
Index: src/main.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/gnu/usr.bin/cvs/src/main.c,v
retrieving revision 1.42
diff -u -p -r1.42 main.c
--- src/main.c  17 Nov 2015 12:26:47 -0000      1.42
+++ src/main.c  9 Jan 2019 20:04:35 -0000
@@ -176,24 +176,6 @@ static const char *const usg[] =
     "    (specify -H followed by a command name for command-specific help)\n",
     "  Specify --help to receive this message\n",
     "\n",
-
-    /* Some people think that a bug-reporting address should go here.  IMHO,
-       the web sites are better because anything else is very likely to go
-       obsolete in the years between a release and when someone might be
-       reading this help.  Besides, we could never adequately discuss
-       bug reporting in a concise enough way to put in a help message.  */
-
-    /* I was going to put this at the top, but usage() wants the %s to
-       be in the first line.  */
-    "The Concurrent Versions System (CVS) is a tool for version control.\n",
-    /* I really don't think I want to try to define "version control"
-       in one line.  I'm not sure one can get more concise than the
-       paragraph in ../cvs.spec without assuming the reader knows what
-       version control means.  */
-
-    "For CVS updates and additional information, see\n",
-    "    the CVS home page at http://www.cvshome.org/ or\n",
-    "    Pascal Molli's CVS site at 
http://www.loria.fr/~molli/cvs-index.html\n";,
     NULL,
 };
 


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