Re: ucf: Diversion of /u/b/ucf by etcgit
On Wed, Apr 22 2009, Jörg Sommer wrote:
> I've changed the wrapper of ucf to do nothing and pass full control
> over to ucf until enable_ucf_wrapper is set to yes in
> /etc/etcgit.conf. This isn't set by default, so after installation of
> the package the user has to enable the wrapper manually. Therefore,
> ucf works the same as without etcgit until the user sets the variable.
OK. This way, the user takes control, and bears the
responsibility, which is ok.
> Is this fine for you? Can I upload the package?
Sure.
> What do you prever what I should do with the manual page? Should I divert
> the manual page, too, so the user gets the manual page of the ucf wrapper
> when he types “man ucf” or should I let the manual page stay and add a
> manual page for the diverted ucf?
I think if /usr/bin/ucf is diverted, so should the man page be.
> 1. man ucf gives original manual page and man ucf.etcgit give the manual
> page for the wrapper, while ucf is the wrapper and ucf.etcgit is the
> original ucf. This has the advantage that you get the commands and
> options of ucf with “man ucf.”
>
> 2. man ucf explains ucf was redirected and the user has to look at man
> ucf.etcgit to find the options of ucf.
The second option is the right one, I think. The new man page
should have some information of what changes the users can expect if the
turn on enable_ucf_wrapper; but apart from that, this sounds good.
manoj
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