Re: Should I recommend "less" if I use it in some scripts?
Quoting Number Six <40311.nospam@comcast.net> (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 <kalfa@debian.org>:
> > 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 outside of the debian/ directory.
>
> I suppose I could cave a bit here, check for "sensible-pager", then try
> "less", then assume "more".
Your orig.tar.gz doesn't have to refer to sensible-pager but you can
patch it in the diff.gz for the Debian package.
This way it fits Debian and the rest of the world.
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Andrew Stribblehill <ads@debian.org>
Systems programmer, IT Service, University of Durham, England
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