Re: Bug#854948: apt-config: manpage not specific enough about the main functionality of the tool
On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 09:31:45PM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> Control: reassign -1 apt
>
> apt-config is part of the apt package.
>
> On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 01:06:23PM +0100, Christian Buhtz wrote:
> > Package: apt-config
> > Severity: minor
> >
> > Dear Maintainer,
> >
> > the first lines of the german(!) manpage of apt-config (Debian unstable) are
> > not specific enough.
> >
> > They don't tell exactly with clear words what the tool does. Because of that
> > and because of the name of the tool the user can implicite that it is possible
> > to modify the configuration of apt with it. But it is not possible - when I
> > understand it correct.
The NAME explictly states that it is a configuration *query* tool:
msgstr "APT-Konfigurationsabfrageprogramm"
and the description just gives you two query commands, so everything
is explicitly stated.
If you just read the first DESCRIPTION line without reading the NAME,
that's weird, but please read the NAME field - it'S there for a reason.
Closing.
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