On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 02:16:10PM +0100, Jordi Mallach wrote: > On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 11:30:42AM +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > > > desc=`$prefix/bin/$program --help | sed -n '2s/.*-- //p'` > > > $help2man -N -i debian/mangen.inc -s 1 -S FSF -n "$desc" > > > $prefix/bin/$program >$program.1 > > Do we need $desc/-n ? It looks like a workaround for a limitation in > > help2man > > (or for some oddness in mailutils output). > > If I remember correctly, the default description in help2man manpages is > a generic one, not useful at all. > > readmsg --help gives me: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ readmsg --help > Forma d'ús: readmsg [OPCIÓ...] > GNU readmsg -- mostra missatges > > I extract the "show messages part" from this and use it as the > description. > > I now found a bug report: #368628. In short, I think we need this here > too.
I see. Well, I didn't do the $dest part this time since I'm short in time atm. :-/ > Not for now. When we do have utils translations, the tricky part will be > assuring the --help output is translated, or it'll be of little use, or > will be half in English, half translated, etc. So we'd have to make some > kind of rule, like "only generate l10n'd manpages if the po is up to > date and 100% translated". Ok. -- Robert Millan <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call… if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
