Bug#66578: Module descriptions in modconf

2000-07-02 Thread Niccolo Rigacci
> > - I guessed it OK? I fear not, because I was unable to generate > > an unique summary_lp="" in eval_C :-( > > hrm, not quite sure what you are trying to do here. don't we already have a > summary_lp line? Yes, but I was looking for a method to generate a summary plus a description whi

Bug#66578: Module descriptions in modconf

2000-07-02 Thread Randolph Chung
Niccolo, please keep the cc line (to bugs.debian.org) so that we can keep track of this in the BTS. > I'd like to release something better, but we are in freeze. Do > you think we can add some files to the package? I mean a README > with some guidelines like that: oh, i thought this was alread

Bug#66578: FWD: Re: Bug#66578: Module descriptions in modconf

2000-07-02 Thread Randolph Chung
sent to me privately - Forwarded message from Niccolo Rigacci <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2000 09:15:08 +0200 From: "Niccolo Rigacci" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Randolph Chung" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Bug#66578: Module descrip

Bug#66578: Module descriptions in modconf

2000-07-01 Thread Randolph Chung
Niccolo, As the de facto package maintainer I will be the first to admit that the status of the module messages is totally ridiculous. As you pointed out there are many inaccuracies and omissions. Some time late last year we looked into revamping the modconf system completely, however, because o

Bug#66578: Module descriptions in modconf

2000-07-01 Thread Niccolo Rigacci
Package: modconf Version: 0.2.26.14 Subject: No I wondered a lot installing potato when I discovered that many modules are marked with "(No description available)" by modconf. In many cases no help is given about parameters, in other totally wrong help is given (noticeably parameters for lp.o). T