GNU bug report logs - #22529
cmp man page too sophisticated

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Package: diffutils;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 00:49:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 22529 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#22529: [bug-diffutils] bug#22529: cmp man page too sophisticated
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 18:53:13 -0700

On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 4:48 PM, 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> wrote:
> Dear diffutils, I sent http://debbugs.gnu.org/22498 to coreutils instead
> of diffutils. Please have a look.

Hi Dan,
Sorry, but adjusting as you suggest would make the lines too long,
and besides, I don't think it would be a worthwhile change.
Technically, the line just above does address the point:

  Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

tags 22529 notabug
close 22529
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