GNU bug report logs - #8281
24.0.50; man gpsbabel

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: jidanni <at> jidanni.org

Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:24:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: notabug

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

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From: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.0.50; man gpsbabel
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 21:23:00 +0800

X-debbugs-Cc: gpsbabel <at> packages.debian.org

On Debian the gpsbabel M-x man gpsbabel page looks like

   Usage:
              gpsbabel  [options]  -i  INTYPE -f INFILE [filter] -o OUTTYPE -F
              OUTFILE gpsbabel [options] -i INTYPE -o OUTTYPE INFILE  [filter]
              OUTFILE

Same in an emacs shell buffer doing
$ man gpsbabel
which looks like
   Usage:
              gpsbabel [options] -i INTYPE -f INFILE [filter] -o OUTTYPE -F OUTFILE
              gpsbabel [options] -i INTYPE -o OUTTYPE INFILE [filter] OUTFILE
outside emacs. Much better.
I tested with user: nobody.

In GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.20.1)
 of 2011-03-16 on cigue, modified by Debian
 (emacs-snapshot package, version 1:20110316-1)
Information forwarded to owner <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org:
bug#8281; Package emacs. (Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:02:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Message #8 received at 8281 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Cc: 8281 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 24.0.50; man gpsbabel
Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:00:46 +0200

jidanni <at> jidanni.org writes:

> On Debian the gpsbabel M-x man gpsbabel page looks like
>
>    Usage:
>               gpsbabel  [options]  -i  INTYPE -f INFILE [filter] -o OUTTYPE -F
>               OUTFILE gpsbabel [options] -i INTYPE -o OUTTYPE INFILE  [filter]
>               OUTFILE
>
> Same in an emacs shell buffer doing
> $ man gpsbabel
> which looks like
>    Usage:
>               gpsbabel [options] -i INTYPE -f INFILE [filter] -o OUTTYPE -F OUTFILE
>               gpsbabel [options] -i INTYPE -o OUTTYPE INFILE [filter] OUTFILE
> outside emacs. Much better.

I think that's probably because your shell outside Emacs has a different
width.  The gpsbabel.1 man page is buggy -- it doesn't have a .br before
the second line, so that it looks nice in your shell is just a
coincidence. 

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Added tag(s) notabug. Request was from Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:02:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug closed, send any further explanations to 8281 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and jidanni <at> jidanni.org Request was from Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:02:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:24:06 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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