[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: [PATCH 3/7] use gnulib to print --help and --version
From: |
Reuben Thomas |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH 3/7] use gnulib to print --help and --version |
Date: |
Tue, 31 Dec 2013 23:43:18 +0000 |
On 31 December 2013 23:24, Sami Kerola <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> #define AUTHORS \
> proper_name ("Original Author"),
> proper_name ("Second Major Contributor"),
> proper_name ("Firstname Lastname")
>
Hmm, that's cute, but it is sadly not actually "true" for hello. It does
raise an interesting question though: I usually put the current maintainer
first (to avoid lazy users bothering ex-maintainers).
I think in the case of hello, if we can't establish who wrote most of the
code, we should either list all the main contributors from AUTHORS, or just
give them a collective name ("GNU hello contributors") or some-such. Or
omit them, as many programs do (e.g. coreutils).
--
http://rrt.sc3d.org
[PATCH 5/7] demonstrate how to add information to a manual page, Sami Kerola, 2013/12/30
[PATCH 4/7] use standard error printing facilities, Sami Kerola, 2013/12/30
[PATCH 7/7] update NLS file sources, Sami Kerola, 2013/12/30
[PATCH 6/7] update gnulib, Sami Kerola, 2013/12/30