Re: [bug-ddrescue] Documentation suggestions

[Antonio Diaz Diaz]

David Morrison wrote:
> Suggestion 1: Make the link more obvious. Perhaps include the full URL
> under the Download heading, something like:
>
> You will need lzip from http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lzip.html

Done. Thanks.


> Suggestion 2: Include examples of some common operations on the lzip man
> page and/or on the lzip web site to get people started.

There are already examples in the online manual[1] and the ftp sites of 
several projects, including ddrescue[2], but it can't hurt adding a couple 
of them to the man page.

[1] http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/manual/lzip_manual.html#Examples
[2] http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/ddrescue/README-lzip


> Suggestion 3: Include the unzip instructions on the ddrescue web site,
> perhaps under the Download heading.

Done.


> Suggestion 4: Consider including a gzip version of the ddrescue files on
> the web site to be downloaded so as to avoid people having to fiddle
> with lzip if they do not have the skills.

If they do not have the skills, maybe it is best for them to install a 
precompiled version. After all, tar is way more difficult to use than lzip: 
http://xkcd.com/1168/ :-)


Best regards,
Antonio.