Re: gnu-web-doc-update: new script

[Jim Meyering]

Jim Meyering wrote:
> FYI, I've just pushed this script, since I'm using it from coreutils
> and also used it for the just-announced gzip release:
>
>     http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.gzip.bugs/258
>
> It makes lots of assumptions (see comments), and fiddles with your git
> repository by creating a temporary branch, and removing it when done.

Now, it's --help is actually useful:

>From 3e08d3f9b9b5920385529d4a981f052bbcc0a5a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jim Meyering <address@hidden>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 12:31:38 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] gnu-web-doc-update: correct --help output

* build-aux/gnu-web-doc-update: Make --help output relevant.
---
 ChangeLog                    |    3 +++
 build-aux/gnu-web-doc-update |    5 +++--
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 73dadbb..90826cc 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2009-10-02  Jim Meyering  <address@hidden>

+       gnu-web-doc-update: correct --help output
+       * build-aux/gnu-web-doc-update: Make --help output relevant.
+
        gnu-web-doc-update: add standard options
        * build-aux/gnu-web-doc-update: Add --help, --version, etc.

diff --git a/build-aux/gnu-web-doc-update b/build-aux/gnu-web-doc-update
index adf6c51..91902c5 100755
--- a/build-aux/gnu-web-doc-update
+++ b/build-aux/gnu-web-doc-update
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ help_version()
     --help) cat <<EOF
 Usage: $ME

-Output a list of version-controlled files in DIR (default .), relative to
-SRCDIR (default .).  SRCDIR must be the top directory of a checkout.
+Run this script (no options or arguments) after each non-alpha release,
+to update the web documentation at http://www.gnu.org/software/\$pkg/manual/
+Run it from your project's the top-level directory.

 Options:
   --help     print this help, then exit
--
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