Re: plzip: manual gives very false numbers, real defaults are huge!

[Antonio Diaz Diaz]

Hi Steffen,

Steffen Nurpmeso wrote:
> The package system (no info, no README or the like are installed,
> only manuals) has a
>
>      readme <port>
>      Print the port’s README file if it exists; if set, uses $PAGER
>
> option, it prints a port-specific README file; would it be ok for
> you if i note the presence of this non-upstream patch in such
> a README file, or do i have to change the program name as such?

I think you should modify at least the output of 'plzip --version' to make 
clear that it is a modified version without having to read a separate README 
file.

Most probably, any user having trouble with the modified plzip will look at 
'plzip --version' to find out what version he is running.

As the preamble of the GPL says:

"If the software is modified by someone else and passed on, we want its 
recipients to know that what they have is not the original, so that any 
problems introduced by others will not reflect on the original authors' 
reputations."

> I could also patch the manual to note the presence of the
> non-upstream patch within the installed package.

You should. Or else the users wouldn't know how to use the feature. ;-)

Best regards,
Antonio.