• Bug#1088758: inconsistent case in --help output

    From Simon Richter@1:229/2 to All on Sat Nov 30 18:30:02 2024
    XPost: linux.debian.bugs.dist
    From: [email protected]

    Package: dpkg
    Version: 1.21.22
    Severity: minor
    X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected]

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    Hi,

    there is no level for how minor that is, but:

    $ dpkg --help
    [...]
    Options:
    --admindir=<directory> Use <directory> instead of /var/lib/dpkg.
    [...]

    $ dpkg-divert --help
    [...]
    --admindir <directory> set the directory with the diversions file.
    [...]

    I'm trying to follow the established style, but it seems multiple styles have been established.

    Simon

    - -- Package-specific info:
    This system uses merged-usr-via-aliased-dirs, going behind dpkg's
    back, breaking its core assumptions. This can cause silent file
    overwrites and disappearances, and its general tools misbehavior.
    See <https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg/FAQ#broken-usrmerge>.

    - -- System Information:
    Debian Release: 12.8
    APT prefers stable-updates
    APT policy: (990, 'stable-updates'), (990, 'stable-security'), (990, 'stable'), (500, 'stable-debug'), (500, 'proposed-updates-debug')
    Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
    Foreign Architectures: i386

    Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-27-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
    Kernel taint flags: TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, TAINT_OOT_MODULE
    Locale: LANG=C.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
    Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
    Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)
    LSM: AppArmor: enabled

    Versions of packages dpkg depends on:
    ii libbz2-1.0 1.0.8-5+b1
    ii libc6 2.36-9+deb12u9
    ii liblzma5 5.4.1-0.2
    ii libmd0 1.0.4-2
    ii libselinux1 3.4-1+b6
    ii libzstd1 1.5.4+dfsg2-5
    ii tar 1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1
    ii zlib1g 1:1.2.13.dfsg-1

    dpkg recommends no packages.

    Versions of packages dpkg suggests:
    ii apt 2.6.1
    pn debsig-verify <none>

    - -- no debconf information

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