From owner-freebsd-doc Fri Oct 25 3:46:19 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6872937B401; Fri, 25 Oct 2002 03:46:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rhadamanth.submonkey.net (pc1-cdif2-4-cust210.cdf.cable.ntl.com [80.4.10.210]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFA5243E4A; Fri, 25 Oct 2002 03:46:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from setantae@submonkey.net) Received: from setantae by rhadamanth.submonkey.net with local (Exim 4.10) id 1851yp-0001yU-00; Fri, 25 Oct 2002 11:46:15 +0100 Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 11:46:15 +0100 From: Ceri Davies To: Adam Weinberger Cc: Tom Hukins , freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: docs/44396: Section 15.1 of the Porter's Handbook is no longer applicable Message-ID: <20021025104615.GB7415@submonkey.net> Mail-Followup-To: Ceri Davies , Adam Weinberger , Tom Hukins , freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG References: <200210242100.g9OL0AGV025120@freefall.freebsd.org> <20021025103619.GM70503@vectors.cx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20021025103619.GM70503@vectors.cx> X-message-flag: All your linuxconf-configured redhat are belong to us. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 03:36:19AM -0700, Adam Weinberger wrote: > >> (10.24.2002 @ 1400 PST): Tom Hukins said, in 1.1K: << > > > The section could stay around, and just become a Don't... "Don't strip > > > unless you have to." > > > > That makes sense. > > What are your thoughts on this: > > =================================================================== > RCS file: > /home/ncvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml,v > retrieving revision 1.248 > diff -u -r1.248 book.sgml > --- doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml 8 Oct > 2002 04:52:43 -00001.248 > +++ doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml 25 Oct > 2002 10:32:23 -0000 Can you tell mutt not to wrap and post this again? It's hard to read. > @@ -3938,19 +3938,27 @@ > doing. > > > - Strip Binaries > + Stripping Binaries > > - Do strip binaries. If the original source already strips > the > - binaries, fine; otherwise you should add a > - post-install rule to it yourself. Here is > an > - example: > + Don't strip binaries manually unless you have to. All binaries This indentation doesn't look consistent with the stuff you've removed. That might be down to the line wrap again though. Also, you have contraction in there : "Don't". These are generally to be avoided, so could you change that to "Do not" ? > + should be stripped, but the INSTALL_PROGRAM > + macro will install and strip a bnary at the same time (see the next s/bnary/binary/ > + If you need to strip a file, but don't wish to use the s/don't/do not/ again. The actual content looks really good though, thanks again! Ceri -- you can't see when light's so strong you can't see when light is gone To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message