FS#63904 - [parallel] Citation cmdline switches still in man pages
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Opened by oneup40 (oneup40) - Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 15:42 GMT
Last edited by George Rawlinson (rawlinsong) - Saturday, 13 May 2023, 08:04 GMT
Opened by oneup40 (oneup40) - Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 15:42 GMT
Last edited by George Rawlinson (rawlinsong) - Saturday, 13 May 2023, 08:04 GMT
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Description: The package build includes 2 patch files for
parallel that remove nag messages about citations. However,
the cmdline switches are still documented in the manpage
even though they no longer exist. In addition, the manpage
still includes many references to "GNU Parallel" which
should be removed per GNU's restricting trademark.
Additional info: * package version(s): 20190722-1 * config and/or log files etc.: n/a * link to upstream bug report, if any: n/a Steps to reproduce: $ man parallel /citation $ man parallel /GNU parallel |
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Closed by George Rawlinson (rawlinsong)
Saturday, 13 May 2023, 08:04 GMT
Reason for closing: Won't fix
Additional comments about closing: Too much effort.
Saturday, 13 May 2023, 08:04 GMT
Reason for closing: Won't fix
Additional comments about closing: Too much effort.
I would expect that the citation command line option is still valid even if it doesn't do anything now.
As for the branding, I am not even remotely convinced by the author's ridiculous claims, due to the fact that every one of his case references is completely and utterly different. So I'm not sure why we bother with such a patch, whether complete or incomplete.