Re: Add PostgreSQL home page to --help output
Greg Stark <stark@mit.edu>
From: Greg Stark <stark@mit.edu>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2020-02-13T13:24:03Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Sounds like a fine idea. But personally I would prefer it without the <> around the it, just a url on a line by itself. I think it would be clearer, look cleaner, and be easier to select to copy/paste elsewhere. On Tue., Feb. 11, 2020, 02:42 Peter Eisentraut, < peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com> wrote: > Example: > > initdb --help > ... > Report bugs to <pgsql-bugs@lists.postgresql.org>. > PostgreSQL home page: <https://www.postgresql.org/> > > I think this is useful. You see this nowadays in other packages as > well. See also > <https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/standards.html#g_t_002d_002dhelp> > for a reference. > > Autoconf already has a way to register the package home page and > propagate it, so I used that. That also makes it easier to change it > (see http: -> https:) or have third parties substitute their own contact > information without destroying translations. > > While at it, I also did the same refactoring for the bug reporting > address (which was also recently changed, so this is a bit late, but who > knows what the future holds). > > -- > Peter Eisentraut http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ > PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services >
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Add PostgreSQL home page to --help output
- 1933ae629e7b 13.0 landed
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Refer to bug report address by symbol rather than hardcoding
- 864934131ef7 13.0 landed