[Adduser-devel] Bug#388853: please make list in description render nicely in aptitude

Tomas Pospisek tpo_deb at sourcepole.ch
Fri Sep 22 22:58:22 UTC 2006


Package: adduser
Version: 3.97
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch

The attached patch lets aptitude detect and render nicely the list in
the description. Please see [1] for the rationale. Patch is attached.

Thanks, 
*t

[1] http://wiki.debian.org/Aptitude::Parse-Description-Bullets=true#preview

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (50, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-1-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages adduser depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]       1.5.4        Debian configuration management sy
hi  passwd                      1:4.0.18.1-2 change and administer password and
ii  perl-base                   5.8.8-6.1    The Pathologically Eclectic Rubbis

adduser recommends no packages.

-- debconf information excluded
-------------- next part --------------
--- control.orig	2006-09-23 00:53:47.000000000 +0200
+++ control	2006-09-23 00:54:07.000000000 +0200
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
  This package includes the adduser and deluser commands for creating
  and removing users.
  .
- o Adduser can create new users and groups and add existing users to
-   existing groups.
- o Deluser can remove users and groups and remove users from a given
-   group.
+  - Adduser can create new users and groups and add existing users to
+    existing groups.
+  - Deluser can remove users and groups and remove users from a given
+    group.
  .
  Adding users with adduser is much easier than adding them by hand.
  Adduser will choose appropriate UID and GID values, create a home


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