From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Glenn Morris Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#12411: 24.2.50; No `make help' target? Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:47:26 -0400 Message-ID: <0svcfiprk1.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> References: <87har5lyjz.fsf@altern.org> <2lpq5sjrsc.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> <87pq5sfgdf.fsf@altern.org> <2ir4q7ad9g.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> <871ui7y32n.fsf@altern.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1347504498 6054 80.91.229.3 (13 Sep 2012 02:48:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 02:48:18 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 12411@debbugs.gnu.org To: Bastien Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Sep 13 04:48:21 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1TBzTY-00017R-FW for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 13 Sep 2012 04:48:20 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:51914 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TBzTU-0007Wo-SI for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:48:16 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:53779) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TBzTS-0007WY-DV for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:48:15 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TBzTR-000578-GN for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:48:14 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:48725) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TBzTR-000572-Dl for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:48:13 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TBzUE-0008Vh-6l for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:49:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Glenn Morris Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 02:49:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 12411 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 12411-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B12411.134750449832660 (code B ref 12411); Thu, 13 Sep 2012 02:49:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 12411) by debbugs.gnu.org; 13 Sep 2012 02:48:18 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58271 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TBzTW-0008Uj-7D for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:48:18 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([208.118.235.10]:46447) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TBzTU-0008Uc-8D for 12411@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:48:16 -0400 Original-Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TBzSg-0003fc-QS; Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:47:26 -0400 X-Spook: Centro insurgency advisors Treasury 64 Vauxhall Cross X-Ran: y)-}'|LiaYUmk^W|$X%)JWi)O`]j1bU_W8#fGSCiu}M#| (Bastien's message of "Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:59:12 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:64217 Archived-At: Bastien wrote: > Glenn Morris writes: > >> I'm not optimistic that any more people will read this than read >> INSTALL.BZR or the commentary in the Makefile. > > Fair enough. My basic assumption is that users are used to run > `make help' when they are trying to understand what they do, but > that may be wrong. I think you should feel free to add such a target if you think it will be useful to people. Don't let my pessimism discourage you! :) (I've never tried to run `make help' for anything.)