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console-tools package

man page for vt-is-UTF8 --quiet is wrong

Bug #49031 reported by Graeme Hewson
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Bug Description

vt-is-UTF8(1) says:

      -q --quiet
              do not print on stdout in with mode we are, but return the state
              as exit-status 1 if in UTF8-mode, 0 if in byte-mode.

These conditions should be reversed: the exit status is 0 if in UTF8 mode.

The unicode_start and unicode_stop scripts do the right thing anyway, despite what vt-is-UTF8(1) says (remember, exit status 0 is "true" for shell script).

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Adam Buchbinder (adam-buchbinder) wrote :

vt-is-UTF8 is part of the console-tools package. However, it may be difficult to change its behavior; scripts using console-tools before version x would need opposite behavior from those using console-tools after version x.

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

There's no need to change the behaviour of vt-is-UTF8; it makes perfect sense given the command name. It's just the documentation that's wrong.

I've forwarded this bug to Debian as http://bugs.debian.org/375693.

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in console-tools:
status: Unknown → Unconfirmed
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Adam Buchbinder (adam-buchbinder) wrote :

This is still present in Intrepid (console-tools 1:0.2.3dbs-65.1ubuntu1). Attached find a debdiff which fixes the manpage. I didn't change the date on the manpage because the changes weren't substantial; if this is wrong, please let me know and I'll upload a fixed diff.

Brian Murray (brian-murray)
tags: added: bitesize manpages string-fix
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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

Sorry for the long delay - I'm uploading this now.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package console-tools - 1:0.2.3dbs-65.1ubuntu2

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console-tools (1:0.2.3dbs-65.1ubuntu2) karmic; urgency=low

  * 999_ubuntu_vt-is-UTF8_manpage.patch: Fix manpage to properly document
    the --quiet option. (LP: #49031)

 -- Adam Buchbinder <email address hidden> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:31:29 +0100

Changed in console-tools (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in console-tools (Debian):
status: New → Fix Released
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