Received: from mail.enterprise.net (root@mail.enterprise.net [194.72.192.18]) by hub.org (8.9.3/8.9.1) with ESMTP id RAA57930 for ; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 17:03:47 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from olly@lfix.co.uk) Received: from linda.lfix.co.uk (root@max02-047.enterprise.net [194.72.195.167]) by mail.enterprise.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id WAA09836; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 22:03:43 +0100 (GMT/BST) Received: from linda.lfix.co.uk (olly@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by linda.lfix.co.uk (8.9.3/8.9.3/Debian/GNU) with ESMTP id WAA15308; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 22:03:41 +0100 Message-Id: <199904272103.WAA15308@linda.lfix.co.uk> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 (debian) To: Thomas Lockhart cc: docs@postgresql.org Subject: Bug#36300: Postgresql User Guide Wrong (fwd) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed ; boundary="==_Exmh_9991325160" Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 22:03:41 +0100 From: "Oliver Elphick" This is a multipart MIME message. ---==_Exmh_9991325160 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii This is a Debian bug report relating to PostgreSQL documentation. The files affected (in doc/src/sgml) are environ.sgml, runtime.sgml and start.sgml. A patch is attached. -------- Forwarded Message Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 01:57:08 -0400 From: Stephen Carpenter To: submit@bugs.debian.org Subject: Bug#36300: Postgresql User Guide Wrong Package: postgresql Version: 6.4.2-5 Priority: wishlist I just printed out the entire 200 or so page user guide and on page 7 I noticed a mistake. It says in Chapter 2 "Setting up your environment" "If you wish to use a variant of the Bourne shell, such as sh, ksh, or bash, then you would add PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/bin PATH export PATH I tried this with bash and ksh...it works in neither of them giving an error...the proper invocation is: PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/bin:$PATH export PATH It would be nice if this was right...even though on Debian Systems it doesn't apply...should be able to just forward this one upstream - - -Steve - - -- /* -- Stephen Carpenter --- ------------ */ "If you shake it more than 3 times you are playing with it." -- Mike Laramie Oliver Elphick Oliver.Elphick@lfix.co.uk Isle of Wight http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver PGP key from public servers; key ID 32B8FAA1 ======================================== "Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded." James 4:8 -------- End of Forwarded Message ---==_Exmh_9991325160 Content-Type: text/plain ; name="ol"; charset=us-ascii Content-Description: ol Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="ol" diff -cr sgml.orig/environ.sgml sgml/environ.sgml *** sgml.orig/environ.sgml Tue Apr 27 12:12:19 1999 - --- sgml/environ.sgml Tue Apr 27 12:09:42 1999 *************** *** 32,38 **** a variant of the Bourne shell, such as sh, ksh, or bash, then you would add ! PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/bin PATH export PATH to the .profile file in your home directory. ---- 32,38 ---- a variant of the Bourne shell, such as sh, ksh, or bash, then you would add ! PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/bin:PATH export PATH to the .profile file in your home directory. diff -cr sgml.orig/runtime.sgml sgml/runtime.sgml *** sgml.orig/runtime.sgml Tue Apr 27 12:11:37 1999 ---- sgml/runtime.sgml Tue Apr 27 12:08:41 1999 *************** *** 62,68 **** a variant of the Bourne shell, such as sh, ksh, or bash, then you would add ! PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/bin PATH export PATH to the .profile file in your home directory. ---- 62,68 ---- a variant of the Bourne shell, such as sh, ksh, or bash, then you would add ! PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/bin:PATH export PATH to the .profile file in your home directory. diff -cr sgml.orig/start.sgml sgml/start.sgml *** sgml.orig/start.sgml Tue Apr 27 12:11:59 1999 - --- sgml/start.sgml Tue Apr 27 12:09:23 1999 *************** *** 67,74 **** a variant of the Bourne shell, such as sh, ksh, or bash, then you would add ! % PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/bin PATH ! % export PATH to the .profile file in your home directory. From now on, we will assume that you have added the ---- 67,74 ---- a variant of the Bourne shell, such as sh, ksh, or bash, then you would add ! $ PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/bin:PATH ! $ export PATH to the .profile file in your home directory. From now on, we will assume that you have added the ---==_Exmh_9991325160-- -- Oliver Elphick Oliver.Elphick@lfix.co.uk Isle of Wight http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver PGP key from public servers; key ID 32B8FAA1 ======================================== "Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded." James 4:8