Re: slrn version on one line for brevity

* Jens Wahnes <[email protected]> [2008-02-24 03:46]:
> Sven Guckes wrote:
> > * Jörg Sommer <[email protected]> [2008-02-23 15:03]:
> > > Sven Guckes <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > but - is there a way to put the version info on one line?
> > > Why do you need this? What's the rational behind this question?
> > brevity. :)
> > besides, a long output just scares most people off.
>
> I don't really know, but I think the
> version info is okay the way it is right now.

it isnt.  that's why i asked.

> Actually, I thought the way it's currently shown is
> pretty much the way you wanted it to be, judging by
> http://web.archive.org/web/20010205060000/slrn.sourceforge.net/wishlist.html#subsect_version_info

"pretty much" isnt the same.

seriously, a short output is fine for most people.
and the long one should show everything
one needs for answering bug reports.

if slrn should show only one long output (like eg "vim --version")
then it definitely needs better structure.

Sven

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