Archaic wrote:

On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 01:27:05AM -0500, Randy McMurchy wrote:
I believe it has been standardized, and is how every other package
is done, and how the template file recommends, to simply say:

"Now, as the root user:"

I got it from courier:

<para>Once again, become the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
user and install <application>Courier</application> with the following
commands:</para>

However, if you want it changed I can certainly accommodate.

One more question. As I was looking around at other packages wondering
how I happened to use the one package that doesn't follow this standard,
I started wondering about the standard itself. Basically, I kept seeing
something similar to this:

--------------------------------------------------
Install Postfix by running the following commands:

make

Now, as the root user: --------------------------------------------------

The first line is actually wrong in every case. non-root doesn't install
anything. They compile.

I'll await response before doing anything.


Indeed, I'm am currently updating avifile, likely should be

Build Avifile by running the following commands:

...

Now, as the root user install Avifile by running the following commands:

...

--
David Jensen



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