* Vincent Lefevre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [07-31-02 21:25]:
> On Wed, Jul 31, 2002 at 21:14:18 -0500, Patrick wrote:
> > * Vincent Lefevre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [07-31-02 21:04]:
> > > On Thu, Aug 01, 2002 at 02:09:18 +0200, Sven Guckes wrote:
> > > > * Vincent Lefevre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-07-31 21:03]:
> > > > > > so the solution is: extend the manual with more information!
> > > > > > eg "Default: "/path/file" (unless specified by --some-option)"
> > > > > The user doesn't necessarily know what options have
> > > > > been used, so this is a bad idea to say that.
> > > >
> > > > i disagree. the manual should include a section which
> > > > tells the user how to check for such information.
> > >
> > > And how can one find the options used to compile Mutt?
> >
> > Guess you should read the informational files included in the
> > tarball/rpm. They are detailed in the INSTALL file of every mutt
> > version I have ever seen.
>
> You are not answering my question.
You mean that you answered the following and didn't know?
Quote from and earlier post by you answering Sven Guckes:
> whenever I see the options list
> I think it *should* be sorted:
>
> Compile options:
> -DOMAIN
> -DEBUG
> -HOMESPOOL -USE_SETGID +USE_DOTLOCK -DL_STANDALONE
> +USE_FCNTL -USE_FLOCK
> +USE_POP +USE_IMAP -USE_GSS +USE_SSL -USE_SASL
> +HAVE_REGCOMP -USE_GNU_REGEX
> +HAVE_COLOR +HAVE_START_COLOR +HAVE_TYPEAHEAD +HAVE_BKGDSET
> +HAVE_CURS_SET +HAVE_META +HAVE_RESIZETERM
> +HAVE_PGP +BUFFY_SIZE -EXACT_ADDRESS +SUN_ATTACHMENT
> +ENABLE_NLS +LOCALES_HACK +HAVE_WC_FUNCS +HAVE_LANGINFO_CODESET
> +HAVE_LANGINFO_YESEXPR
> +HAVE_ICONV -ICONV_NONTRANS +HAVE_GETSID +HAVE_GETADDRINFO
>
> having to search through this list
> simply is unbearable. bah![tm]
I completely agree!
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