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bug#64154: 29.0.92; Provide additional details on GnuPG and EPA usage in


From: Jens Schmidt
Subject: bug#64154: 29.0.92; Provide additional details on GnuPG and EPA usage in epa.texi
Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2023 09:13:25 +0200
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On 2023-07-02  06:59, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

Because people are very unlikely to think about "GnuPG version compatibility". They are likely to think about "version compatibility" and perhaps just "compatibility". Just put yourself into the shoes of such a reader, and ask yourself what would you
type at Info-index's prompt.

But after all, I *am* such a reader.  And I would type that, because "i"
is my main entry point to Info manuals, not "g".

My question here really is: Why would it be bad to have that additional
index entry?  It does not break completion, it is not overly generic, it
is just ... there, ready for some less likely reader to search for it.

(Spoiler: *That* one entry is still in, even in my latest patch.  I
understood your comment:

They are not redundant, since they all start differently. But I would suggest to consider the first one for removal.

to mean that removal is recommended but optional.  Please let me know if
you meant otherwise.)

At least w.r.t. to capitalization you both seem to fundamentally disagree (quotes from "Index Entries(texinfo)"):

[...] capitalizing only proper names and acronyms that always call
for uppercase letters. This is the case convention we use in most
GNU manuals' indices.

My personal rule is to use capital letters in index entries only
when absolutely necessary.  It is not necessary with "gpg" or
"gnupg".  The above citation says something similar.

I would have considered "EasyPG Assistant" a proper name and the "GNU"
in "GNU Privacy Guard" an acronym, but anyway ...

Attached a third patch - please review 2nd and 3rd combined against
1st.

Does it mean the patch you sent is just part of the changes?

Yes, it is.  It undoes some of the changes of the previous patch.






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