Debian Bug report logs - #1088758
inconsistent case in --help output

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From: Simon Richter <sjr@debian.org>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: inconsistent case in --help output

Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2024 02:18:51 +0900

Package: dpkg
Version: 1.21.22
Severity: minor
X-Debbugs-Cc: sjr@debian.org

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Hi,

there is no level for how minor that is, but:

$ dpkg --help
[...]
Options:
  --admindir=<directory>     Use <directory> instead of /var/lib/dpkg.
[...]

$ dpkg-divert --help
[...]
  --admindir <directory>   set the directory with the diversions file.
[...]

I'm trying to follow the established style, but it seems multiple styles have
been established.

   Simon

- -- Package-specific info:
This system uses merged-usr-via-aliased-dirs, going behind dpkg's
back, breaking its core assumptions. This can cause silent file
overwrites and disappearances, and its general tools misbehavior.
See <https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg/FAQ#broken-usrmerge>.

- -- System Information:
Debian Release: 12.8
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (990, 'stable-updates'), (990, 'stable-security'), (990, 'stable'), (500, 'stable-debug'), (500, 'proposed-updates-debug')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-27-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, TAINT_OOT_MODULE
Locale: LANG=C.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages dpkg depends on:
ii  libbz2-1.0   1.0.8-5+b1
ii  libc6        2.36-9+deb12u9
ii  liblzma5     5.4.1-0.2
ii  libmd0       1.0.4-2
ii  libselinux1  3.4-1+b6
ii  libzstd1     1.5.4+dfsg2-5
ii  tar          1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1
ii  zlib1g       1:1.2.13.dfsg-1

dpkg recommends no packages.

Versions of packages dpkg suggests:
ii  apt            2.6.1
pn  debsig-verify  <none>

- -- no debconf information

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