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Date:      Mon, 27 Aug 2018 13:33:27 +0300 (MSK)
From:      Dmitry Morozovsky <marck@rinet.ru>
To:        Kyle Evans <kevans@freebsd.org>
Cc:        Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org>, svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers <src-committers@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r337497 - in head: . contrib/mdocml contrib/tnftp/src etc/root share/skel tools/tools/nanobsd/pcengines/Files/root tools/tools/nanobsd/rescue/Files/root usr.bin/mail usr.bin/man usr.bin...
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On Fri, 24 Aug 2018, Kyle Evans wrote:

[snip]

> >> Any chance you'd consider `less -E` for mergemaster, instead of
> >> unsalted less? After going through a second round of updates since
> >> this, that one feels super repetitive as you end up with two
> >> keystrokes at the end per file that differs as opposed to the previous
> >> one. This is pretty nit-picky, so I won't be upset if you say no. =)
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Kyle Evans
> >
> >
> > Hmm, "-E" would make sense for mergemaster, even though I hate that 
> > behavior for man.  But if mergemaster's pager is going to use different 
> > options than other applications, then it also should get its own variable; 
> > mergemaster should use MERGEMASTERPAGER the way that man uses MANPAGER.  
> > Agree?
> 
> I'm inclined to agree on both counts. While I don't like a
> proliferation of things to set to override defaults like this in the
> general case, it seems to make sense for mergemaster. The application
> of pager here is a different use case than most.

What about freebsd-update then? Usually one should type 'q' twice on two empty 
lists there.


-- 
Sincerely,
D.Marck                                     [DM5020, MCK-RIPE, DM3-RIPN]
[ FreeBSD committer:                                 marck@FreeBSD.org ]
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