Report forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Nils Rennebarth <nils@nus.pan-net.de>:
Bug#8213; Package dvipsk.   debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.orgNils Rennebarth <nils@nus.pan-net.de>  Sorry, this message was lost when this bug report was restored from a backup.   Acknowledgement sent to heiko@os.inf.tu-dresden.de (Heiko Schlittermann):
New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to Nils Rennebarth <nils@nus.pan-net.de>.   heiko@os.inf.tu-dresden.de (Heiko Schlittermann)  Sorry, this message was lost when this bug report was restored from a backup.   Received: (at submit) by bugs.debian.org; 21 Mar 1997 07:31:16 +0000 Received: (qmail 4737 invoked from network); 21 Mar 1997 07:31:14 -0000 Received: from runner.inf.tu-dresden.de (root@141.76.48.98) by master.debian.org with SMTP; 21 Mar 1997 07:31:12 -0000 Received: by runner.inf.tu-dresden.de id m0w7ylR-0007QhC (Debian Smail-3.2 1996-Jul-4 #2); Fri, 21 Mar 1997 08:29:25 +0100 (MET) Message-Id: Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 08:29:25 +0100 (MET) From: heiko@os.inf.tu-dresden.de (Heiko Schlittermann) To: submit@bugs.debian.org Subject: dvipsk 5.58f-5 : Package: dvipsk Version: 5.58f-5 -- System Information Debian Release: 1.2 Kernel Version: Linux runner 2.0.27 #20 Sat Jan 4 00:49:33 MET 1997 i586 Versions of the packages dvipsk depends on: mfbin Version: 2.71-4 (Provides Virtual Package metafont) kpathsea Version: 2.6-2 libc5 Version: 5.4.20-1 dvips --help should output to stdout rather to stderr (as most GNU and other programs do) Heiko   Bug reassigned from package `dvipsk' to `tetex-bin'. Request was from Nils Rennebarth <nils@dino.nus.de> to control@bugs.debian.org.   Nils Rennebarth <nils@dino.nus.de>  Sorry, this message was lost when this bug report was restored from a backup.   Reply sent to 8213@bugs.debian.org:
You have marked bug as forwarded.   8213@bugs.debian.org  Sorry, this message was lost when this bug report was restored from a backup.   Received: (at 8213-forwarded) by bugs.debian.org; 3 Jun 1997 10:55:20 +0000 Received: (qmail 20650 invoked from network); 3 Jun 1997 10:55:19 -0000 Received: from evinrude.zdv.Uni-Mainz.DE (@134.93.8.167) by master.debian.org with SMTP; 3 Jun 1997 10:55:18 -0000 Received: (from martin@localhost) by evinrude.zdv.Uni-Mainz.DE (8.8.4/8.8.4) id MAA03605; Tue, 3 Jun 1997 12:55:00 +0200 (MESZ) Date: Tue, 3 Jun 1997 12:55:00 +0200 (MESZ) Message-Id: <199706031055.MAA03605@evinrude.zdv.Uni-Mainz.DE> From: Christoph Martin MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: tex-k@cs.umb.edu, kb@cs.umb.edu Cc: martin@goofy.zdv.Uni-Mainz.de, 8213-forwarded@bugs.debian.org Reply-to: 8213@bugs.debian.org Subject: dvips --help should output to stdout X-Mailer: VM 6.31 under Emacs 19.34.1 Organization: Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz Hi, I got this bug report via the Debian bugtracking system. What do you think of it? Please reply me directly or to 8213@bugs.debian.org since I am not listening to tex-k. Thanks Christoph ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 08:29:25 +0100 (MET) From: heiko@os.inf.tu-dresden.de (Heiko Schlittermann) To: submit@bugs.debian.org Subject: dvipsk 5.58f-5 : Package: dvipsk Version: 5.58f-5 -- System Information Debian Release: 1.2 Kernel Version: Linux runner 2.0.27 #20 Sat Jan 4 00:49:33 MET 1997 i586 Versions of the packages dvipsk depends on: mfbin Version: 2.71-4 (Provides Virtual Package metafont) kpathsea Version: 2.6-2 libc5 Version: 5.4.20-1 dvips --help should output to stdout rather to stderr (as most GNU and other programs do) Heiko   Information forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Christoph Martin <martin@uni-mainz.de>:
Bug#8213; Package tetex-bin.   debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.orgChristoph Martin <martin@uni-mainz.de>  Sorry, this message was lost when this bug report was restored from a backup.   Acknowledgement sent to kb@cs.umb.edu:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Christoph Martin <martin@uni-mainz.de>.   kb@cs.umb.edu  Sorry, this message was lost when this bug report was restored from a backup.   Received: (at 8213) by bugs.debian.org; 3 Jun 1997 12:04:12 +0000 Received: (qmail 21187 invoked from network); 3 Jun 1997 12:04:12 -0000 Received: from cs.umb.edu (root@158.121.104.2) by master.debian.org with SMTP; 3 Jun 1997 12:04:11 -0000 Received: from u1.cs.umb.edu by cs.umb.edu with SMTP id AA09626 (5.65c/IDA-1.4.4 for 8213@bugs.debian.org); Tue, 3 Jun 1997 07:57:32 -0400 Received: (from kb@localhost) by u1.cs.umb.edu (8.8.0/8.8.0) id HAA10431; Tue, 3 Jun 1997 07:57:14 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 3 Jun 1997 07:57:14 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199706031157.HAA10431@u1.cs.umb.edu> From: kb@cs.umb.edu To: 8213@bugs.debian.org Cc: heiko@os.inf.tu-dresden.de Subject: Re: dvips --help should output to stdout dvips --help should output to stdout rather to stderr (as most GNU and other programs do) Yes, I agree. I'll probably fix it for next time. dvips is not the only such program, either. In the meantime, be happy that --help works at all :-).   Received: (at 8213-forwarded) by bugs.debian.org; 3 Jun 1997 12:08:15 +0000 Received: (qmail 21323 invoked from network); 3 Jun 1997 12:08:15 -0000 Received: from neal.ctd.comsat.com (exim@134.133.40.21) by master.debian.org with SMTP; 3 Jun 1997 12:08:14 -0000 Received: from neal by neal.ctd.comsat.com with local (Exim 1.62 #1) id 0wYsNc-0001R7-00; Tue, 3 Jun 1997 08:08:00 -0400 To: Christoph Martin Cc: tex-k@cs.umb.edu, kb@cs.umb.edu, martin@goofy.zdv.uni-mainz.de, 8213-forwarded@bugs.debian.org Subject: Re: dvips --help should output to stdout References: <199706031055.MAA03605@evinrude.zdv.Uni-Mainz.DE> X-Emacs: 20.3 XEmacs Lucid (beta3) without mule Mime-Version: 1.0 (generated by SEMI MIME-Edit 0.82) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII From: Neal Becker Date: 03 Jun 1997 08:08:00 -0400 In-Reply-To: Christoph Martin's message of Tue, 3 Jun 1997 12:55:00 +0200 (MESZ) Message-ID: Lines: 3 X-Mailer: Gnus v5.4.55/XEmacs 20.3(beta3) No, no, no. Error messages, info messages, etc. should always go to stderr, not stdout. If you redirect stdout (not at all unlikely) you want to see messages like this.   Information forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Christoph Martin <martin@uni-mainz.de>:
Bug#8213; Package tetex-bin.   debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.orgChristoph Martin <martin@uni-mainz.de>  Sorry, this message was lost when this bug report was restored from a backup.   Forwarded to tex-k@cs.umb.edu, kb@cs.umb.edu; Maintainer for tetex-bin is Christoph Martin <martin@uni-mainz.de>.

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Subject: dvipsk 5.58f-5 :

Package: dvipsk
Version: 5.58f-5



-- System Information
Debian Release: 1.2
Kernel Version: Linux runner 2.0.27 #20 Sat Jan 4 00:49:33 MET 1997 i586

Versions of the packages dvipsk depends on:
mfbin	Version: 2.71-4 (Provides Virtual Package metafont)
kpathsea	Version: 2.6-2
libc5	Version: 5.4.20-1


dvips --help should output to stdout rather to stderr (as most
GNU and other programs do)


Heiko
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Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Christoph Martin <martin@uni-mainz.de>.   owner@bugs.debian.org (Ian Jackson)  Sorry, this message was lost when this bug report was restored from a backup.