[Phpmyadmin-devel] INSTALL.txt better than INSTALL ?
Hi, Is it some kind of standard to have an INSTALL file? Renaming it to INSTALL.txt would avoid problems like the one in [0]. [0] https://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmyadmin/forums/forum/72909/topic/5011405 -- Marc Delisle http://infomarc.info
On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 6:05 PM, Marc Delisle <marc@infomarc.info> wrote:
Hi,
Is it some kind of standard to have an INSTALL file? Renaming it to INSTALL.txt would avoid problems like the one in [0].
[0]
https://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmyadmin/forums/forum/72909/topic/5011405 -- Marc Delisle http://infomarc.info
I'm not sure about any standards. But it sounds more logical to rename it to INSTALL.txt, so that the users will know that it contains text and the default program to open the file will be set.
-- Thanks and Regards, Madhura Jayaratne
On 2/12/12 7:35 AM, Marc Delisle wrote:
Hi,
Is it some kind of standard to have an INSTALL file? Renaming it to INSTALL.txt would avoid problems like the one in [0].
[0] https://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmyadmin/forums/forum/72909/topic/5011405
INSTALL seems very standard to me, but then again I'm old[1]. Whether or not to actually rename the file so less "seasoned" users can figure it out doesn't much matter to me, but I'd prefer "install.txt" rather than "INSTALL.txt". 1 - in computing years, anyway.
On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 10:34 PM, Isaac Bennetch <bennetch@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2/12/12 7:35 AM, Marc Delisle wrote:
Hi,
Is it some kind of standard to have an INSTALL file? Renaming it to INSTALL.txt would avoid problems like the one in [0].
[0]
https://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmyadmin/forums/forum/72909/topic/5011405
INSTALL seems very standard to me, but then again I'm old[1]. Whether or not to actually rename the file so less "seasoned" users can figure it out doesn't much matter to me, but I'd prefer "install.txt" rather than "INSTALL.txt".
1 - in computing years, anyway.
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On 12/02/12 12:35, Marc Delisle wrote:
Hi,
Is it some kind of standard to have an INSTALL file? Renaming it to INSTALL.txt would avoid problems like the one in [0].
[0] https://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmyadmin/forums/forum/72909/topic/5011405
I'd also rather leave it as is. Anyone that has ever unpacked a few tarballs of source code for an open source project will probably be comfortable with filenames such as INSTALL and README. Rouslan
Hi Dne Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:35:46 -0500 Marc Delisle <marc@infomarc.info> napsal(a):
Is it some kind of standard to have an INSTALL file? Renaming it to INSTALL.txt would avoid problems like the one in [0].
[0] https://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmyadmin/forums/forum/72909/topic/5011405
The file name INSTALL is traditional on Unix/Linux world, though file name without extension is indeed quite complicated on Windows. Given that current content of INSTALL file is almost none, I'd rather consider deleting it :-). IOW when we're about to break tradition, let's remove empty file pointing to other documentation. So how about dropping following files: CREDITS INSTALL TODO Maybe also README could fit into this category... -- Michal Čihař | http://cihar.com | http://blog.cihar.com
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Le 2012-02-13 04:19, Michal ?iha? a écrit :
Hi
Dne Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:35:46 -0500 Marc Delisle <marc@infomarc.info> napsal(a):
Is it some kind of standard to have an INSTALL file? Renaming it to INSTALL.txt would avoid problems like the one in [0].
[0] https://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmyadmin/forums/forum/72909/topic/5011405
The file name INSTALL is traditional on Unix/Linux world, though file name without extension is indeed quite complicated on Windows. Given that current content of INSTALL file is almost none, I'd rather consider deleting it :-). IOW when we're about to break tradition, let's remove empty file pointing to other documentation.
So how about dropping following files:
CREDITS INSTALL TODO
Ok to drop these.
Maybe also README could fit into this category...
Not sure about README. I find this convention very helpful for everything I download. - -- Marc Delisle http://infomarc.info -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJPOPc9AAoJEP78ZdGBr2RK0e8P/1oN6jLQ4DlX28ZByyGXWUg0 y0XYacSF7R3ros7QCEo7+bmk/3Z0F6S+ZHzqPa2Bx7fefqhfGJ1djtiC94dAQIvc SadncAf5s2Cx1KyHV9AUf05MLKuVA9ojC/Lau9Iqb7dysbKpkmaLwcaRderjOKHl Rho55yjFCepozz5UHV0b953ICgrh2JjqEVF8WlHR9lZxyTu2L+3+vQY8jUifEVHx nmS/eyv98M38KtlvoB9ErWI1fRCuUkbwBGG4n84pC9kVMQ243wuTY4VN011Ir5ox H59OQmWlb6A5WhBiXLOr3I5RdYhJDfK3i+64UNu2Ai+8D2uYA13R3u7u4KqtbLam INIvHNK1vt0YU8WMGTfYoF1m8fihjTS4sJy+7CX0AYVBdu0VSLmC4oI9a2VpPaDy Tis3HvVZXcuxTnoldixn5ob7KUcIiGbf7jVR5jFSvwXV6WxV22QDRgbdZJPBZYad sUvSgR0KJDI9p91/k3t/+jzijOrQYSXK76+qIqa45+hghgXOP7dX0vptNlNCK1Hl ai+k0U9KM/xCK93NK4cODqQV07cCZcIhpd0FbAP22wffP47va6wD2o50GYS4ElKT d0e65WpfIhQkooXLRqeej2H7S+70Fx9E53OH44HlHh1bDXqv2F5KqqtlHECNbwt1 Ch3MJSzEfGLg2BEzzXa4 =F1lU -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Marc Delisle <marc@infomarc.info> wrote:
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Le 2012-02-13 04:19, Michal ?iha? a écrit :
Hi
Dne Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:35:46 -0500 Marc Delisle <marc@infomarc.info> napsal(a):
Is it some kind of standard to have an INSTALL file? Renaming it to INSTALL.txt would avoid problems like the one in [0].
[0]
https://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmyadmin/forums/forum/72909/topic/5011405
The file name INSTALL is traditional on Unix/Linux world, though file name without extension is indeed quite complicated on Windows. Given that current content of INSTALL file is almost none, I'd rather consider deleting it :-). IOW when we're about to break tradition, let's remove empty file pointing to other documentation.
So how about dropping following files:
CREDITS INSTALL TODO
Ok to drop these.
Maybe also README could fit into this category...
Not sure about README. I find this convention very helpful for everything I download.
README should definitely stay. The the contents of README is what's being displayed on the github page.
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Hi Dne Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:42:53 -0500 Marc Delisle <marc@infomarc.info> napsal(a):
Le 2012-02-13 04:19, Michal ?iha? a écrit :
So how about dropping following files:
CREDITS INSTALL TODO
Ok to drop these.
Ok, I've just dropped them.
Maybe also README could fit into this category...
Not sure about README. I find this convention very helpful for everything I download.
Yes, let's keep this standard. - -- Michal Čihař | http://cihar.com | http://blog.cihar.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.18 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJPOQWtAAoJEGo39bHX+xdNoTwP/ikZ2ZiqtdOlM9y6C0opzYCE rUTT8RgfAuhsl4NKrd/4K1AUkzQzg6nZkupddoV2OXROmCnGcPOcwI5mqGV9E4L5 g0kipf8cJO8AlY+sr2n9VxktoqReHixJWD85+v3wpWUevlNuT/CAn47qqgbRe5Sv frxJlCj3VOK0Wj4nWIF/ojd2EM5ILQQpD3Q4e3Mu84SA9Zyr5O24KG3d1a1XilT3 FtOuQwgBQVQVeDPPPcEmFZgbwzaE5phiLomnwMNvh5mdYxLkgU9dsZHGKFhtvIRq Vu/9B2l+hMoML5cSzZX9WOQtGklKvHfLkIle2aAF3ahWyAiXa/83DF3MomEwkSQL BnKXSykuV334NPL4BWGQqOhzBJ5dfpJLDRMijcnxBv0vHUoChF+gjYyODtGpPMRJ NncT5zLPFzIxAWGTNgF974SyaaW8jbaBxPGg2qaBlPNeS6nfVsIpoRdQUZ1P87aY OET6YWypka7gbK4dnHCWxfyOL8yqbpePFS3kV0p70zxlnqzL0FQmnyjPzdNirmSe kE9iC1EZSdgdIVTt610xY5JxoSr3TLTgb70s9r+03/B3bRzFiMBV6a2ugVJz7nQQ UMhGeUVKOWt2quRwTHHgXoOS+frfdFvsaneLs1juYjxRYO1simuPirOKoJU1cWQZ gpQ1kQPP5rgmLTBRmQFj =a7w6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
participants (7)
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Adnan -
Isaac Bennetch -
Madhura Jayaratne -
Marc Delisle -
Michal Čihař -
Rouslan Placella -
Tyron Madlener