[Bug 1672058] [NEW] vis/unvis utilities missing from libbsd-dev

[jklowden]

Public bug reported:

$ man vis | sed -ne '/SEE/,/^$/p'
SEE ALSO
     unvis(1), vis(1), snprintf(3), strlcpy(3), unvis(3)

The libbsd-dev package includes the man pages for the library functions,
and those pages refer to command-line utilities that are not included in
the package.  AFAICT, these utilities are not available in any Ubuntu
package.

It would be preferable to include the utilities, because it makes
working with the library easier.

If the utilities are not to be included for some reason, the man pages
should exclude them from SEE ALSO, which is a blind alley.  It would be
a kindness to the user to mention them (perhaps in a NOTES section) with
a pointer to a known source such as the NetBSD archive.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libbsd-dev 0.8.2-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-63.103-generic 3.13.11-ckt25
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-63-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Mar 11 12:17:47 2017
Dependencies:
 gcc-6-base 6.0.1-0ubuntu1
 libbsd0 0.8.2-1
 libc6 2.23-0ubuntu5
 libgcc1 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-22 (1600 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120817.3)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: libbsd
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-12-15 (86 days ago)

** Affects: libbsd (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial

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Title:
  vis/unvis utilities missing from libbsd-dev

Status in libbsd package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  $ man vis | sed -ne '/SEE/,/^$/p'
  SEE ALSO
       unvis(1), vis(1), snprintf(3), strlcpy(3), unvis(3)

  The libbsd-dev package includes the man pages for the library
  functions, and those pages refer to command-line utilities that are
  not included in the package.  AFAICT, these utilities are not
  available in any Ubuntu package.

  It would be preferable to include the utilities, because it makes
  working with the library easier.

  If the utilities are not to be included for some reason, the man pages
  should exclude them from SEE ALSO, which is a blind alley.  It would
  be a kindness to the user to mention them (perhaps in a NOTES section)
  with a pointer to a known source such as the NetBSD archive.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: libbsd-dev 0.8.2-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-63.103-generic 3.13.11-ckt25
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-63-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Mar 11 12:17:47 2017
  Dependencies:
   gcc-6-base 6.0.1-0ubuntu1
   libbsd0 0.8.2-1
   libc6 2.23-0ubuntu5
   libgcc1 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-22 (1600 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120817.3)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: libbsd
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-12-15 (86 days ago)

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