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diff --git a/mk/help/man.help b/mk/help/man.help new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..664b06d3332 --- /dev/null +++ b/mk/help/man.help @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +# $NetBSD: man.help,v 1.1 2007/09/29 13:49:21 rillig Exp $ +# +# The installation of manual pages (manpages) can be handled very flexibly +# with pkgsrc, and is therefore quite complex. +# +# XXX: Why do we need this complexity? +# +# TODO: Document all the pkgsrc magic that concerns manpages. +# +# TODO: Change pkgsrc so that this documentation is correct. +# +# TODO: How should manpages be specified in the PLIST? +# +# TODO: What happens if a package installs more or fewer than the requested +# manpages? +# +# User-settable variables: +# +# PKGMANDIR +# (See mk/defaults/mk.conf) +# +# MANINSTALL +# A list of installation types for manpages. Can contain one or more +# of the following: +# +# * catinstall: Preformatted manpages are installed in +# ${PREFIX}/${PKGMANDIR}/cat*. +# +# * maninstall: Unformatted manpages are installed in +# ${PREFIX}/${PKGMANDIR}/man*. +# +# If this list is empty, no manpages are installed at all. +# +# See also: +# IMAKE_MANINSTALL +# |