Manpages are usually for C-language Unix-specific applications, no? I'm not sure of the future they have compared to website documentation, Docbook, etc.
Unless Docbook can generate manpages, we would also have the problem of needing to maintain two sets of documentation (online and manpage) to say the same thing. My thinking is that since Xalan, Xerces, Cocoon, Batik, etc., don't offer them, then we shouldn't either. Another issue is this is the first request I've heard for it in 20 months in being on the team. All unix folk so far haven't minded using the website, and failing that, we have already pretty good CLI instructions. Glen --- "Andreas L. Delmelle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Team, > > What do others think of this question? > > If all our *nix users would benefit from it, I'm all > for (--but I'm not all > too familiar with the syntax of manpages... yet ;-) > Is the format generic > enough to be supported by all *nix platforms, or > would we have to write > separate ones for Debian / RedHat / OS X etc.) > > Downside of course is yet another piece of the > package to maintain (albeit > maybe a small one) > > > Greetz, > > Andreas > >
