>>>>> "D" == Duncan <[email protected]> writes:
D> While you're correct in the ordinary case, keep in mind that this is perl D> developer docs we're talking about here -- not ordinary user documentation. Developer docs *are* ordinary user documentation. Section 3 is perhaps the most used section of man, with sections 2 and, depending on platform, one or more of sections 4, 5 or 6 following. D> And those that know enough about perl to find the developer documentation D> useful should also know how to use perldoc, You are ignoring the fact that having the docs in man is more useful; much easier to use, usable by any man reader. The list goes on. There is simply no *real* benefit to eliding them, it only does harm. People who do not want to install them should specify that preference via a USE flag (-man, perhaps). It would even be OK were the USE flag off by default; but making it impossible to Do The Right Thing w/o editing eclasses every time one syncs is just wrong. -JimC -- James Cloos <[email protected]> OpenPGP: 1024D/ED7DAEA6
