On Thu, 2008-06-05 at 15:38, Reid Kaufmann wrote:
> Ok, I've seen this come up a few times, so I think it deserves it's
> own email topic rather than getting piggy-backed on code reviews that
> perhaps not everyone is looking at.  I don't know if I can answer the
> question definitively, but I'm sure someone on the forum can...
> > 2. usr/src/lib/libmhash/install-sfw
> >    This still includes (see item 2 below) ..
> >      'MANSCRIPT=../sunman-stability'
> >    Is this required?

I think whoever brought it up originally, was say that ...

the 'MANSCRIPT=../sunman-stability' line is not required anymore because
its setup somewhere else by default and '_install M' uses that default
setting (But I may be wrong in thinking that, which is why a said 'check
it').

paul

> I think in most cases people (myself included) are including this
> because the Sun internal instructions for package porting, titled
> Package_Delivery_Project, lists sunman-stability in section 3.4 as one
> of the needed files:
>          * sunman-stability (usr/src/cmd/expect/sunman-stability) (see
>         Man Pages below)
>         ...
>         Man Pages
>          If your package does not come with a man page, you will need to 
> create one. The fastest way to create
>          a new man page is to find a man page format you like and edit it as 
> needed to document your package.
>          If you do create a new man page, the sunman-stability file is not 
> needed.
>          * nroff man page information
>          * man page sections
>          * man page development automation (not needed for simple man pages)
>          * For testing, add your man page path to MANPATH (ie. 
> MANPATH=/test/man/man1:$MANPATH).
>          It normally needs to be in the man1 directory.
>           
> So, according to this text, most ports are going to use this.  Is this
> correct, or has it been obsoleted?
> 
> reid
> 

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