Hi, dan mclaughlin wrote on Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 01:13:16AM -0400:
> i think i found the perfect places for this in both ports(7) > and the FAQ. i'm sure the wording can be improved, but diffs below. I'd prefer the following way. The FAQ is a separate matter. OK? Ingo Index: etc/examples/man.conf =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/etc/examples/man.conf,v retrieving revision 1.2 diff -u -r1.2 man.conf --- etc/examples/man.conf 27 Mar 2015 21:17:16 -0000 1.2 +++ etc/examples/man.conf 18 Apr 2015 14:44:00 -0000 @@ -1,12 +1,15 @@ # $OpenBSD: man.conf,v 1.2 2015/03/27 21:17:16 schwarze Exp $ # man(1)/apropos(1)/makewhatis(8) configuration, see man.conf(5). # This sample file shows the default settings. +# Commented lines are suggestions that are not enabled by default. # Default search path for manual pages. # Copy these three lines, then add, delete, or reorder as desired. +# For example, to work on ports(7), uncomment and add the fourth line. manpath /usr/share/man manpath /usr/X11R6/man manpath /usr/local/man +#manpath /usr/ports/infrastructure/man # Options for terminal output. output width 78 Index: share/man/man7/ports.7 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man7/ports.7,v retrieving revision 1.101 diff -u -r1.101 ports.7 --- share/man/man7/ports.7 17 Feb 2015 16:29:16 -0000 1.101 +++ share/man/man7/ports.7 18 Apr 2015 14:44:00 -0000 @@ -740,6 +740,15 @@ .Xr mirroring-ports 7 , .Xr packages 7 .Pp +To get access to additional maintenance tools for the ports tree, add +.Pa /usr/ports/infrastructure/bin +to the +.Ev PATH +environment variable and add the line +.Dq Ic manpath Pa /usr/ports/infrastructure/man +to +.Xr man.conf 5 . +.Pp The .Ox Ports System:
