Re: [aclug-L] Man and info pages

[Jeff <schaller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 1 Apr 1999, Sanjay Dhar wrote:

> > > I usually keep updating my machine with a lot of new programs. 
> > > I wanted to know, how do I go about adding man/info pages for any new
> > > programs so that the man/info command can find it automatically without
> > > having to use [nt]roff to view the command usage and other details. 
> > 
> > The install procedures for these programs usually include a copy of
> > their manpage to the man directories.  If they don't, copy them manually.
> > I know RPM installs manpages, and before that, most Makefiles installed
> > the manpages with a 'make install'.
> > 
> > Are these homebrew programs [that aren't installing manpages], or what?
> 
>   Yes.

Then you could tag on as part of the Makefile a section that copies the
manpages to /usr/local/man/man? or your local equivalent.  Make sure
/usr/local/man is in your MANPATH.

-jeff
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