On 2021/06/28 18:20, Reuben ua Bríġ wrote: > > Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2021 21:47:01 +1000 > > From: Reuben ua Bríġ <u5644...@anu.edu.au> > > > im hopeful i can get the sources good enough for /usr/local/man/posix > > = i hope i can get them to run through man properly > > > but if not, in lieu of an option to make man prefer formatted files: > > = the new man is arrogant in ignoring properly formatted pages: it > tries to format pages itself, even when it cant. there is no flag to > disable the arrogance of man. > > > CAT=/usr/local/man/posix > > MAN=/usr/local/share/doc/posix/man > > mv cat* $CAT > > mv man* $MAN > > cat >$CAT/man.conf <<. > > manpath $CAT > > manpath $MAN > > . > > = the new man can be tricked into preferring formatted pages by > putting them in a different manpath and putting it first in a > special configuration file /usr/local/man/posix/man.conf > > > chmod +x /usr/local/bin/man_posix # if eqn desired for PDF, etc. > > = the new man arrogantly assumes it is the sole keeper of manuals. > this assumption was outdated when uunet on 4.3 bsd gave way to the > internet. this was fixed in 4.4 bsd but obsd 5.7 regressed. so a > script should be provided that knows about something that can properly > typeset the manuals when desired, and, when terminal output is wanted, > conveniently call man -C /usr/local/man/posix.conf >
I think you need to adjust your attitude if you're going to continue posting here.
