Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 21:12:25 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Ben Smithurst <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help needed with port Makefile Message-ID: <20000522211225.D2835@parish> In-Reply-To: <20000522133706.N15686@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk>; from ben@scientia.demon.co.uk on Mon, May 22, 2000 at 01:37:06PM %2B0100 References: <20000521234529.C236@parish> <20000522133706.N15686@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk>
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On Mon, May 22, 2000 at 01:37:06PM +0100, Ben Smithurst wrote:
> Mark Ovens wrote:
>
> > MANCOMPRESSED= yes
>
> This means the manual page is installed already compressed. Don't set that,
> and the port system will compress it for you, AFAIK.
>
"Chris D. Faulhaber" <jedgar@fxp.org> added:
> MANCOMPRESSED means that the man page is already compressed when
> installed so the ports-system doesn't need to compress it. If you
> remove that line, the ports-system should compress the man page
> properly.
Ah right, thanks. That fixed it :)
I had looked at bsd.port.mk and interpreted it as meaning the
opposite. Reading it again:
# MANCOMPRESSED - This variable can take values "yes", "no" or
# "maybe". "yes" means manpages are installed
# compressed; "no" means they are not; "maybe" means
# it changes depending on the value of
# NOMANCOMPRESS. The default is "yes" if USE_IMAKE
# is set and NO_INSTALL_MANPAGES is not set, and
# "no" otherwise.
I have to say it is ambiguous; it says "are installed compressed", not
that they are already compressed in the tarball. Maybe I should submit
a PR with some re-wording? (OK, if I'd looked at the actual code I
would have seen what it really meant, but that is what the explanatory
comments are for).
Anyway, thanks for your help guys.
> > The script itself installs OK and so does the manpage, except that I
> > can't work out how to compress it.
>
> --
> Ben Smithurst / ben@scientia.demon.co.uk / PGP: 0x99392F7D
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