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Date:      Mon, 3 Mar 1997 23:19:08 -0800 (PST)
From:      asami@vader.cs.berkeley.edu (Satoshi Asami)
To:        pm@dee.uc.pt
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freefall.freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ports/2849
Message-ID:  <199703040719.XAA11974@silvia.HIP.Berkeley.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970303133938.15316A-100000@thor.dee.uc.pt> (message from Paulo Menezes on Mon, 3 Mar 1997 14:05:34 %2B0000 (WET))

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 * > (1) As you said in PR 2847, this port installs most of the stuff under
 * >     /usr/X11R6/scilab.  First, this should go to /usr/X11R6/lib/X11
 * >     (or at least /usr/X11R6/lib), as this seems like the standard.
 * 
 * Ok, I'll do it!

Thanks.

 * >     Also, this organization is fine for separating internally-called
 * >     executables, but things like manpages should go to the standard
 * >     places or users will never find out about this program. :)
 * > 
 * 
 * These man pages are for use from within the program, because they are
 * related with internal commands and are used when  you click on help.

So you can't mix it with other manpages?  If so, this is ok.

 * > (2) Please don't install catpages, the user will run catman if he
 * >     wishes to generate them.

But can you still delete catpages?

 * > (3) Please compress manpages via the MAN? variables (see handbook).

If the program doesn't understand compressed manpages, you can ignore
this.  (Or fix it to handle them. :)

 * > (4) I noticed that this port installs a binary and app-default file
 * >     for a program called "xless", is this the same as the xless port?
 * > 
 * Humm.. perhaps, I'll check it.

Thanks.

Satoshi



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