Date: Fri, 02 Jan 1998 07:17:24 -0500 From: Geoffrey Robinson <grobin@accessv.com> To: Studded <Studded@dal.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't Access Apache Manual Files Message-ID: <34ACDAD4.866C8A6E@accessv.com> References: <19980101025059.4288.rocketmail@send1a.yahoomail.com> <34ABDB90.A2BDC76C@accessv.com> <34AC043C.A270AD3E@dal.net>
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Studded wrote: > > Geoffrey Robinson wrote: > > > > I added the path /usr/apache/man to MANPATH in my .login file but man > > still doesn't have any apache data. I also tried man while my current > > directory was /usr/apache/man but it didn't work either. I'm afraid I > > know very little about how the man system works. > > With all due respect, you were already offered the solution that will > save you the most grief, namely "use the port." You should back up any > configuration files that you have already worked on, delete every trace > of the apache that you installed and install it again from the ports > collection. > > One excellent example of why the ports collection is a good idea is > that a patch for a recently uncovered security flaw in apache was > applied the same day it was made available. You have a whole team of > people looking out for you that are trying to make your life easier, > take advantage of that. :) > It is the apache-current port but I made it with the variable PREFIX=/etc/apache. I did this after removing a previous install of apache-current from /usr/local for organization and to isolate other program files so I know what belongs to Apache. I'm not sure but I think the Apache man files where not accessible when Apache 1.3a1 was installed in /usr/local either. Before that I had Apache 1.2.4 installed in /usr/local but I never used man to find anything for it so I don't know if it worked originally. I each case I used pkg_delete to uninstall the port but I recall having to manually remove Apache 1.3a1 form /use/local anyway. Maybe I left something behind. -Geoff
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