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Subject: Re: Can't Access Apache Manual Files
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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