Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 12:39:10 +0200 From: Niclas Zeising <lothrandil@n00b.apagnu.se> To: "Bruce A. Mah" <bmah@freebsd.org> Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Close PR docs/68843 Message-ID: <4469ABCE.4020304@n00b.apagnu.se> In-Reply-To: <4468E077.1050206@freebsd.org> References: <44685292.6040409@n00b.apagnu.se> <4468E077.1050206@freebsd.org>
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Bruce A. Mah wrote: > If memory serves me right, Niclas Zeising wrote: >> [Cleaning out gnats] >> I think PR docs/68843 , also found here: >> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=docs/68843 , can be closed. >> The PR mentions that the manual pages for rc(8) and rc.subr(8) have >> different footers (with date and operating system version) depending on >> where you look at the page. The dates depends on when the last change to >> the manual page is done (when .Dd is bumped) and the version mentioned >> depends on which version of FreeBSD shows the manual. >> If you look at a manual page on the web site the footer says FreeBSD >> 4.11, this should maybe be changed to 6.1 or something, but it's not >> that big of a deal. > > Part of the reason for the different manpage footers is because the > machine that serves the on-line manpages for the Web site is a FreeBSD > 4.11 machine, so that's the OS revision that gets put into the footer. > This is not to say this PR is any more or less relevant, but that's why > it is the way it is. > > I just realized this while I was investigating a nearby issue this morning. > > Bruce. > I figured it was something like that... Nonetheless I think the PR can be closed since the issue brought up in the PR is no more. //Niclas --
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