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Subject: Re: makewhatis from ports
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[LoN]Kamikaze wrote:
> I've got a Makefile where I install man pages int PREFIX/man/man1 and the ports system nicely compresses them, but it does not make them available for whatis. Should I run makewhatis PREFIX/man manually or is there a way this is supposed to be done? The Porter's Handbook chapter 5.9 does not mention whatis.

It will be done with weekly script 320.whatis.
I think we have no practice to do it when a port is installed.

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