From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG  Sun Aug 12 21:37:02 2012
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFA801065673;
	Sun, 12 Aug 2012 21:37:02 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk)
Received: from dirj.bris.ac.uk (dirj.bris.ac.uk [137.222.10.78])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C54D8FC0C;
	Sun, 12 Aug 2012 21:37:02 +0000 (UTC)
Received: from ncsc.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.10.41])
	by dirj.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.72)
	(envelope-from <mexas@bristol.ac.uk>)
	id 1T0fbN-0003Er-C2; Sun, 12 Aug 2012 22:21:37 +0100
Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.187.241])
	by ncsc.bris.ac.uk with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.72)
	(envelope-from <mexas@bris.ac.uk>)
	id 1T0fbM-0006zF-Sl; Sun, 12 Aug 2012 22:21:37 +0100
Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id
	q7CLLalN088425; Sun, 12 Aug 2012 22:21:36 +0100 (BST)
	(envelope-from mexas@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk)
Received: (from mexas@localhost)
	by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id
	q7CLLa8I088424; Sun, 12 Aug 2012 22:21:36 +0100 (BST)
	(envelope-from mexas)
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 22:21:36 +0100 (BST)
From: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk>
Message-Id: <201208122121.q7CLLa8I088424@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk>
To: simon@freebsd.org, uqs@freebsd.org
In-Reply-To: <20120812210125.GI1202@acme.spoerlein.net>
Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: why we don't build ps/pdf of /usr/src/share/doc/usd/ ?
X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: Documentation project <freebsd-doc.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-doc>,
	<mailto:freebsd-doc-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-doc>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-doc@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-doc-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-doc>,
	<mailto:freebsd-doc-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 21:37:03 -0000

	From uqs@freebsd.org Sun Aug 12 22:14:35 2012
	> > We build /usr/src/share/doc/usd/ into ascii
	> > documents. Is there a reason why we don't
	> > also build Postscript or PDF?
	> 
	> I suspect since it was considered waste of space originally when it was set up.
	> 
	> If anyone were to touch those docs I would suggest moving them to the doc repository instead of changing them where they currently exist as they don't really belong in src.

	I have this planned, but as with many things I hardly get to do any of
	them.

	The move to doc is needed to cut groff out of the base system.


So to see the man pages one will need
to install groff from ports first?

Anton