From owner-freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 21 19:50:13 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 92E0116A417 for ; Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:50:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C33313C45B for ; Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:50:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id l7LJoCIF016264 for ; Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:50:12 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.1/8.14.1/Submit) id l7LJoCIP016263; Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:50:12 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:50:12 GMT Message-Id: <200708211950.l7LJoCIP016263@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org From: Martin Matuska Cc: Subject: Re: ports/115684: devel/tcllib add NO_INSTALL_MANPAGES X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Martin Matuska List-Id: Ports bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:50:13 -0000 The following reply was made to PR ports/115684; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Martin Matuska To: Mikhail Teterin Cc: bug-followup@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports/115684: devel/tcllib add NO_INSTALL_MANPAGES Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:26:58 +0200 Well, it is the same reason NOPORTDOCS is being used - if a user requests a minimal install without documentation and without manpages, too. If you are installing FreeBSD, you may chose the Minimal Install and no manpages are installed. Unlike NOPORTDOCS this knob is optional, but I (and many other maintainers) include it in maintained ports. So it is up to your decision. Best regards, mm Mikhail Teterin wrote / napísal(a): > Martin, what purpose would this serve? Are the man-pages considered evil under > some circumstances? Yours, > > -mi >