Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 17:14:28 +0200 From: Jeremy Lea <reg@FreeBSD.org> To: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/share/doc/psd/02.implement Makefile Message-ID: <20020521171428.A87733@shale.csir.co.za> In-Reply-To: <20020520184128.K12212@wantadilla.lemis.com>; from grog@FreeBSD.org on Mon, May 20, 2002 at 06:41:28PM %2B0930 References: <200205200044.g4K0ipT51646@freefall.freebsd.org> <20020520105506.A74325@shale.csir.co.za> <20020520184128.K12212@wantadilla.lemis.com>
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Hi,
On Mon, May 20, 2002 at 06:41:28PM +0930, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote:
> On Monday, 20 May 2002 at 10:55:07 +0200, Jeremy Lea wrote:
> > Unless I'm reading the sources completely wrong (there's an excellent
> > chance that I am), these documents are the only thing which require that
> > we have groff as a buildtool in a make world, and groff is the only thing
> > which requires that we have a C++ compiler available in
> > buildtools...
>
> Well, if with "these documents", you mean all the files in
> /usr/share/doc
Yes, sorry for not being clear.
> Note also, though, that the man pages need *roff to process them.
I wasn't suggesting that we remove groff. I think that idea might meet
with a little resistance... I just occurred to me that if we can remove
the build time dependencies on groff, then we can also remove them on
C++, and that might make cross-building, and David's life, easier. (Not
to mention reducing build times for -CURRENT). I thought I would throw
my 2c into the pond while everyone was waving their arms around over
your commits. ;-)
> Are you expressing interest in doing the work?
Well, I was thinking of learning docbook, and it also occured to me that
coverting an existing document would be a lot less work than actually
writing a new document... At the moment though I'm using most of my
free time for work on pkg_install.
I see Tom has shown an interest. If this becomes an organised effort I
might be persuaded into doing a document or two...
Regards,
-Jeremy
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