Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:49:58 -0700 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: man(1) output error Message-ID: <20101029184958.GE2439@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <20101029185853.0631917f.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1010282232340.58967@wonkity.com> <AANLkTimvdoceCoBhpiLGUkftLN0L=qfVV0nm_aD49kR7@mail.gmail.com> <20101029185853.0631917f.freebsd@edvax.de>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Quoth Polytropon on Friday, 29 October 2010: > On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 03:30:00 -0400, Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> wrote: > > > % man csh | less +/rehash > > > > > > but after exiting less: > > > > > > Error executing formatting or display command. > > > system command exited with status 36096 > > > Error executing formatting or display command. > > > system command exited with status 36096 > > > No manual entry for csh > > > > > > This error seems new. > > > > I can confirm that this does occur on 8.1-RELEASE and does not occur > > on 8.1-STABLE r213338. > > Must be something older - I can confirm this for 7-STABLE (as of > Aug 2008) on my home system. The error message appears when the > man program (less) is quit by typing 'q'. The searching process > itself works as intended. > > % man csh | less +/rehash > > rehash Causes the internal hash table of the contents of the directo- > ries in the path variable to be recomputed. This is needed if > [...] > Error executing formatting or display command. > system command exited with status 36096 > Error executing formatting or display command. > system command exited with status 36096 > No manual entry for csh > % > (meant to reply to list) I can confirm that the very latest 8.1-STABLE (csup and build this morning) reproduces the problem. uname -a: FreeBSD libertas.local.camdensoftware.com 8.1-STABLE FreeBSD 8.1-STABLE #85: Fri Oct 29 10:27:19 PDT 2010 sterling@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/LIBERTAS amd64 -- Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | http://chipsquips.com [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJMyxdWAAoJEIpckszW26+RzEgH/3o78oJs59pWDrX2aBOdAXAl q5DOo3j26weujfLKSxOmEfrRNzZ7zVGymXVe8kei15RAo1n5/nWrmb+CgCIx1l+K Q4tVCv4mGLA17jpbP+UHhTPl7pWXH7bovAGyZ6aSBmjfv7Csc1x7Q/4vltYmHif/ ksKtAZaxZFg3UBspb6iKZyrxIYSDw8zP3USt+P6i8grRrBE2OeZ762ksAZu50Vkc mCZ3/+2H+ZiQZokCm/ey7WRdsp5PTedtmfTUrYe0mO/CxfIYDxQbL3Z3SA1GIxVB YkjtTGZ+zZIQRFtzE+1m2pkRyA0PZaVF+nJecAm1a30gtKzjpcPU4uj7Nm8Us4I= =N8ij -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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