Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 21:48:08 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@FreeBSD.org> To: Sam Izzo <izzo@humbug.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: GNU programs & texinfo docs vs. manpages [was: Re: linker paths & /usr/local/lib] Message-ID: <20030224194808.GC594@gothmog.gr> In-Reply-To: <20030224073911.GA10158@kalgan.vic.optushome.com.au> References: <20030223152808.GA1391@kalgan.vic.optushome.com.au> <20030223165133.79e9aa2b.flynn@energyhq.homeip.net> <20030224011724.GA296@kalgan.vic.optushome.com.au> <20030224080534.61fa0166.flynn@energyhq.homeip.net> <20030224073911.GA10158@kalgan.vic.optushome.com.au>
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On 2003-02-24 18:39, Sam Izzo <izzo@humbug.net> wrote: > > Most of the GNU tools are better documented in the info pages, as > > they consider man pages legacy. info ld might turn up more > > detailed info. > > You know, I've read/heard that many times over the years, but > whenever I look at the info page for whatever tool I'm after, it's > exactly the same as the man page (in the ld case too). That's not always true. I personally committed the change in the manual page of sdiff(1) both to -current and -stable, to make sure that the incomplete, lacking manpage has minimal changes from the vendor version but *does* point to the texinfo docs of diff/sdiff which are more complete than the manpage. GNU people do hate manpages annd avoid them some times :( To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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