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git package misses man pages |
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Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:46:23 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.6.1 (2016-04-27) |
Hello,
wondering why "git log --help" does not work, I thought that maybe there
was a different doc output. But the man pages are actually hidden in a
separate package called "git-manpages". This is surprising for the user.
Also, the resulting package is quite small with only 2.3 MB.
The reason for the separate package is given as this:
;; Granted, we could build the man pages from the 'git' package itself,
;; which contains the real source. However, it would add a dependency on a
;; full XML tool chain, and building it actually takes ages. So we use this
;; lazy approach.
Building will most of the time happen on the build farm, so the time it
takes should not be an issue. I suppose that the xml tool chain will only
be a native and not a normal input, so it should not be too much of a problem.
I suggest to include the man pages into the git package itself. If building
them is a real issue, adding a source and the build phase of git-manpages
to the git package itself could also be an option.
Thanks!
Andreas
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Re: bug#24105: git package misses man pages |
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Wed, 17 Aug 2016 22:42:54 -0400 |
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Mutt/1.6.2hg (2016-07-01) |
On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 11:33:54AM +0200, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> Leo Famulari <address@hidden> skribis:
> > * gnu/packages/version-control.scm (git-manpages): Remove variable.
> > (git)[native-inputs]: Add GIT-MANPAGES.
> > [arguments]: Add 'install-man-pages' phase.
>
> LGTM! :-)
Pushed as d1cada045.
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