From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: jidanni@jidanni.org Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#5578: 23.1.92; M-x man should consider $MANPATH when making completions Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:12:31 +0800 Message-ID: <87tytkpcq8.fsf@jidanni.org> References: <87r5oohafl.fsf@stupidchicken.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1266128578 17663 80.91.229.12 (14 Feb 2010 06:22:58 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:22:58 +0000 (UTC) Cc: rfrancoise@debian.org, 5578@debbugs.gnu.org To: cyd@stupidchicken.com, man-db@packages.debian.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Feb 14 07:22:46 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NgXsT-0002ot-EV for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 14 Feb 2010 07:22:45 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:33763 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NgXsS-0001S3-HN for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:22:44 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NgXsL-0001RZ-TS for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:22:37 -0500 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=46835 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NgXsK-0001R5-C5 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:22:36 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NgXsJ-00005L-UD for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:22:36 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:56453) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NgXsJ-00005H-SF for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:22:35 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NgXj3-0004A0-Kn; Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:13:01 -0500 X-Loop: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org In-Reply-To: <87tytkn1e3.fsf@jidanni.org> Resent-From: jidanni@jidanni.org Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:13:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Emacs-PR-Message: followup 5578 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 5578-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B5578.126612796015972 (code B ref 5578); Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:13:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 5578) by debbugs.gnu.org; 14 Feb 2010 06:12:40 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NgXii-00049Z-Gg for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:12:40 -0500 Original-Received: from caiajhbdccac.dreamhost.com ([208.97.132.202] helo=homiemail-a4.g.dreamhost.com) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NgXig-00049S-KQ for 5578@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:12:39 -0500 Original-Received: from jidanni.org (218-163-7-17.dynamic.hinet.net [218.163.7.17]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by homiemail-a4.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 064FF418B2; Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:12:34 -0800 (PST) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:13:01 -0500 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:35105 Archived-At: >>>>> "CY" == Chong Yidong writes: CY> jidanni@jidanni.org writes: >> M-x man should consider $MANPATH when making completions. It (via >> /usr/bin/man) finds the pages fine, but one must type them in without >> any TAB completion help. The TAB completion should examine one's e.g., >> MANPATH=/usr/local/man:/home/jidanni/.spamassassin-tree/man: too. CY> It does complete, using `man -k'. Please provide a proper bug report. $ man -w whoami /usr/share/man/man1/whoami.1.gz $ man -k whoami whoami (1) - print effective userid $ man -w sa-update /home/jidanni/.spamassassin-tree/man/man1/sa-update.1p $ man -k sa-update $ Well, OK, but to change things, the user must probably fiddle with /etc/manpath.config and run roots cronjob, when all he wants to do is expand the names and not look at the definitions... Just like one can expand the names of $PATH, why not $MANPATH...