From: Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr>
To: 24105@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#24105: git package misses man pages
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:46:23 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160729124623.GA31006@solar> (raw)
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
next reply other threads:[~2016-07-29 12:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-07-29 12:46 Andreas Enge [this message]
2016-07-29 17:10 ` bug#24105: git package misses man pages Leo Famulari
2016-07-30 13:46 ` Ludovic Courtès
2016-08-09 19:03 ` Leo Famulari
2016-08-17 9:33 ` Ludovic Courtès
2016-08-18 2:42 ` Leo Famulari
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