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From: Ludovic =?UTF-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= <ludo@gnu.org>
Subject: bug#37790: MANPATH missing from non-default profile
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 18:17:48 +0200
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Pierre Neidhardt <mail@ambrevar.xyz> skribis:

>> As usual, =E2=80=98MANPATH=E2=80=99 is only defined when =E2=80=98man-db=
=E2=80=99 is also present in the
>> profile, since =E2=80=98MANPATH=E2=80=99 =E2=80=9Cbelongs=E2=80=9D to =
=E2=80=98man-db=E2=80=99.
>
> Indeed, but I'm suggesting we add an exception for the sake of
> convenience and consistency:

I agree it=E2=80=99s inconvenient, but how would you add an exception?

Ludo=E2=80=99.