manwhich: Deriving MANPATH from PATH [PSARC/2007/688 FastTrack timeout 12/19/2007]

[Garrett D'Amore]

Danek Duvall wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 10:01:37AM -0800, Garrett D'Amore wrote:
>
>   
>> Ever install a package in ~?  It does come up...  ./configure 
>> --prefix=${HOME}
>>     
>
> Then executables go in ~/bin and man pages in ~/man.  Thus ../man works
> just fine.  What's the special case here?
>
>   
>> I also know of at least one major site that uses 
>> /pkg/${PKG}/(bin,man,info,lib}  etc.   Right now they have the notion of 
>> "subscribing" to a package, which basically puts /pkg/${PKG}/bin in the 
>> PATH, and /pkg/${PKG}/man in the MANPATH.
>>     
>
> Ditto here.
>
>   
>> It would be nicer if they only had to worry about PATH, and didn't have
>> to worry about MANPATH being out of sync with PATH.
>>     
>
> Sure, absolutely.  But if Mike's proposal is to look in ../man, then this
> likely handles 99% of the cases or more.  Show me a case where this doesn't
> work today.  Otherwise, why not push fixing this hole until we actually
> find that the hole exists?
>   

Ah, I misunderstood... I thought you were arguing against searching 
../man, since that's not the case, I'll shut up now. :-)

    - Garrett

> Danek
>