#3975: g.manual -m gives ERROR: No manual page entry
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Reporter: jidanni | Owner: grass-dev@…
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: 7.8.2
Component: Docs | Version: git-releasebranch78
Resolution: | Keywords: Debian
CPU: Unspecified | Platform: Unspecified
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Comment (by Bas Couwenberg):
Something like this may be a good solution:
{{{
--- a/g.manual 2019-11-18 20:06:17.402073322 +0100
+++ b/g.manual 2019-11-18 20:16:03.794093319 +0100
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
#% required : yes
#%end
+import subprocess
import sys
import os
@@ -98,6 +99,19 @@
def start_man(entry):
+ try:
+ cmd = ['man', '-w', '1', entry]
+
+ process = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+ (stdout, stderr) = process.communicate()
+
+ paths = stdout.decode().split('\n')
+
+ if os.path.exists(paths[0]):
+ os.execlp('man', 'man', paths[0])
+ except Exception:
+ pass
+
path = os.path.join(gisbase, 'docs', 'man', 'man1', entry + '.1')
if not os.path.exists(path) and os.getenv('GRASS_ADDON_BASE'):
path = os.path.join(os.getenv('GRASS_ADDON_BASE'), 'docs', 'man',
'man1', entry + '.1')
}}}
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/ticket/3975#comment:5>
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