On Sat, 18 Apr 2015 16:47:20 +0200 Ingo Schwarze <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> dan mclaughlin wrote on Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 01:13:16AM -0400:
> 
> > i think i found the perfect places for this in both ports(7)
> > and the FAQ.  i'm sure the wording can be improved, but diffs below.
> 
> I'd prefer the following way.
> 
> The FAQ is a separate matter.
> 
> OK?
>   Ingo
> 
> 
> Index: etc/examples/man.conf
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvs/src/etc/examples/man.conf,v
> retrieving revision 1.2
> diff -u -r1.2 man.conf
> --- etc/examples/man.conf     27 Mar 2015 21:17:16 -0000      1.2
> +++ etc/examples/man.conf     18 Apr 2015 14:44:00 -0000
> @@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
>  #    $OpenBSD: man.conf,v 1.2 2015/03/27 21:17:16 schwarze Exp $
>  # man(1)/apropos(1)/makewhatis(8) configuration, see man.conf(5).
>  # This sample file shows the default settings.
> +# Commented lines are suggestions that are not enabled by default.
>  
>  # Default search path for manual pages.
>  # Copy these three lines, then add, delete, or reorder as desired.
> +# For example, to work on ports(7), uncomment and add the fourth line.
>  manpath /usr/share/man
>  manpath /usr/X11R6/man
>  manpath /usr/local/man
> +#manpath /usr/ports/infrastructure/man
>  
>  # Options for terminal output.
>  output width 78

overall makes sense, but the original 'these three lines' reference seems a
little out of place now.

> Index: share/man/man7/ports.7
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man7/ports.7,v
> retrieving revision 1.101
> diff -u -r1.101 ports.7
> --- share/man/man7/ports.7    17 Feb 2015 16:29:16 -0000      1.101
> +++ share/man/man7/ports.7    18 Apr 2015 14:44:00 -0000
> @@ -740,6 +740,15 @@
>  .Xr mirroring-ports 7 ,
>  .Xr packages 7
>  .Pp
> +To get access to additional maintenance tools for the ports tree, add
> +.Pa /usr/ports/infrastructure/bin
> +to the
> +.Ev PATH
> +environment variable and add the line
> +.Dq Ic manpath Pa /usr/ports/infrastructure/man
> +to
> +.Xr man.conf 5 .
> +.Pp
>  The
>  .Ox
>  Ports System:

that's a good spot, an obvious place to look (i often hit 'G' to get to
the end looking for such references.)

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