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bug#24105: git package misses man pages
From: |
Andreas Enge |
Subject: |
bug#24105: git package misses man pages |
Date: |
Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:46:23 +0200 |
User-agent: |
Mutt/1.6.1 (2016-04-27) |
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
- bug#24105: git package misses man pages,
Andreas Enge <=