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Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 09:11:39 -0700
From: Brian Dessent <brian AT dessent DOT net>
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Subject: Re: /usr/man before /usr/share/man in MANPATH (Attn: man         maintainer)
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John Morrison wrote:

MANPATH=/usr/local/man:/usr/share/man:/usr/man:/usr/autotool/devel/man:$MANPATH
> 
> OK?  Should /usr/local/man be first and should autotool be last?

That autotool path looks suspect.  I don't think any of the autotools
use that directory any more, after the package reorganization.  Though I
guess the old packages might need it.  IMHO if a package needs something
added to the MANPATH it should do it itself, it shouldn't be part of the
base /etc/profile.  Though you really should coordinate this with
Charles Wilson to see what he thinks.

Brian

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