Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 13:43:28 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Esa A E Peuha <peuha AT cc DOT helsinki DOT fi>
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Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: DJGPP port of Grep 2.4 uploaded
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On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, Esa A E Peuha wrote:

> On Sun, 30 Jan 2000, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> > I see it from a different perspective: the perspective of someone who
> > gets to answer all the FAQs when people do not follow instructions.  I
> > prefer a solution that works even if instructions are not followed, if
> > such a solution is possible.
> 
> How about replacing each man page in info/ with a file that just tells the
> user to read the installation instructions, which would instruct them to
> remove the phony man pages in info/ to get the real ones in man/.

I don't see any real reason to nag the users in this way, just to
make the DJGPP tree tidier.

Why is it so important in what directory do the man pages unzip 
themselves, as long as the `man' program finds them?