[johann]

i just got my new iBook, and i've been installing all my fav apps like nmap, ettercap, vim, wget, etc... but, the man pages are missing after i compile and install! wtf? i have the files in /usr/local/man/<mandir>

like for ettercap, i have /usr/local/man/man8/ettercap.8 but when i type man ettercap i get "no manual entry for ettercap"

any ideas? do i need to put these files in a special OSX man dir?

thanks!

[beamso]

Originally posted by johann:
<STRONG>i just got my new iBook, and i've been installing all my fav apps like nmap, ettercap, vim, wget, etc... but, the man pages are missing after i compile and install! wtf? i have the files in /usr/local/man/&lt;mandir&gt;

like for ettercap, i have /usr/local/man/man8/ettercap.8 but when i type man ettercap i get "no manual entry for ettercap"

any ideas? do i need to put these files in a special OSX man dir?

thanks!</STRONG>

You have to make sure that /usr/local/man is in your MANPATH.
echo $MANPATH shows you your MANPATH
setenv MANPATH `echo $MANPATH`:/usr/local/man puts /usr/local/man into your MANPATH

[johann]

great thanks!

[howardm4]

I dont remember the name of the file but you can change 'man's' default
search path for all users. Try a 'man man'. It's probably in /etc or
so.

[Paul McCann]

<STRONG>I dont remember the name of the file but you can change 'man's' default
search path for all users. Try a 'man man'.</STRONG>

Yep, it's /etc/man.conf (and man man.conf gives some info). Here are the relevant lines:

# Default
_default /usr/{local/,}/share/man/

# Other sections that represent complete man subdirectories.
system /usr/share/man/
local /usr/local/share/man/

So it looks like the officially prescribed location is with an extra "share" directory between the /usr/local and the /man. Oh well, gpg is the only 3rd party package that has installed man pages in my /usr/local/share/man hierarchy: looks like everyone else just "goes their own way"!

Cheers,
Paul (wondering if he'll every submit a post that doesn't need editing!)

[ 12-18-2001: Message edited by: Paul McCann ]

[Angus_D]

Most packages will put their manpages in the right place if you tell them to. Try looking at the flags to configure, or use Fink.