gEDA-bug: [Bug 698586] Re: Pre-built HTML man pages aren't installed without groff.

[Peter TB Brett <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Tags added: build-system

** Changed in: geda
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: geda
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Peter TB Brett (peter-b)

** Changed in: geda
   Importance: Low => Wishlist

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Title:
  Pre-built HTML man pages aren't installed without groff.

Status in GPL Electronic Design Automation tools:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  We distribute HTML versions of man pages, but we don't keep them in the repository. This means that, if building from git, groff is *required* in order to 'make dist' successfully.

However, a downstream user who hasn't edited the man pages should be able to install the HTML versions without having groff. At the moment, if groff isn't present the HTML man pages aren't installed, even if groff isn't actually needed.

OTOH, is arguable whether it's actually necessary to install/distribute HTML man pages any more -- just about every modern system has a way to view manpages as HTML directly (e.g. by visiting 'man:gnetlist' in Konqueror). Dropping the HTML man pages would have the advantage of removing a tool from build-time dependencies.




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