jmsellens@watdragon.waterloo.edu (08/31/89)
From: "John M. Sellens" <jmsellens> | new_Distfile=/software/man/RDistfile_being_made_by_$$;\ | umask 022; xh-distfile man >${new_Distfile};\ | mv `absolute ${new_Distfile} /software/man/RDistfile` | You can create by hand data/manpath.cf to suit your site. | *** Error code 1 | (ignored) | *** Error code 1 | (ignored) Why those error codes? What commands caused the errors? What were the errors? (@ and - in Makefiles are evil) | xh-distribute man | xh-distribute FYI: rdist output for the "man" package being mailed | xh-distribute FYI: to: kcwellsch@watmath | xh-distribute FYI: rdist output follows: | updating host watyew | installing: /software/man/Distfile | rdist: watyew:/software/man/data: Directory not empty | rdist: watyew:/software/man/bin: Directory not empty | updating: /software/man/Makefile | need to install: | /.software/arch/man/servers/{rmand,makewhatis,mkwhatis,mkmanalias} | /.software/arch/man/bin/man | special: You can create by hand data/manpath.cf to suit your site. | special: *** Error code 1 | special: (ignored) What's the error? | special: No rmand.cf file -- you'll need one ... | special: ... I will start "xh-man-config" running to build it. | special: /usr/man: No such file or directory | special: cp: rmand.cf: No such file or directory Why do I need an rmand.cf if I have absolutely no man pages anywhere on this machine? Our assumption has always been that if a host has any man pages, it will have all of them. I don't need the servers stuff either.