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Re: Installation of PDF/PS/DVI and HTML files

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Mathieu Lirzin wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> writes:
> 
>> On Thu, Dec 03, 2015 at 01:08:13PM +0200, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
>>> Given that the GCS suggests installing only the Info version of the
>>> manual by default (info "(standards) Standard Targets")
>>> What do you think?
>> I think that's a stupid suggestion.
> 
> It would be nice to express your ideas in a polite way.  The point was
> about achieving a reproducible build, not about droping the man page.
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	Nevertheless, Gnu and others have made similarly well-suggested
ideas regarding unix utils and architecture as to possibly leave some
people a bit short on patience.

 
>> The de facto standard for "make" followed "make install" on a
>> _Unix_-like system is to install man pages.  
> 
> For more _GNU_ standards ....[_emphasis_ mine]
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	Notice  you are comparing 'GNU' (new) standards compared to
older and established standards.  Many of the newer standards fly in
the face of good design and throw-out previous 'best-practices' standards
for no other reason than to follow new standards that are not justifiable
based on user-utility nor sound computer science.

L. Walsh

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Re: Installation of PDF/PS/DVI and HTML files Linda Walsh <bash@tlinx.org> - 2015-12-04 08:28 -0800

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