=================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/Attic/index.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.138 retrieving revision 1.149 diff -u -p -r1.138 -r1.149 --- mandoc/Attic/index.sgml 2011/09/01 10:46:28 1.138 +++ mandoc/Attic/index.sgml 2011/11/29 11:21:47 1.149 @@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
-- mdocml – mdoc macro compiler, current version @VERSION@ (@VDATE@) + mdocml – UNIX manpage compiler, current version @VERSION@ (@VDATE@)
Sources: current, @@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ support for wide-character locales), XHTML, HTML, PostScript, and PDF. It also includes preconv, for recoding multibyte manuals; demandoc, for emitting only text parts of manuals; - and mandocdb, for indexing manuals. + mandocdb, for indexing manuals; and + apropos and whatis, for semantic search of manual content. It is a BSD.lv project.
@@ -51,11 +52,12 @@ Sources
- mdocml is in plain-old ANSI C and should build and run on any modern system.
- To build and install into /usr/local/, just run make install
.
- Be aware: if you have an existing groff installation, this may overwrite its preconv binary.
- The mandocdb utility is not yet linked to the build; please contact
- us if you plan to use it.
+ mdocml is in plain-old ANSI C and should build and run on any modern system; however, you'll
+ need libdb to build apropos, whatis, and mandocdb (this
+ is installed by default on BSD UNIX systems — see the Makefile if you're running Linux). To build and
+ install into /usr/local/, just run make install
. Be careful: the preconv, apropos,
+ and whatis binary names are usually taken by existing utilities.
- Use the mailing lists for bug-reports, patches, questions, etc. (these require subscription). Please check the + Use the mailing lists for bug-reports, patches, questions, etc. Please check the TODO for known issues - before posting. Beyond that, contact Kristaps at kris...@bsd.lv. + before posting. All lists are subscription-only: send a blank e-mail to the listed address to subscribe. Beyond that, + contact Kristaps at kris...@bsd.lv. Archives are available at Gmane.
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