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version 1.13, 2015/11/07 14:01:16

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Enjoy using the mandoc toolset!

Ingo Schwarze, Karlsruhe, March 2015

Ingo Schwarze, Karlsruhe, February 2017

Installation

Line 31 Regarding how packages and ports are maintained for yo

system, please consult your operating system documentation.

To install mandoc manually, the following steps are needed:

1. If you want to build the CGI program, man.cgi(8), too, run the

1. If you want to build the CGI program, man.cgi(8), too,

command "echo BUILD_CGI=1 > configure.local". Then run "cp

run the command "echo BUILD_CGI=1 > configure.local".

cgi.h.examples cgi.h" and edit cgi.h as desired.

Then run "cp cgi.h.examples cgi.h" and edit cgi.h as desired.

2. Run "./configure".

This script attempts autoconfiguration of mandoc for your system.

Line 52 and go back to step 2.

4. Run "make -n install" and check whether everything will be

installed to the intended places. Otherwise, put some *DIR or *NM*

variables into "configure.local" and go back to step 2.

5. Run "sudo make install". If you intend to build a binary

package using some kind of fake root mechanism, you may need a

Line 63 in the "Makefile" to understand how DESTDIR is used.

manpath(1), make sure it is configured correctly, in particular,

it returns all directory trees where manual pages are installed.

Otherwise, if your system uses man.conf(5), make sure it contains

a "_whatdb" line for each directory tree, and the order of these

a "manpath" line for each directory tree, and the order of these

lines meets your wishes.

7. If you compiled with database support, run the command "sudo