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   ************************************************************************
   * This is a backward compatibility release.
   * Unless you need compatibility with the old SQLite3-based mandoc.db(5)
   * database format, please use the mandoc-1.14.1 release instead:
   * http://mdocml.bsd.lv/snapshots/mdocml-1.14.1.tar.gz
   ************************************************************************
   
 About mdocml, the portable mandoc distribution  About mdocml, the portable mandoc distribution
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 The mandoc manpage compiler toolset is a suite of tools compiling  The mandoc manpage compiler toolset is a suite of tools compiling
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 To install mandoc manually, the following steps are needed:  To install mandoc manually, the following steps are needed:
   
 1. If you want to build the CGI program, man.cgi(8), too,  1. If you want to build the CGI program, man.cgi(8), too,
 run the command "echo BUILD_CGI=1 > configure.local".  run the command "echo BUILD_CGI=1 >> configure.local".
 Then run "cp cgi.h.examples cgi.h" and edit cgi.h as desired.  Then run "cp cgi.h.example cgi.h" and edit cgi.h as desired.
   
 2. Run "./configure".  2. Run "./configure".
 This script attempts autoconfiguration of mandoc for your system.  This script attempts autoconfiguration of mandoc for your system.
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 installed to the intended places.  Otherwise, put some *DIR or *NM*  installed to the intended places.  Otherwise, put some *DIR or *NM*
 variables into "configure.local" and go back to step 2.  variables into "configure.local" and go back to step 2.
   
 5. Run "sudo make install".  If you intend to build a binary  5. Optionally run the regression suite.
   Basically, that amounts to "cd regress && ./regress.pl".
   But you should probably look at "./mandoc -l regress/regress.pl.1"
   first.
   
   6. Run "sudo make install".  If you intend to build a binary
 package using some kind of fake root mechanism, you may need a  package using some kind of fake root mechanism, you may need a
 command like "make DESTDIR=... install".  Read the *-install targets  command like "make DESTDIR=... install".  Read the *-install targets
 in the "Makefile" to understand how DESTDIR is used.  in the "Makefile" to understand how DESTDIR is used.
   
 6. If you want to use the integrated man(1) and your system uses  7. If you want to use the integrated man(1) and your system uses
 manpath(1), make sure it is configured correctly, in particular,  manpath(1), make sure it is configured correctly, in particular,
 it returns all directory trees where manual pages are installed.  it returns all directory trees where manual pages are installed.
 Otherwise, if your system uses man.conf(5), make sure it contains  Otherwise, if your system uses man.conf(5), make sure it contains
 a "manpath" 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.  lines meets your wishes.
   
 7. If you compiled with database support, run the command "sudo  8. Run the command "sudo makewhatis" to build mandoc.db(5) databases
 makewhatis" to build mandoc.db(5) databases in all the directory  in all the directory trees configured in step 6.  Whenever installing
 trees configured in step 6.  Whenever installing new manual pages,  new manual pages, re-run makewhatis(8) to update the databases, or
 re-run makewhatis(8) to update the databases, or apropos(1) will  apropos(1) will not find the new pages.
 not find the new pages.  
   
 8. To set up a man.cgi(8) server, read its manual page.  9. To set up a man.cgi(8) server, read its manual page.
   
 Note that some man(7) pages may contain low-level roff(7) markup  Note that some man(7) pages may contain low-level roff(7) markup
 that mandoc does not yet understand.  On some BSD systems using  that mandoc does not yet understand.  On some BSD systems using

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