Subject: Re: pkg/31273
To: None <irix-pkg-people@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,>
From: Todd Vierling <tv@duh.org>
List: pkgsrc-bugs
Date: 10/20/2005 18:47:02
The following reply was made to PR pkg/31273; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Todd Vierling <tv@duh.org>
To: Jan Schaumann <jschauma@netmeister.org>
Cc: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org, irix-pkg-people@netbsd.org,
	gnats-admin@netbsd.org, pkgsrc-bugs@netbsd.org, tech-pkg@netbsd.org
Subject: Re: pkg/31273
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 14:46:39 -0400 (EDT)

 On Thu, 20 Oct 2005, Jan Schaumann wrote:
 
 > Well, this is somewhat tricky as this changes the list of files to be
 > installed (PLIST).  It might be better to install a proper nroff
 > alternative from pkgsrc,
 
 It would be even better to make the package not install nroff-preformatted
 manpages at all.  Most packages don't, and findutils is one [glaring]
 exception to the common practice of allowing nroff to happen at runtime.
 
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 -- Todd Vierling <tv@duh.org> <tv@pobox.com> <todd@vierling.name>