Re: pkg/31273

[Todd Vierling <tv%duh.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/31273; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Todd Vierling <tv%duh.org@localhost>
To: Jan Schaumann <jschauma%netmeister.org@localhost>
Cc: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, irix-pkg-people%netbsd.org@localhost,
        gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, pkgsrc-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, 
tech-pkg%netbsd.org@localhost
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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