Re: misc/40124: manpage mkdir(1) doesn't reference mkdirhier(1)

[jnemeth%victoria.tc.ca@localhost (John Nemeth)]

The following reply was made to PR misc/40124; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: jnemeth%victoria.tc.ca@localhost (John Nemeth)
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Subject: Re: misc/40124: manpage mkdir(1) doesn't reference mkdirhier(1)
Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2008 01:48:33 -0800

 On Mar 24,  4:27pm, bughunting%xs4all.nl@localhost wrote:
 }
 } >Number:         40124
 } >Synopsis:       manpage mkdir(1) doesn't reference mkdirhier(1)
 } >Arrival-Date:   Sun Dec 07 04:20:00 +0000 2008
 } >Originator:     Bug Hunting
 } >Release:        5.99.4
 } >Description:
 } manpage mkdir(1) doesn't reference mkdirhier(1), while the second
 } actually uses the first.
 
      mkdirhier appears to be an X.org command.  Since not all ports
 have switched to X.org and not everybody will install X, I'm not sure
 that it is appropriate for a base manpage to refer to an X.org
 manpage.  Also, the most common way of doing what mkdirhier does is to
 use 'mkdir -p'.  Given that there is a more common/standard way of
 doing what mkdirhier does I don't think there is really a need for
 mkdir to reference it.
 
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