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Hi,
Does anyone know for a fact whether 1.6g was the final release of man,
the man program in Slackware 14.2? I`ve found the following thread in
the place with the ads, but it reads like a suspicion that maintenance
stopped not a 100% definitive statement. I can`t find a final
announcement from the maintainer saying he had stopped. But I can`t find
where the source might be hosted either.
https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/where-is-upstream-for-man-
1-6g-4175556980/page3.html
I also don`t see much written about the decision to change to man-db in
15.0. Guess that was drama free, eh?
I`m starting a new run through Linux from Scratch and am deciding
whether to substitute in man-1.6g, stick with man-db, or try to make
mandoc work. Leaning towards man-1.6g, just as an educational exercise.
(I have nothing against man-db, btw.) Perhaps I should pick up Mancha`s
makewhatis patch from 14.2.
Regards,
Mike Sm.
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