[MacPorts] #10822: BUG: Don't gzip man pages

MacPorts trac at macosforge.org
Mon Feb 18 05:49:16 PST 2008


#10822: BUG: Don't gzip man pages
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  Reporter:  macports at dodgeit.com  |       Owner:  macports-tickets at lists.macosforge.org
      Type:  defect                |      Status:  reopened                             
  Priority:  Low                   |   Milestone:  MacPorts base bugs                   
 Component:  base                  |     Version:                                       
Resolution:                        |    Keywords:                                       
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Changes (by macports at dodgeit.com):

  * status:  closed => reopened
  * resolution:  wontfix =>

Comment:

 Replying to [comment:7 pipping at macports.org]:
 > i fail to see why one'd use spotlight for manpages. especially since no
 one opens manpages from anything other than a terminal.

  a. man -K is slow and blocks on input for every. single. matching. file.
  a. source:/trunk/dports/aqua/ManOpen/Portfile

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/ticket/10822#comment:12>
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