[MacPorts] #71984: Issues with 'MANPATH', and [the lack of a macport for] 'whereis'

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#71984: Issues with 'MANPATH', and [the lack of a macport for] 'whereis'
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 Reporter:  seamusdemora  |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  request       |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal        |  Milestone:
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 I read the documentation in "The Guide" under `para 2.5.1, Optional:
 MANPATH variable`. I then checked my system (via `echo $MANPATH`), and
 learned that MANPATH remains `unset`. Can someone explain why it wasn't
 set - or rather the reasoning behind the default condition?

 WRT the 2nd issue (reached by pondering the 1st issue):

 {{{
 % whereis rsync  # NOTE 1
 rsync: /usr/bin/rsync /opt/local/share/man/man1/rsync.1.gz
 }}}

 Here's what the command above says:
 ''the `rsync` you will run is the Apple version (/usr/bin/rsync), but the
 manual you will get is from MacPorts.''

 As it turns out, this is partly UNTRUE (the part about where the binary is
 located). FWIW, here's [https://superuser.com/a/1833522/907399 a post]
 that may still explain it.

 Why can't there be a macport for `whereis`?

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