"man port" not working?

[Instruct ICC]

> You probably do not need to remove MacPorts. If you do want to,  
> instructions are in the FAQ:
> 
> http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/wiki/ 
> FAQ#HowdoIremoveoruninstallMacPorts
> 
> 
> >> Or how do I fix man?
> >>
> >> "man php" works.
> >
> > Maybe a problem with the path: what does
> >    echo $MANPATH
> > report ?
> 
> $MANPATH is empty on my system, but "man port" still works fine.
> 
> In /opt/local do you have a symlink from man pointing to share/man? I  
> do.
> 
> I believe you either need this symlink, or you need /opt/local/share/ 
> man in your $MANPATH.

I have the symlink.
If I add /opt/local/man and not /opt/local to my MANPATH, it works.
If I use /opt/local/share it does not work.

Thanks.  I think I'll set my paths back to Apple defaults, then have scripts to adjust for Fink and Macports.

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