"man port" not working?

[Bernard Desgraupes]

Instruct ICC wrote:

>>>I could swear that "man port" worked at home.
>>>
>>>At work, I get
>>>No manual entry for port
>>>
>>>Even after re-running the installer (which claimed it did an upgrade).
>>>
>>>How do I remove Macports (permanently/completely or so I can try a reinstall)?
>>>Or how do I fix man?
>>>
>>>"man php" works.
>>> 
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>Maybe a problem with the path: what does
>>    echo $MANPATH
>>report ?
>>    
>>
>
>In Terminal (as opposed to X11 xterm) where "port search php" works:
>/sw/share/man:/usr/share/man:/usr/local/share/man:/usr/X11R6/man:/sw/lib/perl5/5.8.6/man
>
>Should there be (Was there an) /opt/... when it worked?
>Maybe Porticus hosed it?
>  
>

It's worth trying
export MANPATH=/opt/local/man:$MANPATH