FS#55910 - [man-db] /etc/man_db.conf includes non-FHS /usr/man in the man search path

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Antony Lee (anntzer) - Sunday, 08 October 2017, 04:29 GMT
Last edited by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Sunday, 08 October 2017, 06:11 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
/etc/man_db.conf includes /usr/man as a MANDATORY_MANPATH (i.e. it will look for man pages there). This directory does not conform to the FHS (http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#USRSHAREMANMANUALPAGES) which mandates /usr/share/man and /usr/local/man. A package that includes a file in /usr/man also triggers a warning by namcap, which has a check specifically for this purpose (https://git.archlinux.org/namcap.git/tree/Namcap/rules/fhs.py#n73).

Additional info:
* package version(s): man-db 2.7.6.1-2


Steps to reproduce:
$ manpath -d
or just read /etc/man_db.conf
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Closed by  Doug Newgard (Scimmia)
Sunday, 08 October 2017, 06:11 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Additional comments about closing:  This is the file that upstream provides, and it's not wrong

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