Bug 93099 - java/jdk14: Modify /etc/manpath.config
Summary: java/jdk14: Modify /etc/manpath.config
Status: Closed FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Ports & Packages
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Individual Port(s) (show other bugs)
Version: Latest
Hardware: Any Any
: Normal Affects Only Me
Assignee: freebsd-java (Nobody)
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Reported: 2006-02-09 16:40 UTC by Ian Tegebo
Modified: 2006-06-12 18:01 UTC (History)
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Description Ian Tegebo 2006-02-09 16:40:04 UTC 
After jdk1.4.2p7 installs, it doesn't modify /etc/manpath.conf so that one can use the man pages that get installed in /usr/local/jdk1.4.2/man.

Fix: 

'echo OPTIONAL_MANPATH        /usr/local/jdk1.4.2/man >> /etc/manpath.config'
How-To-Repeat: Try to do "man java".
Comment 1 Edwin Groothuis freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2006-02-09 21:24:52 UTC 
Class Changed
From-To: maintainer-update->change-request

Fix category (submitter is not maintainer)
Comment 2 Edwin Groothuis freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2006-02-09 21:25:05 UTC 
Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-ports-bugs->phantom

Over to maintainer
Comment 3 Mark Linimon freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2006-03-31 09:58:37 UTC 
Responsible Changed
From-To: phantom->freebsd-java

Reassign from phantom since he has been inactive for more than one year. 

Hat:	gnats-admin
Comment 4 Greg Lewis freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2006-06-12 18:00:04 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: open->closed

The problem with the suggested approach is that often people will install 
multiple JDKs -- then which one do they want to see the manual pages for? 
I've made javavmwrapper support displaying manual pages with manvm(1), 
which allows ones to select the JDK you want to see the manual pages for. 
I think, in essence, that addresses your problem.