Re: use of DOCS in port options

Mathieu Arnold <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.os.freebsd.devel.ports
Message-ID <4bjk6s3dany47pugagr4r7nntxppalgo5jcqp6lps7vvihh7pn@fz7eeyyihupw>
On Thu, Aug 28, 2025 at 07:22:10PM +0100, void wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Can DOCS include MANPAGES?
> I'd like to build my ports with just manpages and examples.
> Does disabling DOCS globally also clobber ports manpages?

So, the answer is no, a port's man pages should not be hidden inside
DOCS, if a port needs to add an option for man pages, because, for
example, they need to be generated with some tool, it should be behind a
MANPAGES option, and that option should be enabled by default.
There are propably ports that go against that paradigm, and they should
probably be reported and fixed.

-- 
Mathieu Arnold
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