>>> "Josef" == Josef Spillner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Josef> What is the right way to install man pages with Josef> languages different from C (default)? Automake sucks in this area. FWIW, the feature request about this is PR/335 in the Gnats database. Josef> Back in December 2000, someone complained that foo.xx.1 Josef> was installed as xx/man1/foo.1 instead of Josef> man1/foo.xx.1. So I guess extracting the language code Josef> from the name (it could also be foo.1.xx) will be a Josef> hairy task, although it would be easy for automake users Josef> (i.e. simply add all man pages to the list, they'll end Josef> up in the right directory). Is there a consensus about how to name these files? The first message in PR/335 mentions `pt_BR-parted.8'. Josef> Second way would be to allow paths for man pages, Josef> similar to DATA, e.g.: Josef> manfrdir = $(mandir)/fr Josef> manfr_MANS = foo.fr.1 Josef> This would already require more complex Makefile.am's, Josef> but at least would be of more use than the current Josef> behaviour in this situation (to do nothing). This still requires a convention for naming files (so the installation routine can strip `.fr' without damage). -- Alexandre Duret-Lutz
