Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 26, 2000 at 05:31:22PM +1100, Brendan J Simon wrote: > > > > I can't find the C library manpages. I'm running Potato on a PowerMac > > and Intel system. > > I have install manpages, libc6 and glibc-doc. I can't find any other > > appropriate package by using "apt-cache pkgnames" or "apt-cache search". > > > > What package do I need to install to get the C library manpages. > > manpages-dev. > > However, you should get into the habit of using 'info' for the C > library documentation - the info documentation is in glibc-doc, and > kept in sync with the library, while the man pages are often years out > of date. I *hate* the user interface for info. man is so much easier. Is there a better way to use info other than the command line info command. The gnome-help-browser is OK but I can't do searches with it. Brendan Simon.
