Has anyone ported whatis and makewhatis to OMVS?

Or is there a better way than using whatis?

My issue is that the ‘man -k xxx’ searches the /usr/man/%L/whatis database
and there is no available means to update that file since whatis and
makewhatis are not available.

Thus when adding utilities (e.g. Rocket ported, Co:Z, ...) that have man
pages, the MANPATH can be updated so that these tools man pages can be found
if requested specifically but they cannot be found using the 'man -k xxx'
command.

Thoughts?  Am I off base?  Am I missing something?

Lionel B. Dyck <sdg><
Website: https://www.lbdsoftware.com

"Worry more about your character than your reputation.  Character is what
you are, reputation merely what others think you are." - John Wooden

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