Am 09.11.2026 um 19:17 schrieb Thor Lancelot Simon: > On Sat, Nov 07, 2026 at 10:45:57AM +0100, Olivier Duclos wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I propose to remove the message "man: Formatting manual page..." that we get >> each time we call man. > > It lets users who are, in fact, on slow systems know why they > are waiting.
I don't like the warning as well, as the Midnight Commander shows it whenever I view a manual page using its internal viewer. And, because it ends up on stderr, I have to actively confirm the warning each time. As a reality cross-check: How long does the slowest system available take to render the largest manual page in the base installation? If that's less than 5 seconds, I'd say the warning can be omitted. Roland
