Re: C function manpages
On Tue, May 25, 1999 at 05:08:37 -0400, Alec Smith wrote:
> On Solaris and other systems I could execute a command such as 'man getc'
> for example to look up info on the C getc() function. On Debian I haven't
> been able to do this without getting the 'no manual entry' message. Which
> package might I install to get the same (or similar) functionality as
> Solaris?
"manpages-dev".
Be aware though that TeXinfo rather than man is the preferred documentation
format for the GNU project; the info documentation is much more likely to be
extensive and up to date. (E.g. the GNU C library documentation is 900+
pages A4).
You may want to consider using a unified documentation interface like "dwww"
or "dhelp".
HTH,
Ray
--
J.H.M. Dassen | RUMOUR Believe all you hear. Your world may
jdassen@wi.LeidenUniv.nl | not be a better one than the one the blocks
| live in but it'll be a sight more vivid.
| - The Hipcrime Vocab by Chad C. Mulligan
Reply to: