Bug#665303: libc-bin: getent.1 from (linux-)manpages

[Simon Paillard <spaillard@debian.org>]

Hi,

On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 11:38:45PM +0100, Simon Paillard wrote:
> Package: libc-bin
> Version: 2.13-27
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> In upstream linux-manpages 3.37 (hopefully soon in Debian), a getent.1 manpage
> is now provided:
> http://people.debian.org/~spaillard/getent_man/getent.1.linux-man
 
> Compared to the Debian one:
> http://people.debian.org/~spaillard/getent_man/getent.1.libc-bin
> 
> I think we can reasonably tell the linux-manpages' version provides more
> details.
> 
> A replace will be used so that the getent.1 from manpages is used.
> 
> Do you agree with that ?
> Once manpages 3.37 uploaded, can you stop installing getent.1 in the future ?

Do you have a position regarding this request ?

I understand from linux-man mailing list that people from libc are now working
with Michael Kerrisk to move content to linux-man.

-- 
Simon Paillard