Re: writing man pages or texinfo documentation
On Tue, 25 May 1999, Mark Kettenis wrote:
> I know that the GNU project doesn't like man pages. Improving the info file
> would of course also be a good way to help. We can than write a dummy man
> page that only goves a synopsis and then points to the info file.
>
> IMHO, we really should not waste time on man pages. It is better to
> work on proper documentation instead, extending the current Hurd
> texinfo manual. Having some information in man pages and other
> information in the manual is confusing. What will happen is that at a
> certain point the manual pages will even contradict what's in the
> manual.
What is the GNU objection to man pages? I've found them easier to use
personally, especially if I just want to check the prototype of a library
function.
IAMFI,
Matthew
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