Re: debian: C library man pages
On Tue, Sep 26, 2000 at 05:31:22PM +1100, Brendan J Simon wrote:
>
> I can't find the C library manpages. I'm running Potato on a PowerMac
> and Intel system.
> I have install manpages, libc6 and glibc-doc. I can't find any other
> appropriate package by using "apt-cache pkgnames" or "apt-cache search".
>
> What package do I need to install to get the C library manpages.
manpages-dev.
However, you should get into the habit of using 'info' for the C
library documentation - the info documentation is in glibc-doc, and
kept in sync with the library, while the man pages are often years out
of date.
Dan
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