Re: Installation of PDF/PS/DVI and HTML files

[Linda Walsh]

Mathieu Lirzin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> writes:
>
> > On Thu, Dec 03, 2015 at 01:08:13PM +0200, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> > > Given that the GCS suggests installing only the Info version of the
> > > manual by default (info "(standards) Standard Targets")
> > > What do you think?
> > I think that's a stupid suggestion.
>
> It would be nice to express your ideas in a polite way.  The point was
> about achieving a reproducible build, not about droping the man page.
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        Nevertheless, Gnu and others have made similarly well-suggested
ideas regarding unix utils and architecture as to possibly leave some
people a bit short on patience.


> > The de facto standard for "make" followed "make install" on a
> > _Unix_-like system is to install man pages.  
>
> For more _GNU_ standards ....[_emphasis_ mine]
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        Notice  you are comparing 'GNU' (new) standards compared to
older and established standards.  Many of the newer standards fly in
the face of good design and throw-out previous 'best-practices' standards
for no other reason than to follow new standards that are not justifiable
based on user-utility nor sound computer science.

L. Walsh