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

[Mathieu Lirzin]

Hi,

Linda Walsh <bash@tlinx.org> writes:

> Mathieu Lirzin wrote:
>> Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> writes:
>>> 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]
> ---
>       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.

The GNU standards were mentioned only because Bash is a GNU package.  I
wasn't implying that they are higher standards or anything like that.  I
was just reminding that within the GNU project, an info manual is
mandatory and man pages are only optional (not the other way).

--
Mathieu Lirzin