Bug 7268

Summary:	portage-2.0.32 doesn't install documentation
Product:	Portage Development	Reporter:	Phil Bordelon (sunflare) <phil>
Component:	Unclassified	Assignee:	Daniel Robbins (RETIRED) <drobbins>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	major
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Phil Bordelon (sunflare) 2002-08-30 08:04:53 UTC

The new ebuild of portage does not install the documentation.  When you do an
emerge clean afterwards, all of the man pages disappear since they are no longer
'pertinent' according to portage.  This is definitely something that should be
fixed before 1.4's release--else we don't have a fairly important set of doc for
the release.

Comment 1 Phil Bordelon (sunflare) 2002-08-30 08:05:25 UTC

cc'ing drobbins.

Comment 2 Nicholas Wourms 2002-08-30 09:16:42 UTC

Yes it does install the manpages, however earlier portages were installing them
into /usr/share/man/man0 or /usr/share/man/man.  2.0.32 emerges fine (installing
docs in the correct place) using portage 2.0.31, so I recommend you re-emerge
portage and your problem should be solved.

Comment 3 Phil Bordelon (sunflare) 2002-08-30 09:25:05 UTC

Fascinating.  That did fix the problem, but . . . why do I have to do it
/twice?/  I've encountered a few issues like this (for example, flac only builds
the XMMS plugin when you build it the /second/ time, not the first), and they
strike me as bizarre.  The .28 -> .32 bump lost the manpages, but reemerging .32
gains them back.  Very bizarre, and definitely still an issue for upgrading. 
I'm downgrading the severity of the bug, but leaving it open.

Comment 4 Daniel Robbins (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-08-30 20:50:04 UTC

This was due to a doman bug; closing....