[CTDB] Missing manpages

[Andreas Schneider]

On Thursday 11 February 2016 12:43:33 Andreas Schneider wrote:
> On Thursday 11 February 2016 22:19:52 Martin Schwenke wrote:
> > Hi Andreas,
> > 
> > Thanks for noticing this...
> > 
> > On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:21:09 +0100, Andreas Schneider
> > 
> > <asn at samba.org> wrote:
> > > we do not have manpages for:
> > > 
> > > ctdb-tests.i686: W: no-manual-page-for-binary ctdb_run_cluster_tests
> > > ctdb-tests.i686: W: no-manual-page-for-binary ctdb_run_tests
> > 
> > These aren't for general consumption, they run the CTDB test suite.
> > Can we assume that someone who wants to run the test suite can run then
> > with the --help option?  :-)
> > 
> > Otherwise we need to find time to do this...
> > 
> > > ctdb.x86_64: W: no-manual-page-for-binary ctdb_diagnostics
> > 
> > We have a pending to-do to either take a patch posted to the list back
> > on 2015-10-10 or consider not installing ctdb_diagnostics.  Some of the
> > output is useful, some not.  It is something we need to take the time
> > to revisit.  For now I guess we should just grab Martijn's manpage and
> > use it.
> > 
> > > ctdb.x86_64: W: no-manual-page-for-binary ctdb_natgw
> > > ctdb.x86_64: W: no-manual-page-for-binary ctdb_lock_helper
> > > ctdb.x86_64: W: no-manual-page-for-binary ctdb_recovery_helper
> > > ctdb.x86_64: W: no-manual-page-for-binary smnotify
> > > ctdb.x86_64: W: no-manual-page-for-binary ctdb_event_helper
> > 
> > None of these are invoked directly.  They are internal helpers.  Right
> > now they get installed into /usr/bin/ but we should move them
> > somewhere, like /usr/libexec/ctdb/.  We just need time to research the
> > modern place to put these sorts of things and to do the job properly.
> 
> I would prefer /usr/libexec/ctdb/ and the libexec directory should be
> changeable via a configure option.
> 
> The tools at Red Hat expect a manpage for every binary in /usr/bin

It would be great if you have time and do this change else I will propose it 
next week.

I just want to make sure we have manpages for all user binaries.


Cheers,


	-- andreas

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