Re: docs/84646: terminfo(5) manpage confuses man program.

On Sun, 7 Aug 2005, Gary W. Swearingen wrote:

>
>> Number:         84646
>> Category:       docs
>> Synopsis:       terminfo(5) manpage confuses man program.
>> Confidential:   no
>> Severity:       non-critical
>> Priority:       low
>> Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>> State:          open
>> Quarter:
>> Keywords:
>> Date-Required:
>> Class:          doc-bug
>> Submitter-Id:   current-users
>> Arrival-Date:   Sun Aug 07 14:50:16 GMT 2005
>> Closed-Date:
>> Last-Modified:
>> Originator:     Gary W. Swearingen
>> Release:        FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE i386
>> Organization:
> none
>> Environment:
> n/a
>> Description:
>
> (Hoping this isn't a "man" bug.)
>
> This command:
>    (unset PAGER; /usr/bin/man 5 terminfo)
> produces VERY many error message starting with:
>
> /usr/bin/tbl:<standard input>:155: excess data entry `-' discarded

See 80871.  It's been fixed in a later version of terminfo, but that 
might also imply bringing in a later version of ncurses.  There may be a 
reason not to do that; don't know.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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