MySQL Bugs: #2270: Substitute paths in mysql manpage

Bug #2270	Substitute paths in mysql manpage
Submitted:	3 Jan 2004 12:07	Modified:	21 Jan 2004 3:37
Reporter:	Christian Hammers (Silver Quality Contributor) (OCA)	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Server: Documentation	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	all	OS:	Linux (Debian GNU/Linux)
Assigned to:	Lenz Grimmer	CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
(reference http://bugs.debian.org/223812)

The man page of mysql (man mysql) lists under the FILES section:
> FILES
>       /depot/bin/mysql        executable
>       /depot/bin/mysqld       executable
>       /depot/bin/safe_mysqld
>                               executable shell script for starting
>                               mysqld safely
>       /site/var/mysql/data    location of database files

this could be automatically replaced by the correct paths

> FILES
>       /usr/bin/mysql          executable
>       /usr/sbin/mysqld        executable
>       /usr/bin/safe_mysqld
>                               executable shell script for starting
>                               mysqld safely
>       /var/lib/mysql          location of database files

How to repeat:
man mysql

OK, I have now overhauled the man page building process a bit and these
hard-coded values will now be replaced at build time. A patch has been
sent in for review. It it will be accepted, it will be pushed into the 4.0
BK tree.

Now pushed into the 4.0 tree (so it will be part of 4.0.18 and up): 
 
ChangeSet@1.1685.1.1, 2004-01-20 17:14:02+01:00, lenz@mysql.com 
  What started as an attempt to fix BUG#2270 (Substitute paths in mysql 
  manpage) turned out as a major overhaul of all man pages: 
 
   - renamed all *.1 files to *.1.in to act as templates which are being 
     processed at build time 
   - replaced some hard-coded values with place holder that are being 
     replaced with the proper values at build time 
   - Updated list of available man pages in the SEE ALSO section and added a 
     hint to the manual for more details 
   - Added a BUGS section to all pages, referring to the bugs DB 
   - Updated some obsolete URLs and mail addresses 
 
  The actual content of these man pages should probably be cross-checked for 
  correctness, though...