From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] Makefile: fix temporary file handling and improve check-groff-warnings Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 13:51:32 +0100 Message-ID: <5714D854.3010404@gmail.com> References: <20160414010434.1a7bdcfc.alex.miller@gmx.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20160414010434.1a7bdcfc.alex.miller-Mmb7MZpHnFY@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-man-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: Alexander Miller Cc: mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-man@vger.kernel.org Hello Alex, On 04/14/2016 12:04 AM, Alexander Miller wrote: > Hello Michael, > > a while ago I noticed that every time make is run a new empty file > would be created in /tmp. This has been annoying me since, so I > decided to have a look. > > The first patch fixes this problem; the file is crated only for > "make check-groff-warnings" where it is needed. > While at it, I improved various bits for that target (in patch 2). > Finally, the last 2 patches are purely cosmetic trivial changes. I've applied all 4 patches. Thanks! > I also noticed that check-groff-warnings works only with man-db. > I happened to test it on a box with plain man and got a usage > error for every man page. I haven't included a patch to silence > these errors, since the old man has no equivalent for the --warnings > option, and so I think it doesn't make sense to support it, you'd > get the default warnings only. But if you like, I can provide a > patch. Best not to worry about it, I'd say. Cheers, Michael > --- > Alexander Miller (4): > Makefile: Don't leave $(GROFF_LOG) files behind > Makefile: Improve recipe for "check-groff-warnings" target > Makefile: wsfix (trailing space) > Makefile: Remove line continuation at end of "install" recipe > > Makefile | 18 +++++++++--------- > 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) > -- Michael Kerrisk Linux man-pages maintainer; http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/ Linux/UNIX System Programming Training: http://man7.org/training/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html