GNU bug report logs - #3717
M-x man completion

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: jidanni <at> jidanni.org

Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:55:04 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Merged with 4056

Found in version 1:20100118-1

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #102 received at 3717 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Kevin Ryde <user42 <at> zip.com.au>
Cc: 3717 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#3717: M-x man completion
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:20:25 +0200

> From: Kevin Ryde <user42 <at> zip.com.au>
> Cc: 3717 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
> Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:53:28 +1100
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> >
> > This needs to deal with versions of `man' that don't support the -k
> > switch.
> 
> Is the "apropos" program better?

It could be, but it also isn't universally available, especially if
you are on a non-Posix platform.

Ideally, `man' should test what's available, like `grep' does, and if
nothing is, simply not provide this feature.
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