Subject: Replace generic man(1) instructions with Debian-specific information. Indicate that the user needs to install the perl-doc package. --- pod/perl.pod | 30 +++++++----------------------- 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/pod/perl.pod b/pod/perl.pod index 939c683..134bb77 100644 --- a/pod/perl.pod +++ b/pod/perl.pod @@ -227,32 +227,16 @@ For ease of access, the Perl manual has been split up into several sections. perlwin32 Perl notes for Windows -By default, the manpages listed above are installed in the -F directory. +On Debian systems, you need to install the B package which +contains the majority of the standard Perl documentation and the +F program. -Extensive additional documentation for Perl modules is available. The -default configuration for perl will place this additional documentation -in the F directory (or else in the F -subdirectory of the Perl library directory). Some of this additional -documentation is distributed standard with Perl, but you'll also find -documentation for third-party modules there. +Extensive additional documentation for Perl modules is available, both +those distributed with Perl and third-party modules which are packaged +or locally installed. You should be able to view Perl's documentation with your man(1) -program by including the proper directories in the appropriate start-up -files, or in the MANPATH environment variable. To find out where the -configuration has installed the manpages, type: - - perl -V:man.dir - -If the directories have a common stem, such as F -and F, you need only to add that stem -(F) to your man(1) configuration files or your MANPATH -environment variable. If they do not share a stem, you'll have to add -both stems. - -If that doesn't work for some reason, you can still use the -supplied F script to view module information. You might -also look into getting a replacement man program. +program or perldoc(1). If something strange has gone wrong with your program and you're not sure where you should look for help, try the B<-w> switch first. It -- tg: (daf8b46..) debian/doc_info (depends on: upstream)