Обсуждение: Small subset of man pages available after install from Redhat-compatible repo

I followed the instructions from here: https://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/redhat/ to install version 15 on OL
8.8,with some additions:
 

postgresql15-libs-15.3-2PGDG.rhel8.x86_64
postgresql15-pltcl-15.3-2PGDG.rhel8.x86_64
postgresql15-15.3-2PGDG.rhel8.x86_64
postgresql15-docs-15.3-2PGDG.rhel8.x86_64
postgresql15-server-15.3-2PGDG.rhel8.x86_64

Then running “man initdb” returns “No manual entry for initdb” but the manpage exists here:
/usr/pgsql-15/share/man/man1

I was expecting all of the man pages provided in the RPM packages to be available without having to provide the full
path.Is this a bug in packaging or is my expectation incorrect?
 

Linus

Please access the attached hyperlink for Highstreet’s electronic communications disclaimer:
http://www.highstreetit.com/Email_Disclaimer.htm

On Wed, 2023-06-21 at 21:16 +0000, Linus Hicks wrote:
> I followed the instructions from here: https://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/redhat/ to install version 15 on OL
8.8,with some additions: 
>
> postgresql15-libs-15.3-2PGDG.rhel8.x86_64
> postgresql15-pltcl-15.3-2PGDG.rhel8.x86_64
> postgresql15-15.3-2PGDG.rhel8.x86_64
> postgresql15-docs-15.3-2PGDG.rhel8.x86_64
> postgresql15-server-15.3-2PGDG.rhel8.x86_64
>
> Then running “man initdb” returns “No manual entry for initdb” but the manpage exists here:
/usr/pgsql-15/share/man/man1
>
> I was expecting all of the man pages provided in the RPM packages to be available without having to provide the full
path.
> Is this a bug in packaging or is my expectation incorrect?

Everything is fine.  Just put /usr/pgsql-15/share/man on your MANPATH.

Yours,
Laurenz Albe