git os x installer doesn't install the man pages

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. download the 1.7.7 installer
2. mount the .dmg
3. run git-1.7.7-intel-universal-snow-leopard.pkg installer file
4. use the FIle -> Show Files command to show the files installed by the 
installer.

5. (optional) run the installer and type "man git" in terminal - no man page 
found.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

I expect to see that the installer installs the man files for git!
I see only a man file for Git a perl interface to the git system.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?

git 1.7.7

Mac OS X 10.7.2 (latest).

Please provide any additional information below.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by haik...@gmail.com on 9 Nov 2011 at 3:19

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It does install the man pages (I'm quite certain of it). Maybe your manpath 
isn't being set? Do you see the pages in /usr/local/git/man ?

Original comment by timchar...@gmail.com on 9 Nov 2011 at 5:08

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Well, you may be quite certain of it, but in fact the current installer does 
not install the git man pages.  Further, if it did, they would probably be in 
/usr/local/git/share/man/  not the  /usr/local/git/man   you mention (though 
they aren't there either, fwiw).  

Here is a list of the files the current installer contains as reported by the 
pkgutils command line tool.  As you can see, the only man file installed is the 
one I noted in my report, the one for Git the perl interface to git.  I suspect 
you are building from source and that the build installs the man pages as part 
of the build and that this is causing confusion.


$ pkgutil --payload-files /Volumes/Git\ 1.7.7\ Snow\ Leopard\ Intel\ 
Universal/git-1.7.7-intel-universal-snow-leopard.pkg 
.
./bin
./bin/git
./bin/git-cvsserver
./bin/git-receive-pack
./bin/git-shell
./bin/git-upload-archive
./bin/git-upload-pack
./bin/gitk
./contrib
./contrib/completion
./contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
./lib
./lib/perl5
./lib/perl5/site_perl
./lib/perl5/site_perl/5.12.3
./lib/perl5/site_perl/5.12.3/darwin-thread-multi-2level
./lib/perl5/site_perl/5.12.3/darwin-thread-multi-2level/auto
./lib/perl5/site_perl/5.12.3/darwin-thread-multi-2level/auto/Git
./lib/perl5/site_perl/5.12.3/darwin-thread-multi-2level/auto/Git/.packlist
./lib/perl5/site_perl/Error.pm
./lib/perl5/site_perl/Git.pm
./lib/python2.7
./lib/python2.7/site-packages
./lib/python2.7/site-packages/git_remote_helpers
./lib/python2.7/site-packages/git_remote_helpers/__init__.py
./lib/python2.7/site-packages/git_remote_helpers/__init__.pyc
./lib/python2.7/site-packages/git_remote_helpers/git
./lib/python2.7/site-packages/git_remote_helpers/git/__init__.py
./lib/python2.7/site-packages/git_remote_helpers/git/__init__.pyc
./lib/python2.7/site-packages/git_remote_helpers/git/exporter.py
./lib/python2.7/site-packages/git_remote_helpers/git/exporter.pyc
./lib/python2.7/site-packages/git_remote_helpers/git/git.py
./lib/python2.7/site-packages/git_remote_helpers/git/git.pyc
./lib/python2.7/site-packages/git_remote_helpers/git/importer.py
./lib/python2.7/site-packages/git_remote_helpers/git/importer.pyc
./lib/python2.7/site-packages/git_remote_helpers/git/non_local.py
./lib/python2.7/site-packages/git_remote_helpers/git/non_local.pyc
./lib/python2.7/site-packages/git_remote_helpers/git/repo.py
./lib/python2.7/site-packages/git_remote_helpers/git/repo.pyc
./lib/python2.7/site-packages/git_remote_helpers/util.py
./lib/python2.7/site-packages/git_remote_helpers/util.pyc
./lib/python2.7/site-packages/git_remote_helpers-0.1.0-py2.7.egg-info
./libexec
./libexec/git-core
./libexec/git-core/git
./libexec/git-core/git-add
./libexec/git-core/git-add--interactive
./libexec/git-core/git-am
./libexec/git-core/git-annotate
./libexec/git-core/git-apply
./libexec/git-core/git-archimport
./libexec/git-core/git-archive
./libexec/git-core/git-bisect
./libexec/git-core/git-bisect--helper
./libexec/git-core/git-blame
./libexec/git-core/git-branch
./libexec/git-core/git-bundle
./libexec/git-core/git-cat-file
./libexec/git-core/git-check-attr
./libexec/git-core/git-check-ref-format
./libexec/git-core/git-checkout
./libexec/git-core/git-checkout-index
./libexec/git-core/git-cherry
./libexec/git-core/git-cherry-pick
./libexec/git-core/git-citool
./libexec/git-core/git-clean
./libexec/git-core/git-clone
./libexec/git-core/git-commit
./libexec/git-core/git-commit-tree
./libexec/git-core/git-config
./libexec/git-core/git-count-objects
./libexec/git-core/git-cvsexportcommit
./libexec/git-core/git-cvsimport
./libexec/git-core/git-cvsserver
./libexec/git-core/git-daemon
./libexec/git-core/git-describe
./libexec/git-core/git-diff
./libexec/git-core/git-diff-files
./libexec/git-core/git-diff-index
./libexec/git-core/git-diff-tree
./libexec/git-core/git-difftool
./libexec/git-core/git-difftool--helper
./libexec/git-core/git-fast-export
./libexec/git-core/git-fast-import
./libexec/git-core/git-fetch
./libexec/git-core/git-fetch-pack
./libexec/git-core/git-filter-branch
./libexec/git-core/git-fmt-merge-msg
./libexec/git-core/git-for-each-ref
./libexec/git-core/git-format-patch
./libexec/git-core/git-fsck
./libexec/git-core/git-fsck-objects
./libexec/git-core/git-gc
./libexec/git-core/git-get-tar-commit-id
./libexec/git-core/git-grep
./libexec/git-core/git-gui
./libexec/git-core/git-gui--askpass
./libexec/git-core/git-hash-object
./libexec/git-core/git-help
./libexec/git-core/git-http-backend
./libexec/git-core/git-http-fetch
./libexec/git-core/git-http-push
./libexec/git-core/git-imap-send
./libexec/git-core/git-index-pack
./libexec/git-core/git-init
./libexec/git-core/git-init-db
./libexec/git-core/git-instaweb
./libexec/git-core/git-log
./libexec/git-core/git-lost-found
./libexec/git-core/git-ls-files
./libexec/git-core/git-ls-remote
./libexec/git-core/git-ls-tree
./libexec/git-core/git-mailinfo
./libexec/git-core/git-mailsplit
./libexec/git-core/git-merge
./libexec/git-core/git-merge-base
./libexec/git-core/git-merge-file
./libexec/git-core/git-merge-index
./libexec/git-core/git-merge-octopus
./libexec/git-core/git-merge-one-file
./libexec/git-core/git-merge-ours
./libexec/git-core/git-merge-recursive
./libexec/git-core/git-merge-resolve
./libexec/git-core/git-merge-subtree
./libexec/git-core/git-merge-tree
./libexec/git-core/git-mergetool
./libexec/git-core/git-mergetool--lib
./libexec/git-core/git-mktag
./libexec/git-core/git-mktree
./libexec/git-core/git-mv
./libexec/git-core/git-name-rev
./libexec/git-core/git-notes
./libexec/git-core/git-pack-objects
./libexec/git-core/git-pack-redundant
./libexec/git-core/git-pack-refs
./libexec/git-core/git-parse-remote
./libexec/git-core/git-patch-id
./libexec/git-core/git-peek-remote
./libexec/git-core/git-prune
./libexec/git-core/git-prune-packed
./libexec/git-core/git-pull
./libexec/git-core/git-push
./libexec/git-core/git-quiltimport
./libexec/git-core/git-read-tree
./libexec/git-core/git-rebase
./libexec/git-core/git-rebase--am
./libexec/git-core/git-rebase--interactive
./libexec/git-core/git-rebase--merge
./libexec/git-core/git-receive-pack
./libexec/git-core/git-reflog
./libexec/git-core/git-relink
./libexec/git-core/git-remote
./libexec/git-core/git-remote-ext
./libexec/git-core/git-remote-fd
./libexec/git-core/git-remote-ftp
./libexec/git-core/git-remote-ftps
./libexec/git-core/git-remote-http
./libexec/git-core/git-remote-https
./libexec/git-core/git-remote-testgit
./libexec/git-core/git-repack
./libexec/git-core/git-replace
./libexec/git-core/git-repo-config
./libexec/git-core/git-request-pull
./libexec/git-core/git-rerere
./libexec/git-core/git-reset
./libexec/git-core/git-rev-list
./libexec/git-core/git-rev-parse
./libexec/git-core/git-revert
./libexec/git-core/git-rm
./libexec/git-core/git-send-email
./libexec/git-core/git-send-pack
./libexec/git-core/git-sh-i18n
./libexec/git-core/git-sh-i18n--envsubst
./libexec/git-core/git-sh-setup
./libexec/git-core/git-shell
./libexec/git-core/git-shortlog
./libexec/git-core/git-show
./libexec/git-core/git-show-branch
./libexec/git-core/git-show-index
./libexec/git-core/git-show-ref
./libexec/git-core/git-stage
./libexec/git-core/git-stash
./libexec/git-core/git-status
./libexec/git-core/git-stripspace
./libexec/git-core/git-submodule
./libexec/git-core/git-svn
./libexec/git-core/git-symbolic-ref
./libexec/git-core/git-tag
./libexec/git-core/git-tar-tree
./libexec/git-core/git-unpack-file
./libexec/git-core/git-unpack-objects
./libexec/git-core/git-update-index
./libexec/git-core/git-update-ref
./libexec/git-core/git-update-server-info
./libexec/git-core/git-upload-archive
./libexec/git-core/git-upload-pack
./libexec/git-core/git-var
./libexec/git-core/git-verify-pack
./libexec/git-core/git-verify-tag
./libexec/git-core/git-web--browse
./libexec/git-core/git-whatchanged
./libexec/git-core/git-write-tree
./libexec/git-core/mergetools
./libexec/git-core/mergetools/araxis
./libexec/git-core/mergetools/bc3
./libexec/git-core/mergetools/defaults
./libexec/git-core/mergetools/diffuse
./libexec/git-core/mergetools/ecmerge
./libexec/git-core/mergetools/emerge
./libexec/git-core/mergetools/kdiff3
./libexec/git-core/mergetools/kompare
./libexec/git-core/mergetools/meld
./libexec/git-core/mergetools/opendiff
./libexec/git-core/mergetools/p4merge
./libexec/git-core/mergetools/tkdiff
./libexec/git-core/mergetools/tortoisemerge
./libexec/git-core/mergetools/vim
./libexec/git-core/mergetools/xxdiff
./Library
./Library/Perl
./Library/Perl/Updates
./Library/Perl/Updates/5.12.3
./Library/Perl/Updates/5.12.3/darwin-thread-multi-2level
./Library/Perl/Updates/5.12.3/darwin-thread-multi-2level/perllocal.pod
./share
./share/git-core
./share/git-core/templates
./share/git-core/templates/branches
./share/git-core/templates/description
./share/git-core/templates/hooks
./share/git-core/templates/hooks/applypatch-msg.sample
./share/git-core/templates/hooks/commit-msg.sample
./share/git-core/templates/hooks/post-update.sample
./share/git-core/templates/hooks/pre-applypatch.sample
./share/git-core/templates/hooks/pre-commit.sample
./share/git-core/templates/hooks/pre-rebase.sample
./share/git-core/templates/hooks/prepare-commit-msg.sample
./share/git-core/templates/hooks/update.sample
./share/git-core/templates/info
./share/git-core/templates/info/exclude
./share/git-gui
./share/git-gui/lib
./share/git-gui/lib/about.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/blame.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/branch.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/branch_checkout.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/branch_create.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/branch_delete.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/branch_rename.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/browser.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/checkout_op.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/choose_font.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/choose_repository.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/choose_rev.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/class.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/commit.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/console.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/database.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/date.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/diff.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/encoding.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/error.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/Git Gui.app
./share/git-gui/lib/Git Gui.app/Contents
./share/git-gui/lib/Git Gui.app/Contents/Info.plist
./share/git-gui/lib/Git Gui.app/Contents/MacOS
./share/git-gui/lib/Git Gui.app/Contents/MacOS/Wish
./share/git-gui/lib/Git Gui.app/Contents/Resources
./share/git-gui/lib/Git Gui.app/Contents/Resources/git-gui.icns
./share/git-gui/lib/Git Gui.app/Contents/Resources/Scripts
./share/git-gui/lib/Git Gui.app/Contents/Resources/Scripts/AppMain.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/git-gui.ico
./share/git-gui/lib/git-gui.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/index.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/logo.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/merge.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/mergetool.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/msgs
./share/git-gui/lib/msgs/de.msg
./share/git-gui/lib/msgs/el.msg
./share/git-gui/lib/msgs/fr.msg
./share/git-gui/lib/msgs/hu.msg
./share/git-gui/lib/msgs/it.msg
./share/git-gui/lib/msgs/ja.msg
./share/git-gui/lib/msgs/nb.msg
./share/git-gui/lib/msgs/pt_br.msg
./share/git-gui/lib/msgs/ru.msg
./share/git-gui/lib/msgs/sv.msg
./share/git-gui/lib/msgs/zh_cn.msg
./share/git-gui/lib/option.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/remote.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/remote_add.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/remote_branch_delete.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/search.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/shortcut.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/spellcheck.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/sshkey.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/status_bar.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/tclIndex
./share/git-gui/lib/themed.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/tools.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/tools_dlg.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/transport.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/win32.tcl
./share/git-gui/lib/win32_shortcut.js
./share/gitk
./share/gitk/lib
./share/gitk/lib/msgs
./share/gitk/lib/msgs/de.msg
./share/gitk/lib/msgs/es.msg
./share/gitk/lib/msgs/fr.msg
./share/gitk/lib/msgs/hu.msg
./share/gitk/lib/msgs/it.msg
./share/gitk/lib/msgs/ja.msg
./share/gitk/lib/msgs/pt_br.msg
./share/gitk/lib/msgs/ru.msg
./share/gitk/lib/msgs/sv.msg
./share/gitweb
./share/gitweb/gitweb.cgi
./share/gitweb/static
./share/gitweb/static/git-favicon.png
./share/gitweb/static/git-logo.png
./share/gitweb/static/gitweb.css
./share/gitweb/static/gitweb.js
./share/man
./share/man/man3
./share/man/man3/Git.3pm
.
./manpaths.d
./manpaths.d/git
./paths.d
./paths.d/git


cheers.

Original comment by haik...@gmail.com on 9 Nov 2011 at 5:19

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Well, that's certainly a problem! I didn't have my computer at hand when 
responding so didn't check myself. We'll get this fixed here...

Original comment by timchar...@gmail.com on 9 Nov 2011 at 5:23

• Changed state: Accepted

[GoogleCodeExporter]

cool. thanks.

Original comment by haik...@gmail.com on 9 Nov 2011 at 6:38

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I just spent 2 hours figuring out how to find and install the man pages. Not 
fun.

On the bright side: I just learned how to add/enable man pages from the command 
line.

Original comment by danny_jo...@yahoo.co.uk on 17 Nov 2011 at 7:17

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They're back in the latest release.

Original comment by timchar...@gmail.com on 17 Nov 2011 at 7:54

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Original comment by timchar...@gmail.com on 17 Nov 2011 at 7:55

• Changed state: Fixed

[GoogleCodeExporter]

You mean now? Because I tried to re-install git two hours ago and it didn't 
include them. Maybe I didn't correctly uninstall the previous install?

Original comment by danny_jo...@yahoo.co.uk on 17 Nov 2011 at 7:57

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Yes, just now. 1.7.7.3 release. Sorry.

Original comment by timchar...@gmail.com on 17 Nov 2011 at 8:01

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Cool - thanks ! :)

Original comment by danny_jo...@yahoo.co.uk on 17 Nov 2011 at 8:04