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Move code related to NIX_MAN_DIR from libstore to nix-cli

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This is a prerequisite to properly fixing man-pages once and
for all [1]. Note that this patch leaves manpages for legacy
commands in a borked state, pending the movement of manpages from
nix-manual to nix-cli [2].

[1]: https://www.github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/12382
[2]: https://www.github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/12382#issuecomment-2663782043
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Sergei Zimmerman 2025-02-18 01:57:33 +03:00
parent 1f688d62d7
commit b1a38b3efe
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src/libmain/shared.cc
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@ -315,20 +315,6 @@ void printVersion(const std::string & programName)
throw Exit();
}
void showManPage(const std::string & name)
{
restoreProcessContext();
setEnv("MANPATH", settings.nixManDir.c_str());
execlp("man", "man", name.c_str(), nullptr);
if (errno == ENOENT) {
// Not SysError because we don't want to suffix the errno, aka No such file or directory.
throw Error("The '%1%' command was not found, but it is needed for '%2%' and some other '%3%' commands' help text. Perhaps you could install the '%1%' command?", "man", name.c_str(), "nix-*");
}
throw SysError("command 'man %1%' failed", name.c_str());
}
int handleExceptions(const std::string & programName, std::function<void()> fun)
{
ReceiveInterrupts receiveInterrupts; // FIXME: need better place for this