Re: 64bit: man misconfigured

[Thomas Wolff <towo@towo.net>]

Am 01.04.2013 14:03, schrieb Andy Koppe:
> On 30 March 2013 11:17, Thomas Wolff wrote:
> > Due to changed /etc/man.conf, man64 uses escape sequences for bold display
> > while man32 uses backspace combinations.
> Backspace combinations?
The traditional Unix way to indicate bold, by explicit "overprinting", 
like B^HBO^HOL^HLD^HD.
Compare man ls > ls.man.out with 32/64 bit versions.

> > However, the escape sequences are not by default interpreted by less (less
> > -r would work),
> > so that PAGER=less man ... produces garbage display.
> The 32-bit /etc/man.conf has this:
>
> PAGER           /usr/bin/less -isrR
>
> Whereas the 64-bit one has this:
>
> PAGER           /bin/less -is
>
> As Thomas alludes to, the -r option tells 'less' to pass escape
> characters through to the terminal rather than turn them into a
> highlighted "ESC".
>
> The 32-bit man sources have a source patch that contains the
> following, so I guess that hasn't been applied in the 64-bit version.
>
> -DEFAULTLESSOPT="-is"
> +DEFAULTLESSOPT="-isrR"
>
> Andy