mandb errors

Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. eoconnor25 at gmail.com
Mon Jun 30 01:15:09 UTC 2014


On 06/29/2014 05:04 PM, JD wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 10:41 PM, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. 
> <eoconnor25 at gmail.com <mailto:eoconnor25 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/man8'. Wait...mandb:
>     warning: /usr/share/man/man8/isdnctrl_conf.8.gz: whatis parse for
>     isdnctrl_conf(8) failedmandb: can't resolve
>     */usr/share/man/man8/btrfs-check.8.gz*: _Too many levels of
>     symbolic links
>
>     _I'm not sure, but I would think this part of the errors might
>     have something to do with it? Maybe cjeck that path to make sure
>     eveything is legit? And bear in mind I'm SO not a "Guru" in
>     Linux...so this is just a "guess" from my perspective, and then I
>     guess I would search the logs to see what's REALLY going on in there!
>
>
> ​The point is, I have had nothing to do with the man pages.
> They were installed by their respective packages.
> ​So, why these errors.
> THAT is what I am talking about.
>
>
>
I wonder if there's a way to update WITHOUT having the man pages come 
along for the ride as well?......hmm.....interesting.


EGO II
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