Re: Adopting users(7) and groups(7) manpages from NetBSD

On Sat, 6 Dec 2025 08:52:55 -0800
Maxim Konovalov <maxim.konovalov@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Artem,
> 
> [...]
> >> P.S. Maybe you have some suggestions or ideas for new users(7) and groups(7) to
> >> be implemented?  I also would be happy to get some tips on how to port these
> >> pages into FreeBSD better (I have some experience with contributing to FreeBSD
> >> manpages, but not that much).
> >>
> >> Thank you,
> >> Artem.
> > 
> > I also want to ask commiters (or active manpage contributors): say if I
> > have a new manpage for groups(7) and now I want to mention it (in 'See also'
> > section) in several other related pages.  Should these changes to other manpages
> > be included in the commit that introduces the groups(7) itself or should it be
> > a set of individual independent patches for each page?
> 
> In my opinion, it doesn't really matter much.
> 
> Personally, I'd make a commit (or a patch, or change) for the man page
> itself and another one for .Xrs.
> 
> Maxim
> 
> -- 
> Maxim Konovalov

Thanks Maxim!  Shall I bump the document date (.Dd) for each manpage I
added .Xr for groups(7) to?  What are the common rules for bumping .Dd in
general?  Should it be a considerably large change (e.g. documenting a new
utility argument) or every single change that affects this file?