docs/84646: terminfo(5) manpage confuses man program.

[Warren Block]

The following reply was made to PR docs/84646; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Warren Block <wblock at wonkity.com>
To: "Gary W. Swearingen" <garys at opusnet.com>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit at freebsd.org, freebsd-doc at freebsd.org
Subject: Re: docs/84646: terminfo(5) manpage confuses man program.
Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 12:01:04 -0600 (MDT)

 On Sun, 7 Aug 2005, Gary W. Swearingen wrote:
 
 >
 >> Number:         84646
 >> Category:       docs
 >> Synopsis:       terminfo(5) manpage confuses man program.
 >> Confidential:   no
 >> Severity:       non-critical
 >> Priority:       low
 >> Responsible:    freebsd-doc
 >> State:          open
 >> Quarter:
 >> Keywords:
 >> Date-Required:
 >> Class:          doc-bug
 >> Submitter-Id:   current-users
 >> Arrival-Date:   Sun Aug 07 14:50:16 GMT 2005
 >> Closed-Date:
 >> Last-Modified:
 >> Originator:     Gary W. Swearingen
 >> Release:        FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE i386
 >> Organization:
 > none
 >> Environment:
 > n/a
 >> Description:
 >
 > (Hoping this isn't a "man" bug.)
 >
 > This command:
 >    (unset PAGER; /usr/bin/man 5 terminfo)
 > produces VERY many error message starting with:
 >
 > /usr/bin/tbl:<standard input>:155: excess data entry `-' discarded
 
 See 80871.  It's been fixed in a later version of terminfo, but that 
 might also imply bringing in a later version of ncurses.  There may be a 
 reason not to do that; don't know.
 
 -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA