Re: [Tails-dev] [review'n'merge:1.4.1] bugfix/9417-no-var-ca…

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Assumpte: Re: [Tails-dev] [review'n'merge:1.4.1] bugfix/9417-no-var-cache-man
On 05/20/2015 08:45 AM, intrigeri wrote:
> Hi,
>
> commit f2fb13129cc9f566a1918acdc78db5d7cd4a6776
> Author: intrigeri <intrigeri@???>
> Date: Sun May 17 10:28:39 2015 +0000
>
>     Stop shipping /var/cache/man/* in the ISO.

>
>     Not only this directory needlessly takes room in ISO images, but it also makes
>     IUKs bigger than they could be: there are time-based variations in there.

>
>     Will-fix: #9417

>
> I've verified that man(1) still works fine with this change in.


Me too. :) I think the only thing one loses from removing the mandb
cache is the `man --appropos` functionality, and perhaps some
performance that is not noticeable by humans.

Merged!

Cheers!