oxidecomputer / oxidecomputer/helios
`whatis` is not at the expected place
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Description
ry@masaka:~$ man -k "ctfconvert"
/opt/ooce/share/man/whatis: No such file or directory
a workaround is
ry@masaka:~$ pfexec ln -s /usr/bin/whatis /opt/ooce/share/man/whatis
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the man -k "ctfconvert" command and inspect the reported /opt/ooce/share/man/whatis path alongside /usr/bin/whatis. The work is done when the command no longer reports the missing file without relying on the documented pfexec ln -s workaround.
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Assessment
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100