Re: [opensuse-packaging] susehelp... what it is?

Hello, On Mon, 27 Sep 2010, Cristian Morales Vega wrote:

2010/9/26 David Haller :

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On Sun, 26 Sep 2010, Cristian Morales Vega wrote:

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So... What susehelp is? How does it work? Are all packages with some kind of documentation supposed to install a file in %{_datadir}/susehelp/meta?

susehelp was/is the WUI (Web UI) Access to the installed documentation, look for "DOC_SERVER" and/or similar/related variables somewhere in /etc/sysconfig. It was/is supposed to provide an indexed, searchable WUI to the installed documentation.

"was/is supposed"?

I wasn't sure, if it's still there. Just looked. It is. And %{_datadir}/susehelp/meta/ looks like the right place. $ rpm -qif `which susehelp` The SuSE Help System centralizes all Linux documentation in a clear, structured manner with convenient search capabilities. For quick start, click on the lifesaver in the desktop panel. For configuration, use the KDE Control Center. For more information, have a look at /usr/share/doc/packages/susehelp/README. [..] Distribution: openSUSE 11.2 $

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c.f. (german): http://de.opensuse.org/SDB:Hilfe_zur_Selbsthilfe#Die_SuSE_Hilfe.2C_Rettung_n...

Google translation says something about a "life ring" :-)

The icon for the app is a 'life buoy' or 'livesaver'.

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(I don't want to boot the box with 11.2 to look that up now, I'll have a look tomorrow, when I next boot it).

Sorry, I didn't understood this part. What are you going to look at?

The box that has openSUSE 11.2 installed. My main box, where I wrote that is an (formerly) 6.2 system installed in '99 ;)

If Stellarium docs show in that "WUI"? Should I suppose it requires some kind of setup that you already have in a 11.2 machine?

It'd be best if you have a look at the susehelp package yourself. Basically, it sets up a virtual host in apache with some cgi-scripts (to index, search manpages, infopages, and various other documentation). And as you access that stuff via the Browser, I call that a "Web User Interface". HTH, -dnh -- Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+help@opensuse.org