void-linux
feature request: update man db after each install/remove
This is a proposal to update man database (either by running makewhatis or otherwise) after each package install or removal, similar to what aptitude does. The reason for this is that it's annoying to run makewhatis after each install when I need to search between existing man entries and I simply can't imagine a use case when you would want already removed man entries to show up in your results.
I am not sure about the best way to implement this, which is why I haven't opened a PR, but it could be something as trivial as adding (that was a really bad idea)system("makewhatis") in all cases where package list is actually modified (if install/remove is successful).
Any feedback is welcome.
I guess implementation is what defines where this wish goes. This could possibly be a part of xbps-triggers, in which case it would go in void-packages, or it could be implemented once we have hooks, which is what I would prefer, I think, and in which case I guess it could sit here. This action, however, definitely doesn't fit as something hard coded into the package manager.
You are completely right that it shouldn't be hard-coded, I kinda forgot about xbps-triggers when writing the post 😅
The other complicated thing is how this works with alternate root directories.
