From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.1 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24,DMARC_NONE, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from madzig.bitstream.net ([216.243.132.100]) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.30 #1) id 15fl9G-0001yN-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Sat, 08 Sep 2001 10:40:03 -0600 Received: (from insyte@localhost) by madzig.bitstream.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) id KAA03904 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Sat, 8 Sep 2001 10:29:15 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: madzig.bitstream.net: insyte set sender to insyte@emt-p.org using -f From: Ben Beuchler To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Message-ID: <20010908102914.C3885@emt-p.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.10i Subject: [gentoo-dev] Weird characters in man pages Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Sat Sep 8 10:41:01 2001 X-Original-Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2001 10:29:15 -0500 X-Archives-Salt: 3b635bad-915e-4092-8287-5340a23416be X-Archives-Hash: 111329ded309084c9012dee91288bfda While talking to some people (chouser) on #gentoo last night, I realized that I wasn't the only one seeing weird characters wherever a hyphen was supposed to appear in a man page. After a bit of research we found that setting LESSCHARSET=latin1 fixes the problem. Perhaps this should be in the baselayout /etc/profile? -Ben -- Ben Beuchler There is no spoon. insyte@emt-p.org -- The Matrix