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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/man.el b/lisp/man.el index 28c71ba1e06..f18e2f50b7c 100644 --- a/lisp/man.el +++ b/lisp/man.el @@ -583,10 +583,11 @@ Otherwise, the value is whatever the function "/bin/sh")) (defun Man-header-file-path () - "Return the C header file search path that Man uses. + "Return the C header file search path that Man should use. Normally, this is the value of the user option `Man-header-file-path', -but when the man page is retrieved from a remote system this -function tries to find the C header path on that system." +but when the man page is formatted on a remote system (see +`Man-support-remote-systems'), this function tries to figure out the +list of directories where the remote system has the C header files." (let ((remote-id (file-remote-p default-directory))) (if (null remote-id) ;; The local case. @@ -1091,7 +1092,7 @@ to auto-complete your input based on the installed manual pages. If `default-directory' is remote, and `Man-support-remote-systems' is non-nil, this command formats the man page on the remote system. A prefix argument reverses the value of `Man-support-remote-systems' -for the current call." +for the current invocation." (interactive (list (let* ((default-entry (Man-default-man-entry)) |