Re^11: SNMPTT error

Why?
The man link uses the FreeBSD man page link. I use FreeBSD. So I reasonably feel inclined to think the results would be likewise. If PerlMonks wants to create a man page short cut to FreeBSD. Why shouldn't I think it wouldn't be for the *BSD family of Operating Systems?

Isn't it a bit unnatural/counter intuitive to think otherwise? Why should I assume that a link to FreeBSD should return man pages for Linux? I didn't point to /man/?rehash&operating-system=Linux. You can see my point, can't you?

It's a bit like typing
% perl
and expecting to get
% telnet

Oh well. I tried.

Best wishes.

--Chris

#!/usr/bin/perl -Tw
use Perl::Always or die;
my $perl_version = (5.12.5);
print $perl_version;

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Re^12: SNMPTT error by marto (Cardinal) on Dec 03, 2013 at 16:48 UTC
"The man link uses the FreeBSD man page link." Umm: "http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=rehash&manpath=SuSE+Linux/i386+11.3 "Why should I assume that a link to FreeBSD should return man pages for Linux?" Why assume anything when a mouseover/view source will remove all doubt? Why ignore the issue when someone has pointed it out? Your other assumptions include that OP is using a system where rehash exists. Qutie a needlessly complex set of system specific steps you've advised to determine if `/usr/share/snmp/snmp_perl_trapd.pl` exists. Update: It's considered poor form not to mark updates to posts accordingly, given how the impact context of responses. See How do I post a question effectively?.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^13: SNMPTT error by taint (Chaplain) on Dec 03, 2013 at 16:54 UTC
Indeed. You're correct. A MouseOver would indicate that the PerlMonks man shortcut is counter intuitive. I'll use something more intuitive, and sensible in the future. Thank you, marto. This has turned out to be an enlightening dialog -- seriously. Best wishes. --Chris #!/usr/bin/perl -Tw use Perl::Always or die; my $perl_version = (5.12.5); print $perl_version;	[reply]