man-db 2.13.1 (Build 4376) - (STABLE)

man utility
Version: 2.13.1
Test Status: Blue (52 tests pass out of 53 tests - 98.11% success rate)
Runtime Dependencies: groff less libiconv meta ncurses
Build Dependencies: autoconf automake check_clang coreutils curl curl:bin diffutils gettext git:bin grep groff gzip jq:bin less libgdbm libiconv libpipeline libtool m4 make ncurses perl sed sed:bin tar:bin wget xz xz:bin zoslib

Command to download and install on z/OS (if you have curl)

curl -o man-db-2.13.1.20260622_154716.zos.pax.Z -L https://github.com/zopencommunity/man-dbport/releases/download/STABLE_man-dbport_4376/man-db-2.13.1.20260622_154716.zos.pax.Z && pax -rf man-db-2.13.1.20260622_154716.zos.pax.Z && cd man-db-2.13.1 && . ./setup.sh

Or use:

zopen install man-db

Changes since STABLE_man-dbport_4374

Pull Requests

No pull requests found in this period.

Direct Changes

No direct changes in this period.

man-db 2.13.1 (Build 4374) - (STABLE)

man utility
Version: 2.13.1
Test Status: Blue (52 tests pass out of 53 tests - 98.11% success rate)
Runtime Dependencies: groff less libiconv meta ncurses
Build Dependencies: autoconf automake check_clang coreutils curl curl:bin diffutils gettext git:bin grep groff gzip jq:bin less libgdbm libiconv libpipeline libtool m4 make ncurses perl sed sed:bin tar:bin wget xz xz:bin zoslib

Command to download and install on z/OS (if you have curl)

curl -o man-db-2.13.1.20260622_153538.zos.pax.Z -L https://github.com/zopencommunity/man-dbport/releases/download/STABLE_man-dbport_4374/man-db-2.13.1.20260622_153538.zos.pax.Z && pax -rf man-db-2.13.1.20260622_153538.zos.pax.Z && cd man-db-2.13.1 && . ./setup.sh

Or use:

zopen install man-db

Changes since STABLE_man-dbport_4355

Pull Requests

• hardcoded path fix (#75)

Direct Changes

No direct changes in this period.

man-db 2.13.1 (Build 4355) - (STABLE)

man utility
Version: 2.13.1
Test Status: Blue (52 tests pass out of 53 tests - 98.11% success rate)
Runtime Dependencies: groff less libiconv meta ncurses
Build Dependencies: autoconf automake check_clang coreutils curl curl:bin diffutils gettext git:bin grep groff gzip jq:bin less libgdbm libiconv libpipeline libtool m4 make ncurses perl sed sed:bin tar:bin wget xz xz:bin zoslib

Command to download and install on z/OS (if you have curl)

curl -o man-db-2.13.1.20260617_091728.zos.pax.Z -L https://github.com/zopencommunity/man-dbport/releases/download/STABLE_man-dbport_4355/man-db-2.13.1.20260617_091728.zos.pax.Z && pax -rf man-db-2.13.1.20260617_091728.zos.pax.Z && cd man-db && . ./setup.sh

Or use:

zopen install man-db

Changes since STABLE_man-dbport_3831

Pull Requests

• Enabled error macro for handling build errors (#73)
• build issue fix (#74)

Direct Changes

No direct changes in this period.

man-db (Build 3831) - (STABLE)

man utility
Test Status: Blue (52 tests pass out of 53 tests - 98.11% success rate)
Runtime Dependencies: groff less libiconv meta ncurses
Build Dependencies: autoconf automake check_clang coreutils curl diffutils gettext git grep groff gzip jq less libgdbm libiconv libpipeline libtool m4 make ncurses perl sed tar wget xz zoslib

Command to download and install on z/OS (if you have curl)

curl -o man-db-2.13.1.20251022_135617.zos.pax.Z -L https://github.com/zopencommunity/man-dbport/releases/download/STABLE_man-dbport_3831/man-db-2.13.1.20251022_135617.zos.pax.Z && pax -rf man-db-2.13.1.20251022_135617.zos.pax.Z && cd man-db-2.13.1 && . ./.env

Or use:

zopen install man-db

Changes since STABLE_man-dbport_3830

Pull Requests

• Update to 2.13.1 (#72)

Direct Changes

No direct changes in this period.

man-db (Build 3830) - (STABLE)

man utility
Test Status: Blue (52 tests pass out of 53 tests - 98.11% success rate)
Runtime Dependencies: groff less libiconv meta ncurses
Build Dependencies: autoconf automake check_clang coreutils curl diffutils gettext git grep groff gzip jq less libgdbm libiconv libpipeline libtool m4 make ncurses perl sed tar wget xz zoslib

Command to download and install on z/OS (if you have curl)

curl -o man-db-2.12.1.20251022_115403.zos.pax.Z -L https://github.com/zopencommunity/man-dbport/releases/download/STABLE_man-dbport_3830/man-db-2.12.1.20251022_115403.zos.pax.Z && pax -rf man-db-2.12.1.20251022_115403.zos.pax.Z && cd man-db-2.12.1 && . ./.env

Or use:

zopen install man-db

Changes since STABLE_man-dbport_3524

Pull Requests

• remove error() workaround as it is now defined in zoslib (#71)

Direct Changes

No direct changes in this period.

man-db (Build 3524) - (STABLE)

man utility
Test Status: Blue (43 tests pass out of 44 tests - 97.73% success rate)
Runtime Dependencies: groff less libiconv ncurses
Build Dependencies: autoconf automake check_clang coreutils curl diffutils gettext git grep groff gzip jq less libgdbm libiconv libpipeline libtool m4 make ncurses perl sed tar wget xz zoslib

Command to download and install on z/OS (if you have curl)

curl -o man-db-2.12.1.20250703_151457.zos.pax.Z -L https://github.com/zopencommunity/man-dbport/releases/download/STABLE_man-dbport_3524/man-db-2.12.1.20250703_151457.zos.pax.Z && pax -rf man-db-2.12.1.20250703_151457.zos.pax.Z && cd man-db-2.12.1 && . ./.env

Or use:

zopen install man-db

Changes since STABLE_man-dbport_3523

Pull Requests

No pull requests found in this period.

Direct Changes

No direct changes in this period.

man-db (Build 3523) - (STABLE)

man utility
Test Status: Blue (43 tests pass out of 44 tests - 97.73% success rate)
Runtime Dependencies: groff less libiconv ncurses
Build Dependencies: autoconf automake check_clang coreutils curl diffutils gettext git grep groff gzip jq less libgdbm libiconv libpipeline libtool m4 make ncurses perl sed tar wget xz zoslib

Command to download and install on z/OS (if you have curl)

curl -o man-db-2.12.1.20250703_150351.zos.pax.Z -L https://github.com/zopencommunity/man-dbport/releases/download/STABLE_man-dbport_3523/man-db-2.12.1.20250703_150351.zos.pax.Z && pax -rf man-db-2.12.1.20250703_150351.zos.pax.Z && cd man-db-2.12.1 && . ./.env

Or use:

zopen install man-db

Changes since STABLE_man-dbport_2945

Pull Requests

No pull requests found in this period.

Direct Changes

• Update README to be more descriptive (d921f33)
• Update buildenv - remove buildenv caveat in favour of zopen-build generated caveat (285fe59)
• Add oldman script for users who want to view the z/OS man pages (2997619)

man-db (Build 2945) - (STABLE)

man utility
Test Status: Green (44 tests pass out of 44 tests - 100.00% success rate)
Runtime Dependencies: groff less libiconv ncurses
Build Dependencies: autoconf automake check_clang coreutils curl diffutils gettext git grep groff gzip jq less libgdbm libiconv libpipeline libtool m4 make ncurses perl sed tar wget xz zoslib

Command to download and install on z/OS (if you have curl)

curl -o man-db-2.12.1.20250130_210217.zos.pax.Z -L https://github.com/zopencommunity/man-dbport/releases/download/STABLE_man-dbport_2945/man-db-2.12.1.20250130_210217.zos.pax.Z && pax -rf man-db-2.12.1.20250130_210217.zos.pax.Z && cd man-db-2.12.1 && . ./.env

Or use:

zopen install man-db

man-db (Build 2712) - (STABLE)

man utility
Test Status: Green (44 tests pass out of 44 tests - 100.00% success rate)
Runtime Dependencies: groff less libiconv ncurses
Build Dependencies: autoconf automake comp_clang coreutils curl diffutils gettext git grep groff gzip jq less libgdbm libiconv libpipeline libtool m4 make ncurses perl sed tar wget xz zoslib

Command to download and install on z/OS (if you have curl)

curl -o man-db-2.12.1.20241029_015025.zos.pax.Z -L https://github.com/zopencommunity/man-dbport/releases/download/STABLE_man-dbport_2712/man-db-2.12.1.20241029_015025.zos.pax.Z && pax -rf man-db-2.12.1.20241029_015025.zos.pax.Z && cd man-db-2.12.1 && . ./.env

Or use:

zopen install man-db

man-db (Build 2628) - (STABLE)

man utility
Test Status: Green (44 tests pass out of 44 tests - 100.00% success rate)
Runtime Dependencies: groff less libiconv ncurses
Build Dependencies: autoconf automake comp_clang coreutils curl diffutils gettext git grep groff gzip jq less libgdbm libiconv libpipeline libtool m4 make ncurses perl sed tar wget xz zoslib

Command to download and install on z/OS (if you have curl)

curl -o man-db-2.12.1.20241018_101121.zos.pax.Z -L https://github.com/zopencommunity/man-dbport/releases/download/STABLE_man-dbport_2628/man-db-2.12.1.20241018_101121.zos.pax.Z && pax -rf man-db-2.12.1.20241018_101121.zos.pax.Z && cd man-db-2.12.1 && . ./.env

Or use:

zopen install man-db