GRAMPS Documentation Bug [Was: Re: Genealogy Software]

[Robert Slade]

On Wed, 2006-03-08 at 18:34 -0600, Albert wrote:
> Brian Puccio wrote:
> > On Wed, 2006-03-08 at 14:52 -0600, Albert wrote:
> > 
> >>I just installed gramps via synaptic onto Breezy.  It installs 2.0.8-1 
> >>and there is no help; i.e. a message box pops up when Help->UserManual 
> >>or Help->FAQ are selected, an error message says: "Could not open help
> >>Unable to find help files in either 
> >>/usr/share/gramps/gnome/help/gramps/gramps or 
> >>/usr/share/gnome/help/gramps. Please check your installation."
> >>
> >>OK.  What's wrong with the Synaptic installation?
> >>
> >>/usr/share/gramps/gnome/help/gramps/C and fr exists, and appear to 
> >>contain help files.  /usr/share/gnome/help exists, but not 
> >>/usr/share/gnome/help/gramps.
> > 
> > I do not see a separate package for GRAMPS documentation (i.e.,
> > gramps-doc) to install and looking at the package dependencies, cannot
> > see anything that would provide documentation, so it looks like this is
> > indeed a bug.
> >
> FWIW, I just discovered that the Gramps manual v2.6 is accessible 
> through the System->Help menu.  So it is installed.  The program just 
> doesn't know where it is installed.

It works in Gramps 2.0.8-1 if you create a folder called gramps
in /usr/share/gramps/gnome/help/gramps and copy the folders C and FR to
it.

Rob