Is there an existing issue for this?
- I have searched the existing issues
Current behaviour
When configuring cmake with a subset of targets (e.g. kernel-only), a blanket cmake --install will still install the placeholder manpages files for all other targets.
For example:
0cmake -B build -DBUILD_KERNEL_LIB=ON -DBUILD_BENCH=OFF -DBUILD_DAEMON=OFF -DBUILD_CLI=OFF -DBUILD_GUI=OFF -DBUILD_FUZZ_BINARY=OFF -DBUILD_TESTS=OFF -DBUILD_TX=OFF -DBUILD_UTIL=OFF -DBUILD_UTIL_CHAINSTATE=OFF -DBUILD_WALLET_TOOL=OFF -DENABLE_WALLET=OFF
1cmake --build build -j
2cmake --install build
yields:
0% cmake --install build
1-- Install configuration: "RelWithDebInfo"
2-- Installing: /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/libbitcoinkernel.pc
3-- Installing: /usr/local/lib/libbitcoinkernel.dylib
4-- Up-to-date: /usr/local/share/man/man1
5-- Installing: /usr/local/share/man/man1/bitcoin-util.1
6-- Installing: /usr/local/share/man/man1/bitcoin-tx.1
7-- Installing: /usr/local/share/man/man1/bitcoin-wallet.1
8-- Installing: /usr/local/share/man/man1/bitcoin-qt.1
9-- Installing: /usr/local/share/man/man1/bitcoin-cli.1
10-- Installing: /usr/local/share/man/man1/bitcoind.1
The manpages are just placeholders:
0% cat /usr/local/share/man/man1/bitcoin-util.1
1.TH BITCOIN-UTIL "1"
2.SH NAME
3bitcoin-util \- manual page for bitcoin-util
4
5This is a placeholder file. Please follow the instructions in \fIcontrib/devtools/README.md\fR to generate the manual pages after a release.
This can be avoided by specifying the component, e.g. cmake --install build --component Kernel, but that shouldn’t be necessary.
Expected behaviour
The manpages of non-configured targets should not be installed.
Steps to reproduce
Described under “current behaviour”.
Relevant log output
No response
How did you obtain Bitcoin Core
Compiled from source
What version of Bitcoin Core are you using?
809d7e763cc9bdfff3288860a1c530460c76ffff
Operating system and version
macOS 14.3
Machine specifications
No response