new hook: post-install/00-uncompress-manpages.sh

common/hooks/post-install/00-uncompress-manpages.sh

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+# This hook uncompresses man(1) files.
+
+hook() {
+	local f lnkat mandir=${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/share/man
+
+	if [ -d ${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/man ]; then
+		msg_error "${pkgver}: /usr/man directory is not allowed, use /usr/share/man.\n"
+	fi
+
+	if [ ! -d $mandir ] ||
+	   [ -z "$(find $mandir -regex '.*\.\(gz\|bz2\)' -print -quit)" ]; then
+		return 0
+	fi
+
+	echo "	 Uncompressing manpages..."
+
+	# rewrite symlinks
+	find $mandir -type l -regex '.*\.\(gz\|bz2\)' | while read f
+	do
+		lnkat=$(readlink "$f")
+		ln -vs ${lnkat%.*} ${f%.*}
+		rm $f
+	done
+
+	find $mandir -type f -name '*.gz' -exec gunzip -v {} +
+	find $mandir -type f -name '*.bz2' -exec bunzip2 -v {} +
+}