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+#! /bin/sh
+# installman.sh --- install or uninstall manpages for Vim
+#
+# arguments:
+# 1  what: "install", "uninstall" or "xxd"
+# 2  target directory                      e.g., "/usr/local/man/it/man1"
+# 3  language addition			   e.g., "" or "-it"
+# 4  vim location as used in manual pages  e.g., "/usr/local/share/vim"
+# 5  runtime dir for menu.vim et al.       e.g., "/usr/local/share/vim/vim70"
+# 6  runtime dir for global vimrc file     e.g., "/usr/local/share/vim"
+# 7  source dir for help files             e.g., "../runtime/doc"
+# 8  mode bits for manpages                e.g., "644"
+# 9  vim exe name                          e.g., "vim"
+# 10 name of vimdiff exe                   e.g., "vimdiff"
+# 11 name of evim exe                      e.g., "evim"
+
+errstatus=0
+
+what=$1
+destdir=$2
+langadd=$3
+vimloc=$4
+scriptloc=$5
+vimrcloc=$6
+helpsource=$7
+manmod=$8
+exename=$9
+vimdiffname=${10}
+evimname=${11}
+
+helpsubloc=$scriptloc/doc
+synsubloc=$scriptloc/syntax
+tutorsubloc=$scriptloc/tutor
+
+if test $what = "install" -o $what = "xxd"; then
+   if test ! -d $destdir; then
+      echo creating $destdir
+      ./mkinstalldirs $destdir
+   fi
+fi
+
+if test $what = "install"; then
+   # vim.1
+   echo installing $destdir/$exename.1
+   sed -e s+/usr/local/lib/vim+$vimloc+ \
+	   -e s+$vimloc/doc+$helpsubloc+ \
+	   -e s+$vimloc/syntax+$synsubloc+ \
+	   -e s+$vimloc/tutor+$tutorsubloc+ \
+	   -e s+$vimloc/vimrc+$vimrcloc/vimrc+ \
+	   -e s+$vimloc/gvimrc+$vimrcloc/gvimrc+ \
+	   -e s+$vimloc/menu.vim+$scriptloc/menu.vim+ \
+	   -e s+$vimloc/bugreport.vim+$scriptloc/bugreport.vim+ \
+	   -e s+$vimloc/filetype.vim+$scriptloc/filetype.vim+ \
+	   -e s+$vimloc/ftoff.vim+$scriptloc/ftoff.vim+ \
+	   -e s+$vimloc/scripts.vim+$scriptloc/scripts.vim+ \
+	   -e s+$vimloc/optwin.vim+$scriptloc/optwin.vim+ \
+	   -e 's+$vimloc/\*.ps+$scriptloc/\*.ps+' \
+	   $helpsource/vim$langadd.1 > $destdir/$exename.1
+   chmod $manmod $destdir/$exename.1
+
+   # vimtutor.1
+   echo installing $destdir/$exename""tutor.1
+   sed -e s+/usr/local/lib/vim+$vimloc+ \
+	   -e s+$vimloc/tutor+$tutorsubloc+ \
+	   $helpsource/vimtutor$langadd.1 > $destdir/$exename""tutor.1
+   chmod $manmod $destdir/$exename""tutor.1
+
+   # vimdiff.1
+   echo installing $destdir/$vimdiffname.1
+   cp $helpsource/vimdiff$langadd.1 $destdir/$vimdiffname.1
+   chmod $manmod $destdir/$vimdiffname.1
+
+   # evim.1
+   echo installing $destdir/$evimname.1
+   sed -e s+/usr/local/lib/vim+$vimloc+ \
+	   $helpsource/evim$langadd.1 > $destdir/$evimname.1
+   chmod $manmod $destdir/$evimname.1
+fi
+
+if test $what = "uninstall"; then
+   echo Checking for Vim manual pages in $destdir...
+   if test -r $destdir/$exename.1; then
+      echo deleting $destdir/$exename.1
+      rm -f $destdir/$exename.1
+   fi
+   if test -r $destdir/$exename""tutor.1; then
+      echo deleting $destdir/$exename""tutor.1
+      rm -f $destdir/$exename""tutor.1
+   fi
+   if test -r $destdir/$vimdiffname.1; then
+      echo deleting $destdir/$vimdiffname.1
+      rm -f $destdir/$vimdiffname.1
+   fi
+   if test -r $destdir/$evimname.1; then
+      echo deleting $destdir/$evimname.1
+      rm -f $destdir/$evimname.1
+   fi
+fi
+
+if test $what = "xxd"; then
+   echo installing $destdir/xxd.1
+   cp $helpsource/xxd$langadd.1 $destdir/xxd.1
+   chmod $manmod $destdir/xxd.1
+fi
+
+exit $errstatus
+
+# vim: set sw=3 :