From: Klemens Nanni <kn@openbsd.org>
Subject: bsd.port.mk: stop checking for whatis.db
To: ports <ports@openbsd.org>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:16:37 +0000

It's been long enough, I think.

Feedback? OK?

Index: infrastructure/mk/bsd.port.mk
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RCS file: /cvs/ports/infrastructure/mk/bsd.port.mk,v
diff -u -p -r1.1646 bsd.port.mk
--- infrastructure/mk/bsd.port.mk	24 Oct 2025 14:25:34 -0000	1.1646
+++ infrastructure/mk/bsd.port.mk	16 Jan 2026 16:10:09 -0000
@@ -133,11 +133,7 @@ FIX_EXTRACT_PERMISSIONS ?= No
 FIX_CLEANUP_PERMISSIONS ?= No
 
 .if !exists(${X11BASE}/man/mandoc.db)
-.  if exists(${X11BASE}/man/whatis.db)
-ERRORS += "Your X11/system is not current"
-.  else
 ERRORS += "Fatal: building ports requires correctly installed X11"
-.  endif
 .endif
 
 # stuff common to bsd.port.mk and bsd.port.subdir.mk