--- man-1.6d/src/paths.h.in.upd	2006-10-27 09:39:06.000000000 +0200
+++ man-1.6d/src/paths.h.in	2006-10-27 09:40:26.000000000 +0200
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@
     { "COMPRESS_EXT", "@compress_ext@" }, /* not a path, just a string variable */
     { "DECOMPRESS",	"@decompress@" },
     { "MANSECT",  "@sections@"},          /* idem */
-    { "MANDEFOPTIONS", ""}                /* idem */
+    { "MANDEFOPTIONS", ""},               /* idem */
+    { "MAKEWHATISDBUPDATES", ""}	  /* option is used in makewhatis.cron{weekly|daily} scripts */
 };
--- man-1.6d/src/man.conf.in.upd	2006-10-27 09:39:06.000000000 +0200
+++ man-1.6d/src/man.conf.in	2006-10-27 09:39:06.000000000 +0200
@@ -135,3 +135,13 @@
 .Z		@zcat@
 .F		@fcat@
 .Y		@unyabba@
+#
+# Enable/disable makewhatis database cron updates.
+# If MAKEWHATISDBUPDATES variable is uncommented
+# and set to n or N, cron scripts 
+# /etc/cron.daily/makewhatis.cron
+# /etc/cron.weekly/makewhatis.cron
+# will not update makewhatis database.
+# Otherwise the database will be updated.
+# 
+#MAKEWHATISDBUPDATES	n