Installation fails on Archlinux: help needed, possible issue with podman ? help2man ?

[m040601]

Thank for your work in this very usefull tool.

I'm on Archlinux. Like for other thousands of python tools, we have this AUR "user recipe" for installing python-xlsx2csv, https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/python-xlsx2csv

It should work, but for some reason it fails, I'm heaving a lot of trouble, finding the exact culprit.

I've already tried the usable sensible procedures. Building in clean environment etc.

For example, building it a python virtual environment,

python -m test_env_for_xlsx2csv

cd test_env_for_xlsx2csv

source bin/activate

pip install xlsx2cs

Worked. It built ok without any errors whatsover, and the tool works.

But still, I cant build it with the recipe, https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/PKGBUILD?h=python-xlsx2csv

At first I though it was something to do, not with "xslx2csv" itself, but something "wrong" in my Archlinux setup itself.

But now I am wondering if it could be something or some "odd" requirement" of "xlsx2csv" itself that is causing this.

The only error message I have is when the installation aborts, complaining "something" about pod2man. I have no idea. I'm not a programmer nor have python skills.

I wonder if you can give me same hints or tips how to troubleshoot this and find the root cause

==> Entering fakeroot environment...
==> Starting package()...
make -f pod2man.mk PACKAGE=xlsx2csv makeman
make[1]: Entering directory '/dev/shm/aurydesty/python-xlsx2csv/src/xlsx2csv-0.8.1/man'
pod2man.mk:55: *** target pattern contains no '%'.  Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/dev/shm/aurydesty/python-xlsx2csv/src/xlsx2csv-0.8.1/man'
make: *** [Makefile:12: man] Error 2
==> ERROR: A failure occurred in package().
    Aborting...

The only thing I see in that 55 line is , nvim python-xlsx2csv/src/xlsx2csv-0.8.1/man/pod2man.mk,

 55 makeman: $(MANPAGE)

Hhhhmmm ... No idea.

This pod2man tool belongs to perl ? Am I correct ? #257,

currently it uses pod format for man files. I'm not sure should I replace it or not. ...

Is this really necessary ? Isnt there an easy simpler way to create the man page without complicated dependencies?

Thanks in advance.