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Re: question about configuring or calling info
- To: Earnie Boyd <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Subject: Re: question about configuring or calling info
- From: Mumit Khan <khan at NanoTech dot Wisc dot EDU>
- Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 14:17:14 -0600 (CST)
On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Earnie Boyd wrote:
[ creating /usr/info/dir using install-info ]
> This is the fix. The problem with /usr/info/dir is that individual
> packages create it before installing it and then copy it to the
> $(prefix)/info directory so you loose it occasionally when the packager
> forgets to remove it.
I was just musing about having a packaging system that allows a pre/post-
install scripts, and in which case, this is a trivial task. You're of
course correct for the usual case of .tar.gz package that is just unpacked.
> IIRC, this is in the FAQ as it is one.
Not really as such. Please try the following after deleting your
/usr/info/dir:
$ info g77
and see if it will help you track down the FAQ entry. Of course, if you
just typed `info' after that, it will.
Regards,
Mumit
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