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Re: question about configuring or calling info


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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