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On Sunday 9 September 2007, Alan E. Davis wrote: |
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> I wonder where to find information on how to install a file in the |
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> info system, manually. Apparently the install-info command is used, |
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> the death troll from Debian. Nuf sed. |
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> I have learned a little about the info system on Gentoo, but I need to |
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> know how to install an info file manually. I'd rather leave it alone, |
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> but texinfo is one of the greatest things about both the GNU system |
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> and Emacs. I need to know how it works. If I may be forgiven for |
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> ranting a LITTLE bit, the idea of automatically setting up info files |
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> was a spark of genious; but it's implementation leaves something to be |
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> desired. Before someone tells me to write a better one, I' will put |
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> on my asbestos suit, but Gentoo is a kinder and gentler crowd, at |
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> least most of the time.. I'm sorry if my own remarks have become |
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> unnecessarily pointed. |
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> So where is the documentation on how to install a file into that |
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> system by hand? I have attempted to RTFM. |
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http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/manual/texinfo/texinfo.html#Creating-and-Installing-Info-Files |
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http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/manual/texinfo/texinfo.html#Installing-an-Info-File |
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seems like the dir file is located at /usr/share/info/dir in gentoo |
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(don't know whether texinfo updates overwrite it though). |
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Hope this helps. |
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