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