Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 22:36:00 -0800 From: Doug Barton <Doug@gorean.org> To: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@ucb.crimea.ua> Cc: marcel@FreeBSD.org, Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@mithrandr.moria.org>, current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: possible simple install-info fix Message-ID: <38D1D250.941CA715@gorean.org> References: <20000315174906.A54067@mithrandr.moria.org> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003151405540.1980-100000@dt051n0b.san.rr.com> <20000316095311.E40068@relay.ucb.crimea.ua>
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Ruslan Ermilov wrote:
>
> On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 02:08:55PM -0800, Doug Barton wrote:
> > On Wed, 15 Mar 2000, Neil Blakey-Milner wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I was looking into fixing the install-info problem, and wondered if the
> > > solution is really as easy as it seems:
> >
> > Hmmm.... I had been thinking all along that the problem with
> > install-info was that the system couldn't use the new binary. Are you
> > saying here that installworld is trying to use the old version of
> > install-info that is installed in the system? Please say it isn't so...
> >
> Yes, it is using the old binary.
Eeek.
> There were plans (Marcel?) to commit an installation tools support into
> src/Makefile.inc1, but it was postponed until 4.0-RELEASE is done.
> This is now happened, and I expect Marcel committing his staff soon.
Ok, sounds like you guys have it under control. If the fix was this
"easy," I really wish that someone had pushed for its inclusion in
4.0-Release. This is going to be a big problem for people, and there are
enough hurdles into 4.0 already. :-/
Doug
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