Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 19:31:00 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: jmacd@CS.Berkeley.EDU (Josh MacDonald) Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installing info files Message-ID: <199701070901.TAA10109@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199701070807.AAA00649@paris.CS.Berkeley.EDU> from Josh MacDonald at "Jan 7, 97 00:07:55 am"
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Josh MacDonald stands accused of saying: > I apologize if this has already been discussed, I just resubscribed It hasn't. > I use info a lot and like to have my dir file up to date, but notice that > many of the packages in ports do not install the info files. Does anyone > think it would be nice for the package tools and bsd.port.mk to be more > aware of info files? Yes! > What I propose is to remove /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/texinfo and place > the latest version in /usr/src/contrib/texinfo... Then, add support > to pkg_add and friends and bsd.port.mk, I'll do the work, how's this > sound? Great; please do it! > -josh -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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