Mail Archives: cygwin/1999/11/19/13:38:54
Hmm, I built from the gnu source w/o much trouble - it includes
the info.info files and builds a utility called install-info.exe which
you can use to create and update the 'dir' files.
Regards,
Doug Wyatt
> You must use the "info" program to read .info files. You might download it
> from
> ftp://ftp.xraylith.wisc.edu/pub/khan/gnu-win32/cygwin/ports/info-2.18-cygb20
> .exe.gz
>
> Please note that you'll have to create "dir" files on each info directory in
> order for "info" to know which page to display. AFAIK you have to create
> them manually... I really hope I'm wrong, somebody _please_ correct me ;)
> The syntax is very simple, I'm attaching one I use here. For each set of
> info files, you must create a line similar to the one below, and put inside
> the parenthesis the name of the "master" info file, without the ".info". For
> example, for gcc, the info files are named gcc.info-*, and your entry should
> look like
>
> * GCC: (gcc). Information about the gcc Compiler
>
> The text outisde the parenthesis is arbitrary.
>
> You might also have to create an environment variable INFOPATH containing
> all your info directories separated by colons.
>
> TIP: once running "info", type "?" to get get help.
>
> HTH,
>
> Regards,
>
> Andre
> --
> André Oliveira da Costa
> (costa AT cade DOT com DOT br)
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cygwin-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
> > [mailto:cygwin-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com]On Behalf Of Carson Wilcox
> > Sent: Friday, November 19, 1999 1:44 PM
> > To: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
> > Subject: info files
> >
> > This is probably a dumb question, but is there a tool
> > to read .info files, or just a text editor.From
> > looking at them I am assuming there is a tool of some
> > type.
>
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