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Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 19:47:12 -0500 (EST)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
To: Max Bowsher <maxb AT ukf DOT net>
cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: Save typing /cygdrive/c?
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On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, Max Bowsher wrote:

> Soren A wrote:
> > "Max Bowsher" <maxb AT ukf DOT net> wrote around 28 Jan 2003
> > news:01c201c2c714$951686b0$78d96f83 AT pomello:
> >
> >> And it's also worth pointing out that "pinfo" makes info pages
> >> viewable. (The "info" program itself is a nightmare to use.)
> >
> > I suspect that my ignorance will now be showing, but: I just type
> > `info [FooBar]' and the info display of FooBar just comes up. I don't
> > know
> > what 'pinfo' is or why I'd need it.
>
> Another info viewer that looks nicer and uses intuitive key bindings
> (lynx-like). Navigating info documents in info is a challenge to say the
> least.
>
> Max.

Don't want to disappoint people, but I found at least one info page that
is not properly displayed by pinfo, namely, the cvs info page.  To
reproduce, "pinfo cvs" and follow the "Index" link.  Then search for
"cvsrc".  The link "~/.cvsrc" does not appear as a link in pinfo (but does
in info).

$ cygcheck -s -v -r | grep '[px]info'
pinfo               0.6.6p1-1
texinfo             4.2-4

I'm usually the first to recommend pinfo, so please consider this a bug
report.
	Igor
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