From:	softbrek AT cip-s01 DOT informatik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de (Hans-Bernhard Broeker)
Subject:	Re: info files only in emacs (not!)
To:	pynq AT midway DOT uchicago DOT edu (Jeremy Mathers)
Date:	Tue, 29 Jun 1993 18:48:14 +0200 (MET DST)
Cc:	djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu

Hi!

Somehow, I'm getting a bit bored of all these messages asking for a way to read
the INFO's in those several FSF-programs including DJGCC itself. A port of
Info/Makeinfo, the two programs to 'compile' the TEXINFO-files like gcc.tex to
INFO-files (Makeinfo), and to view these Hypertext-like INFO-files, are easily
available (prep.ai.mit.edu, ...) and the port to DJGCC seemed easy even to me.

So, if no-one else does it earlier, I'll bring my patches next time I visit
this computer-pool of our University, (probably not before next week, sorry..)
and try to upload them to clarkson, if I'm lucky enough to get into it. The
port has the following 'features': 

- It's a patch of TEXINFO 2.17, or somewhere about that (don't remember 
  exactly, sorry)
- Info/Makeinfo are able to work on no-matter-how-big TEXI's/INFO's (limit:
  swap space)
- I added a number of keys like 'F1' and a (to me) transparent Cursor-Key-
  interface (CrsrRight is Next, CrsrUp is Up, ...) to ease use by normal
  PC-users used to SAA(TM), and always pressing 'F1' when needing help 8-)

If anyone of you thinks, I should look at specific dangers I might have missed
thinking of in my port, MAIL ME until, say, this Friday, then I'll try to do
necessary changes until next Tuesday, or perhaps Thursday, 08. Juli. Perhaps,
I'll even document my changes a bit more.

You should also mail me, if you think I'm spreading something nobody wants 8-(.

Bye then, 
		Hans-Bernhard 

PS: I also am working a bit on a GNUPLOT V3.2 port using LIBGRX, printers and 
    file output (PBM, PS, ...): any interests? 

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