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Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 15:22:55 +0100
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From: David Starks-Browning <starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk>
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To: Robert Mecklenburg <mecklen AT cimsoft DOT com>
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Subject: cygwin/usr/info directory is missing dir file
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On Tuesday 8 Aug 00, Robert Mecklenburg writes:
> The info index file dir is missing from cygwin/usr/info.  Here is a
> hacked up version.  Do with it as you will...

The FAQ already has this entry.  Is there something else I can write
that would be more helpful?

***	info error "dir: No such file or directory"
	
	Cygwin packages install their info documentation in the
	/usr/info directory. But you need to create a dir file there
	before the standalone info program (probably /usr/bin/info)
	can be used to read those info files. This is how you do it:
	
		bash$ cd /usr/info
		bash$ for f in *.info ; do install-info $f dir ; done
	
	This may generate warnings: 
	
		install-info: warning: no info dir entry in `gzip.info'
		install-info: warning: no info dir entry in `time.info'
	
	The install-info command cannot parse these files, so you will
	have to add their entries to /usr/info/dir by hand.

David


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