From: "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Teething problems with INFO
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 1996 01:37:34 -0800
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Andrew Francis wrote:
> 
> Sorry to bother everyone with such a small problem . . .
> 
> Anyway, I can't get Info to read any of the new .INF files I've stuck
> in the djgpp/info directory. I've tried 'info rhide', 'info
> rhide.inf', etc. but I can't get it to read RHIDE.INF - it doesn't
> crash or come up with an error message, it just dumps me back to the
> command line - help me please!

Info's ability to find files is governed by the file called "dir" in the
info directory.  The file that is distributed with the standard DJGPP
distribution doesn't include links to RHIDE, or the FAQ; you need to add
these yourself.

To modify "dir", simply load it into a text editor and add the
appropriate items to the menu.  For example, to add 'rhide.inf' to the
info main menu, insert this into the menu (preferably in alphabetical
order between "Make-Info" and "Texinfo"):

* RHIDE: (rhide.inf).
	The Turbo Vision-like IDE for DJGPP.

Be sure to follow the format (punctuation and spacing) exactly.  Then
save the file and you should be able to use info to go straight to
RHIDE's documentation.  You can add other .inf files in a similar way. 
Remember- the whole point of DJGPP's file formats is so it can be
modified and expanded in any way you like!  :)

-- 
John M. Aldrich <fighteer AT cs DOT com>                      

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