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Re: _update-info-dir (was Re: [RFC] GCC-4 new packaging.)
Yaakov (Cygwin/X) wrote:
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> Dave Korn wrote:
>> I must be missing something here. How and when does the info directory get
>> updated? Is running install-info on newly added info files under
>> /usr/share/info superfluous for some reason that I don't know about?
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> The _update-info-dir package version continually changes, so each time
> you download, you get a new version, which forces install-info to be run
> again.
Thanks, that's the missing piece of the puzzle I didn't have! :)
Well, not having to bother with either postinstall scripts OR dependencies
is even easier. I have no problem complying with that!
cheers,
DaveK