Bug#2894: dpkg guidelines info files not recognized
Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu> said:
> > Am I correct in thinking that all debian users who have installed
> > from this debian 1.1 install floppy set now have problems in their
> > /usr/info/dir files?
>
> Yes. [...]
>
> > If so, is this being addressed?
>
> I posted a script in debian-user which fixes the info file. [...]
> install-info thought the file was empty each time.
Perhaps the dpkg postinst would be a good place for such a script
(install-info is in dpkg.deb). The info file could be audited on
dpkg upgrade, and repaired at that time if needful.
> The script is in the March archive, with subject 'Re: problem with
> info'. Several people have used it succesfully.
Ian J. -- what say?
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