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Bug#3125: bug (and correction) in dpkg-1.1.6 scripts/install-info.pl



Mark Eichin writes ("Re: Bug#3125: bug (and correction) in dpkg-1.1.6 scripts/install-info.pl"):
> Question: would a script that went through /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.postinst
> and pulled out install-info commands, then re-ran them on a base dir
> page likely be sufficient?

No, because the first step is in principle impossible.

What we need is a script that reads in /usr/info/dir, finds the menu,
and merges the duplicate sections while preserving the data.

Ian.


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