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Bug#51450: dpkg contains install-info which isn't compatible to texinfo's



Previously Kai Großjohann wrote:
> Btw, why does Debian use its own install-info binary and not the one
> from the texinfo package?  Just curious...

Because Debians install-info existed before texinfo had one. Technically
texinfo is the culprit since they invented an install-info that wasn't
compatible with the Debian version.

Wichert.

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