Re: Texinfo vs. Debian install-info
Hi Karl,
On Mit, 16 Mai 2007, Karl Berry wrote:
> To repeat what I told Norbert back when we were discussing this, I don't
> think a Perl implementation of install-info will work for GNU.
AFAIUnderstand the perl would only be a wrapper in Debian for some time
being to ease the transition from Debian install-info to GNU
install-info, ie until all packages are cleaned.
Currently GNU install-info is installed as ginstall-info. The wrapper
would be installed as install-info instead of dpkg current
implementation, and would call ginstall-info. As soon as all packages
are fixed and policy and debhelper (no need to understand) are changed,
we can remove the workaround/wrapper and install GNU install-info as the
normal /usr/bin/install-info.
At least that is what I understood.
> Options in Debian install-info NOT in GNU
> --align=nnn [deprecated]
> --calign=nnn [deprecated]
> --maxwidth=nnn [deprecated]
I guess this can be caught in the wrapper with a warning "Please don't
use it, it does nothing...".
> Do we care about these deprecated options?
>
> --debug
> --test
>
> These are trivial to implement.
Yup. Can you take a look? For the moment it is not necessary to actually
do something.
> --keep-old
> Inhibits the replacement of existing entries and the removal of
> empty sections.
>
> That one is harder. But my glimmer of understanding from Nicolas'
> message was that Debian wasn't going to do this anyway, but instead
> regenerate the entire dir file on every installation. Can we get away
> without this one?
Again, via the wrapper for now.
Any comments on the patch for the C code I sent you?
Thanks a lot for helping with this, it is very much appreciated!
Best wishes
Norbert
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dr. Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at> Università di Siena
Debian Developer <preining@debian.org> Debian TeX Group
gpg DSA: 0x09C5B094 fp: 14DF 2E6C 0307 BE6D AD76 A9C0 D2BF 4AA3 09C5 B094
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOBBS CROSS (n.)
The awkward leaping manoeuvre a girl has to go through in bed in order
to make him sleep on the wet patch.
--- Douglas Adams, The Meaning of Liff
Reply to: