Re: Transition from dpkg to GNU install-info

[Nicolas François <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>]

Hello Norbert,

Sorry for not answering before and thanks a lot for your work on this
topic.

On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 06:49:53PM +0100, Norbert Preining wrote:
> 
> Time line:
> - inform the maintainers of info-browsers about the fact that they
>   should now depend on install-info
> - upload texinfo with the install-info to sid
> - upload a new dpkg with breaks against the various info-browsers

This should probably be:
  - upload a new dpkg with breaks against the version of upload
    info-browsers which did not depend on install-info

> - file bugs against all the info shipping packages with problematic info
>   files

Maybe recommend that install-info should be called without options but the
info files themselves should be updated.
And --section shall be avoided (this is IIRC the most problematic option)

> Open questions:
> - the file trigger should be mentioned in the policy
> - review of update-info-dir script

I remember there could be some issue with emacs info files (because they
are installed in sub-directories?)

I will try to review update-info-dir next week.

Best Regards,
-- 
Nekral