Bug#222171: glibc-doc: Floods info-dir with entries.
On Wed, Nov 26, 2003 at 12:04:22AM +0100, Sverker Wiberg wrote:
> Package: glibc-doc
> Version: 2.3.2.ds1-10
> Severity: normal
> Tags: sid
>
> Of the 2273 lines in my current info-dir (the Direcory node), 1705 lines
> are entry points into the libc info files -- from 'ALTWERASE' to
> '{(*__gconv_init_fct)}'. With this many entry points, the directory
> isn't nearly as easily browsed as it was with ~570 entries. (When you
> know where to go, the 'm' key keeps this from being more of a
> pain than it is...except that the 'libc' entry itself has disappeared.)
>
> Hopefully, other maintainers won't find this a good idea, or the
> info-dir will most definitely explode.
>
> So, please remove the huge list and add back the 'libc' entry.
> The 'libc.info' file does contain a useful index; there's no need to
> duplicate it in the directory.
The removal of libc is definitely a problem. I don't know where it
went, we'll investigate.
Let me think about what to do with the others for a bit. It may have
been a bad choice. I'm open to other opinions.
--
Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software Debian GNU/Linux Developer
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