Re: Transition from dpkg to GNU install-info

[Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at>]

On Mi, 11 Mär 2009, Norbert Preining wrote:
> > Given that we have other info viewers, that seems better than bundling
> > it in the info or texinfo packages.
> 
> Right. It would still be build from the same source package texinfo, but
> a separate binary package.
> 
> Here immediately some questions: I can start preparing a separate
> install-info bin package for experimental, but 
> - should we install GNU install-info into /usr/bin where there is
>   ginstall-info ATM, or into /usr/sbin, where there is dpkg ii?
>   I would suggest /usr/bin.

Ok, here is a package, crude, nothing tested, but it is there:
	deb http://people.debian.org/~preining/TeX/ i-i/
	deb-src http://people.debian.org/~preining/TeX/ i-i/

or dget
http://people.debian.org/~preining/TeX/i-i/texinfo_4.13a.dfsg.1-2~exp01.dsc

It does:
- split install-info package off
- make info depend on install-info
- still ship ginstall-info
- ship install-info shell script from Nicolas
- does not conflict with dpkg in any way, that way one can install it
  already now

Is that fine?
	Package: install-info
	Section: base
	Priority: important

Thanks for taking a look

Best wishes

Norbert

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Dr. Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at>        Vienna University of Technology
Debian Developer <preining@debian.org>                         Debian TeX Group
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