Bug#479070: closed by Hilmar Preusse <hille42@web.de> (Re: Bug#479070: texinfo: Fix for ginstall-info(1))

[Reuben Thomas <rrt@sc3d.org>]

2009/12/28 Hilmar Preusse <hille42@web.de>:
> found 479070 4.13a.dfsg.1-5
> stop
>
> On 28.12.09 Reuben Thomas (rrt@sc3d.org) wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>> However, the last thing you wrote is wrong. The man page for
>> ginstall-info says:
>>
>> If the info and ginstall-info programs are properly installed
>>        at your site, the command
>>
>>               info ginstall-info
>>
>>        should give you access to the complete manual.
>>
>> This is incorrect: "info ginstall-info" finds no info documentation,
>> so just shows the man page. Instead, "info install-info" gives access
>> to the info documentation for install-info.
>>
> Sorry. Didn't know that info displays the man page if no info file is
> found -> reopening.

Note that displaying the man page is correct and helpful behaviour.

The error is in the man page: it should say "info install-info", not
"install ginstall-info".

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