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bug#46236: 26.1; explicit the info files installation
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Richard Stallman |
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bug#46236: 26.1; explicit the info files installation |
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Wed, 03 Feb 2021 00:48:13 -0500 |
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> I suggest to add a notice in the info/dir file itself (or at least
> an info link easy to notice, be it to the FAQ or not) that
> explicit that you probably need to install system-wise :
> - extra documentations packages such as bash-doc,
> emacs-common-non-dfsg (non-free repository for debian).
> - ensure texinfo is installed in order to compile documentation
> when new emacs packages are installed.
In principle this is desirable, but it may be complex. For instance,
on various GNU/Linux distros the method is different.
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Dr Richard Stallman
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