Re: since 4.12 'info gettext' opens libc.info

[Benno Schulenberg]

Sergey Poznyakoff wrote:
> So, there are two most probable reasons for the change of menu
> ordering between versions 4.11 and 4.12: either your INFOPATH was
> changed, or 4.12 is compiled with the value of $(datadir) (or
> $(prefix)), that differs from that of 4.11.

As far as I can tell INFOPATH does not change between compiling the 
two versions, nor do $(datadir) or $(prefix)).

Looking trough the NEWS file for 4.12, there is this:

* install-info: [...]
    - existing entries are replaced by default.
    - new sections are alphabetized among existing sections.

It seems likely that the latter is the cause of the changed order.

How can I compile texinfo with '--append-new-sections' switched on 
by default to verify this?

Regards,

Benno