[Pkg-octave-devel] Bug#489832: Bug#489832: Bug#489832: Bug#489832: octave3.0-info: octave info docs not easily accessible

[Thomas Weber]

Am Dienstag, den 08.07.2008, 09:31 +0200 schrieb Thomas Weber:
> package octave3.0-info
> tags 489832 -unreproducible
> thanks
> 
> Am Dienstag, den 08.07.2008, 06:48 +0200 schrieb Rafael Laboissiere:
> > I cannot reproduce this bug here, neither in testing or in my sid chroot.
> > Purging and reinstalling octave3.0-info works for me, the alternative
> > /usr/share/info/octave.info.gz -> /etc/alternatives/octave.info.gz is
> > correctly created.
> > 
> > Let us see what the other members of the DOG say.
> 
> Well, I just realized I have the problem on my work system:
> 
> $ info -w octave
> *manpages*
> 
> but
> $ info -f /usr/share/info/octave.info.gz
> 
> works as expected, so the file is there.
> 
> If anyone has a pointer at hand as to when "info" uses the manpages, I
> would appreciate that.

Okay, now I'm  puzzled; starting konqueror and using its 
	info://octave
syntax, the correct file is displayed. Also, 
	$tkinfo octave 
works. 

Is it possible that the command-line info browser doesn't like the
symlinks in /etc/alternatives/ ?

	Thomas