[Pkg-octave-devel] Bug#502295: Bug#502295: octave-fixed: The info manual should go in the info dir

Francesco Potorti` Potorti at isti.cnr.it
Mon Oct 20 06:23:08 UTC 2008


>> The /usr/share/doc/octave-fixed/fixed.texi.gz should be compiled and put
>> into the system's info directory.
>
>I tried this, only to realize that this file is not meant for inclusion
>in the texinfo system.

Hm, I see that it does not include information for install-info.
However, it can definitely be used to install an info file.

I just uncompressed it, run `make fixed.info', then added this line to
/usr/share/info/dir:

--- dir~	2008-10-14 14:31:37.000000000 +0200
+++ dir	2008-10-15 13:15:25.000000000 +0200
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@
 * Octave3.1-FAQ: (Octave3.1-FAQ).	The GNU Octave (3.1) FAQ.
 * OdePkg: (octave-odepkg).		Solve differential equations with the
 					Octave language
+* Fixed: (octave-fixed).		Fixed Point Toolbox for Octave.
 * PSPP: (pspp). 			Statistical analysis package.
 * PSPP Developers Guide: (pspp-dev).	Tutorial and reference for PSPP
 					developers.





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