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

[Thomas Weber]

Am Dienstag, den 21.10.2008, 09:09 +0200 schrieb Francesco Potorti`:
> >> then added this line to
> >> /usr/share/info/dir:
> >
> >Given that we only ship the texi files to comply with the license, I
> >don't intend to include the files into the texinfo system 
> 
> Why not?  The info directory is made just for that: having the manuals
> grouped together into a consistent framework.  That's the first place I
> look for documentation, and given that it is an Octave package, it seems
> natural.  Even if the original package does not contain a compiled info
> file, it is very easy to produce one and install it.  Why not?

Well, actually I thought that nobody wanted it. Yes, yes, I've
understood, you want it ;)

Okay, you beat me to it, I'll look at its proper inclusion (later
though, as I currently couldn't upload it anyways).

	Thomas