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bug#46236: 26.1; explicit the info files installation
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marmot-te |
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bug#46236: 26.1; explicit the info files installation |
Date: |
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 14:10:13 +0000 |
Hello,
It is a common issue for many new emacs users to figure out how to
get the info files for emacs, for its packages, and eventually for
others systems packages. Somes probably never figures it out.
It is indeed sad since we all need theses nices info files.
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.
Another step may be to trigger a message when an user type "C-h
RET" and there is no "emacs the editor" manual (so obviously the
user does not have the info files installed when he is asking for
it).
I already write about this subject here :
https://teddit.net/r/emacs/comments/jm4e0k/rtfm_quest_or_the_info_files_like_it_was_supposed/
I know this is specific since it probably only affect debian /
fedora & derivatives users but I have no idea to what are the
steps for the OS to find and install others info files.
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- bug#46236: 26.1; explicit the info files installation,
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