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bug#46236: 26.1; explicit the info files installation
From: |
Stefan Kangas |
Subject: |
bug#46236: 26.1; explicit the info files installation |
Date: |
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 22:20:03 -0500 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:
> > 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.
>
> In principle this is desirable, but it may be complex. For instance,
> on various GNU/Linux distros the method is different.
Let's assume for the sake of argument that we only want to do this for
Debian and derivatives. That would require adding the non-free
repository, thus indirectly encouraging users to use proprietary
software. Is that something we really would want to do?