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bug#46236: 26.1; explicit the info files installation
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#46236: 26.1; explicit the info files installation |
Date: |
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 12:02:23 +0300 |
> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
> Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2021 22:20:03 -0500
> Cc: marmot-te <marmot-te@riseup.net>, 46236@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> 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?
That depend on what we say. We don't have to mention Debian or their
repository explicitly -- which would also be better because other
distros could have a similar problem.
My problem with the suggestion is that I don't have a good idea where
to add the message. We could:
. display a special message when a manual is supposed to be part of
Emacs; or
. modify the message in case of a manual that wasn't found to better
indicate that the user should try installing it
We could also do both.
But I don't think we should name the specific distros or their
specific package names; that way lies madness of having to maintain
those names forever.
- bug#46236: 26.1; explicit the info files installation, Stefan Kangas, 2021/04/20
- bug#46236: 26.1; explicit the info files installation,
Eli Zaretskii <=
- bug#46236: 26.1; explicit the info files installation, Gregory Heytings, 2021/04/21
- bug#46236: 26.1; explicit the info files installation, Eli Zaretskii, 2021/04/21
- bug#46236: 26.1; explicit the info files installation, Gregory Heytings, 2021/04/21
- bug#46236: 26.1; explicit the info files installation, Stefan Kangas, 2021/04/21
- bug#46236: 26.1; explicit the info files installation, Gregory Heytings, 2021/04/21