Re: texinfo 4.2 missing from ftp?

[Vitezslav Crhonek]

On 1/19/23 08:12, Gavin Smith wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 01:30:01PM -0800, Rob Krum wrote:
> > Greetings,
> > I've noticed that texinfo release 4.2 is missing from gnu's ftp archives,
> > but the manual still exists for it in the old-gnu archive. Texinfo 4.2 I
> > believe is the latest release that can be used to make binutils 2.16.1a.
> > I've found myself a copy, however I have nothing to prove it's a copy of
> > the original, unmodified release. Would it be possible to add this to the
> > ftp for preservation purposes? Thanks!
>
> I would like to get all the previous Texinfo releases if possible.  Would
> you email me the distribution file you have off-list and any information
> you have about its provenance?

Hi,

Releases of texinfo used in Fedora can be found here (texinfo-4.2
included):
https://src.fedoraproject.org/lookaside/pkgs/texinfo/

Given to Fedora guidelines they all should be unmodified. Later releases
are stored also with signature file.

Hope this helps
Vita