Mail Archives: djgpp-workers/1999/05/18/06:34:34
On Sun, 16 May 1999, Richard Dawe wrote:
> > > How many packages are really going to require scripts anyhow?
> >
> > It depends on how zippo is going to work. Almost every package, at
> > least those from GNU, needs you to run install-info. If this is part
> > of the scripts feature, then many packages will need it.
>
> Since we are providing install-info, we can assume it's trusted. Why not
> just have zippo run install-info automatically?
That's why I said it depended on how zippo will work.
Note that to run install-info you need at least to know the name of
the Info file that comes with the distribution.
> I've never used install-info either.
That's simple:
install-info --info-dir=$DJDIR/info --info-file=$DJDIR/info/FILE
FILE is the name of the Info file that comes with the distribution.
> I suppose for completeness:
>
> pre-uninstall-readme: [File name]
> post-uninstall-readme: [File name]
IMHO, this is unnecessary. When I uninstall a package, I want to
never hear from it again ;-).
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