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From: glenn AT gs DOT fay DOT nc DOT us (Glenn Spell)
Subject: Re: info on info on info on...
11 Jan 1999 18:32:39 -0800 :
Message-ID: <199901111402.GAA09214.cygnus.gnu-win32@shell4.ba.best.com>
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Reply-To: glenn AT gs DOT fay DOT nc DOT us (Glenn Spell)
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To: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com

Corinna Vinschen writes>
> Max Hadley wrote:
> > What do I have to do to read documentation in info format (doubtless it
> > is explained in an info file somewhere). Grumble, mutter...

You're right.

> > I repeat my comment that half the traffic on this list comes from people
> > simply suffering from lack of documentation!

I had intended to supply winhelp files for all the info files but
the Cygwin Windows 95 bug has prevented me from doing anything
productive in a long time.

> He's right. IMHO, the application `info' should be shipped with the
> distribution package as a minimum. It's part of the egcs-sources, so
> there's no problem with it!

And it builds almost right out of the box. Even the latest beta with
better support for html in makeinfo builds fine... as long as I sit
for hours and continue to click "OK" on those dialogs that are
killing all those little children.

-glenn

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            Glenn Spell <glenn AT gs DOT fay DOT nc DOT us>
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