Re: [AUCTeX] AucTeX info missing dir file

[Tassilo Horn]

Julien Cubizolles <address@hidden> writes:

>>> The doc/ directory where the info files are located doesn't have a
>>> dir file. There is then no way to make auctex info files accessible
>>> to the info function, is it ?
>>
>> Huh?  make install should also install the info files.
>
> Yes it does. I used to run AucTeX from the source directory, without
> install. It's okay With some packages (gnus/org-mode) that create the
> dir file without installing.

I do the same.  You can easily build a dir-file with:

  $ cd auctex/doc
  $ for x in *.info; do
      install-info --dir-file=dir $x
    done

Bye,
Tassilo