Re: Installation directory for misc. documentation

[Akim Demaille]

>>>>> "Peter" == Peter Eisentraut <address@hidden> writes:

Peter> This is the 256th time this is brought up, but could someone
Peter> please do something about it.

Peter> Almost every software package in existence needs to install
Peter> some documentation that is not in info or man format (e.g.,
Peter> such rarely-used, unheard-of formats like HTML and PDF).

Peter> The idea of adding --docdir has been popular in past
Peter> discussions.  I like it, but I don't care what it is as long as
Peter> something happens.

It makes no sense until the GCS and Automake are updated.  I am
waiting for someone to have RMS approve --*dir in configure, and I'll
handle the rest.

I insist, --*dir, just like --enable-* and --with-*.  We really want
an open scheme, not just docdir.