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bug#46236: 26.1; explicit the info files installation


From: Richard Stallman
Subject: bug#46236: 26.1; explicit the info files installation
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2021 00:48:13 -0500

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  > I suggest to add a notice in the info/dir file itself (or at least 
  > an info link easy to notice, be it to the FAQ or not) that 
  > explicit that you probably need to install system-wise :
  > - extra documentations packages such as bash-doc, 
  >   emacs-common-non-dfsg (non-free repository for debian). 
  > - ensure texinfo is installed in order to compile documentation 
  >   when new emacs packages are installed.

In principle this is desirable, but it may be complex.  For instance,
on various GNU/Linux distros the method is different.

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Dr Richard Stallman
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