Debian bug report logs - #1097 , boring messages ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent to debian-devel@pixar.com: Subject: Bug#1097: info-3.6-1 and manpages ... Reply-To: tobias@et-inf.fho-emden.de, debian-bugs@pixar.com Resent-To: debian-devel@pixar.com Resent-From: "Peter Tobias" Resent-Sender: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk Resent-Date: Thu, 13 Jul 1995 20:48:02 GMT Resent-Message-ID: X-Debian-PR-Package: info X-Debian-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool for debian-bugs; Thu, 13 Jul 1995 20:48:02 GMT Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail id 07132034473754; Thu, 13 Jul 1995 20:34:48 GMT Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0sWUwY-0007mWC; Thu, 13 Jul 95 13:33 PDT Received: from server.et-inf.fho-emden.de by pixar.com with SMTP id AA07016 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Thu, 13 Jul 1995 13:31:37 -0700 Received: by server.et-inf.fho-emden.de (5.65/DEC-Ultrix/4.3) id AA29284; Thu, 13 Jul 1995 22:28:55 +0200 Message-Id: <9507132028.AA29284@server.et-inf.fho-emden.de> To: debian-bugs@pixar.com Date: Thu, 13 Jul 1995 22:28:55 +0200 (MET DST) From: "Peter Tobias" X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Length: 962 Package: info Version: 3.6-1 "M-x man" does only work for catpages. If the catpage for the manual page does not exist the info command will create the catpage but won't show it. If you try it again it'll work because the catpage exist. BTW: If the PAGER environment variable is used, the info command sometimes prints something like "read error (press RETURN)" and it doesn't work either (but creates a catpage). BTW: "info --version" says "GNU Info, Version 2.14" but the package uses the version number 3.6 (from texinfo). Since "info" is the only program in the package it should probably have the version number 2.14 and not 3.6. Peter PS: It seems that the FSF also forgot to update info-stnd.info.gz file. -- Peter Tobias EMail: Fachhochschule Ostfriesland tobias@et-inf.fho-emden.de Fachbereich Elektrotechnik und Informatik tobias@perseus.fho-emden.de Constantiaplatz 4, 26723 Emden, Germany ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent: From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) To: tobias@et-inf.fho-emden.de Subject: Bug#1097: Acknowledgement (was: info-3.6-1 and manpages ...) In-Reply-To: <9507132028.AA29284@server.et-inf.fho-emden.de> References: <9507132028.AA29284@server.et-inf.fho-emden.de> Thank you for the problem report you have sent regarding Debian GNU/Linux. This is an automatically generated reply, to let you know your message has been received. It is being forwarded to the developers' mailing list for their attention; they will reply in due course. If you wish to submit further information on your problem, please send it to debian-bugs@pixar.com, but please ensure that the Subject line of your message starts with "Bug#1097" or "Re: Bug#1097" so that we can identify it as relating to the same problem. Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message, unless you wish to report a problem with the bug-tracking system. Ian Jackson (maintainer, debian-bugs) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent to debian-devel@pixar.com: Subject: Bug#1097: info-3.6-1 and manpages ... Reply-To: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson), debian-bugs@pixar.com Resent-To: debian-devel@pixar.com Resent-From: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) Resent-Sender: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk Resent-Date: Fri, 14 Jul 1995 10:18:02 GMT Resent-Message-ID: X-Debian-PR-Package: info X-Debian-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool for debian-bugs; Fri, 14 Jul 1995 10:18:02 GMT Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail id 07141015308866; Fri, 14 Jul 1995 10:15:30 GMT Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0sWhjZ-000604C; Fri, 14 Jul 95 03:12 PDT Received: from bootes.cus.cam.ac.uk by pixar.com with SMTP id AA02057 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Fri, 14 Jul 1995 03:11:05 -0700 Received: by bootes.cus.cam.ac.uk (Smail-3.1.29.0 #36) id m0sWhEF-000C0EC; Fri, 14 Jul 95 10:40 BST Received: by chiark id (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.32); Fri, 14 Jul 95 00:14 BST Message-Id: Date: Fri, 14 Jul 95 00:14 BST From: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) To: bug-texinfo@prep.ai.mit.edu, tobias@et-inf.fho-emden.de, debian-bugs@pixar.com Peter Tobias writes in Debian GNU/Linux bug#1097 against Texinfo 3.6: > "M-x man" does only work for catpages. If the catpage for the manual > page does not exist the info command will create the catpage but > won't show it. If you try it again it'll work because the catpage exist. > BTW: If the PAGER environment variable is used, the info command > sometimes prints something like "read error (press RETURN)" and it > doesn't work either (but creates a catpage). I've verified this, using version 2.3.7-3 of Debian's man package (the source code for which is available at ftp.debian.org:/debian/source/text/man-2.3.7-3.tar.gz > [...] > PS: It seems that the FSF also forgot to update info-stnd.info.gz file. This appears to be true. When replying to this bug report, I'd be grateful if you'd preserve the CC to debian-bugs@pixar.com, and keep the subject line starting with `Re: Bug#627'. This will allow our automatic bug tracking system to file your messages alongside the original report. Ian. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent: From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) To: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) Subject: Bug#1097: Info received (was Bug#1097: info-3.6-1 and manpages ...) In-Reply-To: References: Thank you for the additional information you have supplied regarding this problem report. It has been forwarded to the developers to accompany the original report. If you wish to continue to submit further information on your problem, please do the same thing again: send it to debian-bugs@pixar.com, ensuring that the Subject line starts with "Bug#1097" or "Re: Bug#1097" so that we can identify it as relating to the same problem. Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message, unless you wish to report a problem with the bug-tracking system. Ian Jackson (maintainer, debian-bugs) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Jackson / iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk , with the debian-bugs tracking mechanism This page last modified 07:43:01 GMT Wed 01 Nov