GNU bug report logs - #13965
info.info conflict between emacs and texinfo

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>

Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:05:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: wontfix

Merged with 14064

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: bug-texinfo <at> gnu.org, 13965 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, karl <at> freefriends.org
Subject: bug#13965: info.info conflict between emacs and texinfo
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 08:36:39 +0300

> From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
> Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:07:11 -0400
> Cc: 13965 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bug-texinfo <at> gnu.org
> 
> 
> PS AFAIK, the only reason it is in Emacs is because of MS Windows users.
> I doubt anyone on POSIX platforms uses info pages without having texinfo
> installed.

I think it's for anyone who doesn't have Texinfo installed.  I agree
that Windows users are more likely to not have it, though.
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