GNU bug report logs - #28000
[PATCH] gnu: octave: Build with texinfo.

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Package: guix-patches;

Reported by: Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>

Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 10:45:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>

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From: Marius Bakke <mbakke <at> fastmail.com>
To: Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>, 28000 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#28000] [PATCH] gnu: octave: Build with texinfo.
Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2017 00:13:28 +0200

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Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net> writes:

> texinfo is required for the built-in documentation.
>
> * gnu/packages/maths.scm (octave)[inputs]: Add texinfo.
> [native-inputs]: Remove texinfo.

If I read this right, Octave references texinfo at runtime, so it's
moved to inputs for correctness? The commit message is a bit confusing,
since it already has texinfo available :-)

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