GNU bug report logs - #37247
26.3; Gnus manual gives incorrect instruction for picons installation on Debian-based distros

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: oitofelix <at> gnu.org (Bruno Félix Rezende Ribeiro)

Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2019 19:14:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed

Found in version 26.3

Fixed in version 27.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eric Abrahamsen <eric <at> ericabrahamsen.net>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37247: 26.3;
 Gnus manual gives incorrect instruction for picons installation on
 Debian-based distros
Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2019 07:15:20 +0800

oitofelix <at> gnu.org (Bruno Félix Rezende Ribeiro) writes:

> Hello GNU Emacs developers,
>
> The patch follows:
>
> diff --git a/doc/misc/gnus.texi b/doc/misc/gnus.texi
> index 28a5ecc..fb9581f 100644
> --- a/doc/misc/gnus.texi
> +++ b/doc/misc/gnus.texi
> @@ -23682,7 +23682,7 @@ point your Web browser at
>  @uref{http://www.cs.indiana.edu/picons/ftp/index.html}.
>  
>  If you are using Debian GNU/Linux, saying @samp{apt-get install
> -picons.*} will install the picons where Gnus can find them.
> +picon-.*} will install the picons where Gnus can find them.

I tried this on Ubuntu, and it worked fine.

Where are we at with the Emacs 26 branch? Is it still hands-off?
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