GNU bug report logs - #46236
26.1; explicit the info files installation

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Message #57 received at control <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, marmot-te <at> riseup.net, 46236 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#46236: 26.1; explicit the info files installation
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2021 11:34:43 -0500

tags 46236 fixed
close 46236 28.1
thanks

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

> IMO it's obviously Debian's responsibility to fix this.
> If they want to remove an info file, they should replace it with a stub that
> says that they did so, and explains how to get the original.
> It would seem simple to do so.
> But given that this has not happened in 15 years, it seems unlikely to.
>
> See eg https://bugs.debian.org/961593
> (But I'm sure this must have been discussed before that.)
>
> (This problem is of course not specific to Emacs info files.)

That's true.

So I installed the improved error message suggested by Eli, and I'm
closing this bug.

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