GNU bug report logs - #9891
24.0.90; Duplicated entry at the info directory

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:18:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.0.90

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #29 received at 9891 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: rgm <at> gnu.org, 9891 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9891: 24.0.90; Duplicated entry at the info directory
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 23:19:42 +0200

>> My build process was pretty "normal", I think:
>> 1. Get an updated version of the source code, storing it in
>> "c:/emacs/trunk/" directory.
>> 2. "configure"
>> 3. "mingw32-make bootstrap"
>> 4. "mingw32-make info".
>> 5. "mingw32-make dist".
>
> ??? Why do you need the last step?  Why not just "make install"?

Because I wanted to create a distributable copy, which I could carry
to other PCs.  (The "dist" target is for that, no?)

I've just tried "mingw32-make install", executed the resulting
"emacs.exe" and typed "C-h i".  This time, the duplicated `Info' has
disappeared (no idea why).

-- 
Dani Moncayo
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