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

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Stefan Monnier'" <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>,
	"'Eli Zaretskii'" <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 9891 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#9891: 24.0.90; Duplicated entry at the info directory
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 07:33:14 -0700

> - for non-interactive use, typically to make `info' emulate 
>   `man', where the toplevel `dir' is abused as an index.

I have not been following this thread - at all, so ignore if this is
inappropriate.

We already have the ability to create a virtual index/menu/book.  Would that be
useful here, instead of trying to shovel things into `dir'?
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