Re: install-info problems (was Re: [Fink-devel] greetings, and a few of my draft .info/.patch files for inclusion)

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>>>>> "Max" == Max Horn <ma...@qu...> writes:

Max> Sorry I misunderstood you. One thing that works in many packages that
Max> use autoconf is to supply a parameter like
Max> --infodir=/path/to/info/files

That won't work, because there *is no* dir file during the staging
install!  It needs to edit the *final* dir during the final install.
Makefiles don't exactly understand that in the normal scheme of
things.

Max> Then patch Makefile.in! That is modified by configure to produce
Max> Makefile anyway.

Yes, I was just hoping I had missed something obvious.  OK, I'll do it
by brute force. :) I can also set "INSTALL_INFO=:" in the "make
install" step.  That'll also do it.

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