From: Keith M. <kei...@us...> - 2009-06-01 08:09:30
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On Sunday 31 May 2009 19:38:58 Peter wrote: > > Just tried info.exe, seems not working. > > > > C:\msys\1.0\bin>info > > info: dir: No such file or directory > > Tried to set INFOPATH, it doesn't work. > Also, used the option > info --directory c:\junk\info\ sed > failed with the same error: > info: dir: No such file or directory > > C:\junk\info>dir sed* So, you are using cmd.exe, not MSYS? The MSYS info has a slim chance of working, other than when invoked from an MSYS shell. That aside... > Volume in drive C has no label. > Volume Serial Number is 34E4-DDED > > Directory of C:\junk\info > > 01/09/2007 11:50 AM 15,903 sed.info-1.gz > 01/09/2007 11:50 AM 11,592 sed.info-2.gz > 01/09/2007 11:50 AM 1,125 sed.info.gz > 3 File(s) 28,620 bytes This indicates that, while you have the info files for sed, they have not been registered with info, (at least, not for use from this directory), for there is no `dir` file here. You need to run install-info, to either create the `dir' file in this directory, or move/copy these info files to an existing info directory, and again run install-info to *add* a registration to an existing `dir' file. $INFOPATH tells info where to look for `dir' files; it is what is registered within those `dir' files, which tell info what content is available to be displayed. -- Regards, Keith. |