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- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= README Release 1 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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- This distribution contains release 1 of a copy of info and makeinfo programs
- for version 2.14 of the GNU texinfo package which has been modified to run
- under the emx 32-bit environment under MS-DOS or os/2 2.0 with a number of
- interface enhancements which make life a little easier on the pc.
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- GNU Make is free software. See the file COPYING for copying conditions.
- This program is provided with absolutely NO WARRANTY of any kind.
-
- The info program is used to browse online GNU documentation. The makeinfo
- program will convert texinfo files (normally denoted by a .texi or .texinfo
- suffice) from GNU source distributions to .info files which can be browsed
- by info.
-
- The "info.inf" and "dir" files should be placed in the /emx/info directory
- which is where the info program will normally look for documentation files.
- The "info.exe" and "makeinfo.exe" programs should be stored in your path;
- I store mine in /emx/bin along with the other emx programs. Please note
- also that "info.exe" uses the emx termcap library so to function properly
- you will need to have a properly placed "termcap.dat" file and you should
- also have set TERM environment variable.
-
- To start info type:
- info
- and press Enter. The initial display explains how to bring up both the
- summary help display and start the info tutorial. The "info.info" manual
- also explains how to add new .info files to the "dir" file. (Read the pages
- and you'll understand what I'm talking about.)
-
- The makeinfo file, as mentioned perviously, will convert a .texinfo file into
- an info interactive manual. For instance, if you have just received the
- .texinfo files for gcc, the GNU C compiler, and you are on a FAT based disk
- system, the gcc.texinfo file will have been truncated to gcc.tex. To create
- the info files for this manual type:
- makeinfo gcc.tex
- Makeinfo will create a series of files named,
- gcc.inf
- gcc.i01
- gcc.i02
- gcc.i03, etc.
- Copy these files into the /emx/info directory and now you can start info and
- browse the gcc manual.
-
- I will gladly accept any questions, comments, or insults for poor porting.
- Send email to:
- gchunt@mail.physics.utah.edu
- Or, to the emx-list mailing list:
- emx-list@mail.physics.utah.edu
- To subscribe to the emx-list mailing list, send email to:
- emx-list-request@mail.physics.utah.edu
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- galen c. hunt
- 19/March/92
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