I will install it as instructed, run a few tests and let you know of any difficulties. Had followed INSTALL.generic.
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 7:07 AM > From: "Patrice Dumas" <[email protected]> > To: "Christopher Dimech" <[email protected]> > Cc: "Eli Zaretskii" <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Subject: Re: Using a macro makes pdfetex quits and exits with bad status > > On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 08:52:44PM +0200, Christopher Dimech wrote: > > > > Quite likely. I compare it with how I customarily install other > > development versions in Gnu for testing. There seem to be many > > considerations when installing texinfo. > > I think everybody agrees that having to install texinfo.tex separately > is a pain. However, I do not think that it is possible to do otherwise, > as the TeX installation setup dictates what can be done, and it does not > follow the GNU way -- I believe it predates the GNU way. In addition > TeX/LaTeX by itself is a very big piece of many softwares. > > What would be the other issues associated with texinfo installation? > > -- > Pat >
