Re: Info files--declaration and distribution

2006-01-01 Thread Eli Zaretskii
> Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 19:01:20 +0100 > From: Stepan Kasal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: Bob Rossi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Let me know if we really need to debate this :). > > But anyway, if you can invest a few minutes to explain me the possible > troubles, I t

Re: Info files--declaration and distribution

2006-01-01 Thread Eli Zaretskii
> Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:41:40 -0600 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Karl Berry) > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], bug-automake@gnu.org, > bug-texinfo@gnu.org > > Hi Stepan, > > I suggest that the info files should not be distributed by default. > > Well, I strongly, strongly, disag

Re: Info files--declaration and distribution

2006-01-01 Thread Karl Berry
Besides everything Eli said ... But anyway, if you can invest a few minutes to explain me the possible troubles, I think I could learn from it. One concern I have is that building info files can be painful. Usually it is simple, but not always. I don't think we should do anything to imp

Re: Info files--declaration and distribution

2006-01-01 Thread Karl Berry
Hi Stepan, I suggest that the info files should not be distributed by default. Well, I strongly, strongly, disagree, and so do the GNU standards, and GNU practice for the last 20 years. I can't see how dropping them would do anything but cause trouble. Let me know if we really need to debat

Re: Info files--declaration and distribution

2006-01-01 Thread Stepan Kasal
Hello, On Sat, Dec 31, 2005 at 08:51:56PM +0200, Eli Zaretskii wrote: > I'm not Karl, but I will try. thank you Eli, for your explanation, and thanks to Karl for his additional comment. I accept your position. Stepan