> From: [email protected] (Ludovic Courtès) > Cc: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 17:16:27 +0100 > > > So if a package installs 'dir' in a separate directory, that is OK, I > > think. > > Indeed. > > The only issue is that when installing packages with Guix (or Stow I > suppose), the union of all these prefixes is computed, leading to a > symlink tree that has only one ‘dir’. But Guix doesn’t have specific > knowledge about ‘dir’ file handling; it just picks up one of the > colliding ‘dir’ files and emits a warning. > > Obviously it could be taught to ignore ‘dir’ files altogether, or these > packages could be changed to not install it. > > What would be most in line with the spirit of Info and standard > GNU practice?
I think ignoring 'dir' is TRT in this case. But since I know nothing about Guix and don't speak for the Texinfo project, I suggest to wait for Karl to give the definitive answer.
