diff -Nru docbook2x-0.8.8/debian/changelog docbook2x-0.8.8/debian/changelog
--- docbook2x-0.8.8/debian/changelog	2013-08-11 10:38:57.000000000 +0200
+++ docbook2x-0.8.8/debian/changelog	2015-09-22 14:54:24.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+docbook2x (0.8.8-9+deb8u1) jessie; urgency=medium
+
+   [ Santiago Vila ]
+   * d/p/07_fix_597454_usr_share_info_dir_gz.patch: do not install
+     info/dir.gz files. (Closes: #799700)
+
+ -- Gianfranco Costamagna <locutusofborg@debian.org>  Tue, 22 Sep 2015 14:53:31 +0200
+
 docbook2x (0.8.8-9) unstable; urgency=high
 
   * Rebuild against new debhelper (Closes: #603322, Closes: #718982)
diff -Nru docbook2x-0.8.8/debian/patches/07_fix_597454_usr_share_info_dir_gz.patch docbook2x-0.8.8/debian/patches/07_fix_597454_usr_share_info_dir_gz.patch
--- docbook2x-0.8.8/debian/patches/07_fix_597454_usr_share_info_dir_gz.patch	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ docbook2x-0.8.8/debian/patches/07_fix_597454_usr_share_info_dir_gz.patch	2015-09-22 14:51:36.000000000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+From: Santiago Vila <sanvila@debian.org>
+Subject: Modify two Makefile.in files to avoid /usr/share/info/dir.gz
+
+--- a/doc/Makefile.in
++++ b/doc/Makefile.in
+@@ -590,8 +590,7 @@
+ 	  done; \
+ 	done
+ 	@$(POST_INSTALL)
+-	@if (install-info --version && \
+-	     install-info --version 2>&1 | sed 1q | grep -i -v debian) >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
++	@if false; then \
+ 	  list='$(INFO_DEPS)'; \
+ 	  for file in $$list; do \
+ 	    relfile=`echo "$$file" | sed 's|^.*/||'`; \
+--- a/xslt/documentation/Makefile.in
++++ b/xslt/documentation/Makefile.in
+@@ -480,8 +480,7 @@
+ 	  done; \
+ 	done
+ 	@$(POST_INSTALL)
+-	@if (install-info --version && \
+-	     install-info --version 2>&1 | sed 1q | grep -i -v debian) >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
++	@if false; then \
+ 	  list='$(INFO_DEPS)'; \
+ 	  for file in $$list; do \
+ 	    relfile=`echo "$$file" | sed 's|^.*/||'`; \
diff -Nru docbook2x-0.8.8/debian/patches/series docbook2x-0.8.8/debian/patches/series
--- docbook2x-0.8.8/debian/patches/series	2013-08-09 11:12:34.000000000 +0200
+++ docbook2x-0.8.8/debian/patches/series	2015-09-22 14:51:36.000000000 +0200
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 04_fix_442782_preprocessor_declaration_syntax.patch
 05_fix_439214_error_on_missing_refentry.patch
 06_fix_man_typo.patch
+07_fix_597454_usr_share_info_dir_gz.patch