tags 375242 - patch tags 375242 moreinfo thanks On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 07:30:41PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Symptoms: when installing an info file that contains a correct > INFO-DIR-ENTRY, install-info says: > > install-info(foo.info): unable to determine description for `dir' entry - > giving up > > Immediate cause: a typo in the program. Patch below. > > Root cause: the programmer chose a bad language that does not detect > typos. Please consider a better language.
It is not a typo. An info item is usually of the form: * Menuentry:(file). description In that case, $' is what follows '* Menuentry:(file). ' $3 is 'file' $2 is '(file). ' Can you provide the info file that generated the original error? Thanks in advance, -- Nekral -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
