On Mon, 27 May 2002 22:18:49 +0200 (CEST) Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Marcus vA wrote: > > install-info: failed to lock dir for editing! file or directory not found > > Apparently you lost your /usr/info/dir file. If /usr/info/dir.old > exists you can do "cp /usr/info/dir.old /usr/info/dir". If not, I would > "cp /usr/share/base-files/info.dir /usr/info/dir", but you might want to > reconfigure packages having info docs to populate the dir file again. > Use a backup if you have it. > > Note to dpkg maintainers: Perhaps the wording is confusing. > What about this?: > > install-info: failed to lock `dir' for editing > > or maybe this?: > > install-info: failed to lock `/usr/info/dir' for editing > > (The meaning of this message is a FAQ in debian-user-spanish too. > Some people even think "dir" stands for "directory"). > Thanks for your help, that was the problem, this file did not exist anymore in /usr/info. Thanks and regards Marcus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
