On Sat, Aug 06, 2005 at 10:55:01AM -0400, Kevin Horton wrote:
> I had seen that, but was hoping for a bit more.  But, if that is all  
> there is I will try to clarify a few things:
> 
> 1. These examples suggest that the info2 portion can be imbedded in a  
> "regular" .info file.  I.e. I don't need to have the "Info2: <<" at  
> the top of the file.  But, if I look at the .info files on my HD, I  
> can only find the "Info2: <<" at the top of the file.  Does the whole  
> info file need to be inside the Info2 block?

There's an entry for "InfoN" in the Fields section of the Packaging
Manual. There, it is explicitly stated: "embed the entire package
description in the desired InfoN field." That means...

> 2. I can only use the %type_raw[] and %type_pkg[] pseudo-hashes  
> inside the info2 portions of the .info file.  Is this correct?

doesn't have any meaning.

> 3. The only new capability that using info2 adds is the ability to  
> use %type_raw[] and %type_pkg[] pseudo-hashes.  Is this correct?

InfoN for N>=2 allows you to have percent-expansion in the Package
field of the main package (as documented in the entry for the Package
field). The entry for "InfoN" should (but does not:( list the specific
meaning of each N level.

dan

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