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Bug 636712 - sys-apps/help2man-1.47.4: mess in infodir
Summary: sys-apps/help2man-1.47.4: mess in infodir
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal normal
Assignee: Gentoo's Team for Core System packages
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Reported: 2017-11-06 17:17 UTC by Ian Zimmerman
Modified: 2017-11-06 17:34 UTC (History)
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Dir file generated when installing with nls on (dir,91.00 KB, application/octet-stream)
2017-11-06 17:19 UTC, Ian Zimmerman
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Description Ian Zimmerman 2017-11-06 17:17:40 UTC
The newest stable help2man, when installed with the "nls" USE flag on, seems to insert into /usr/share/info/dir the menu entries for *all available* language-specific pages (including Asian languages).  I am not entirely sure this is a bug, it could be the new standard - but if so, help2man is the *only* package so far doing this.  It results in a mess, among other things emacs is unable to highlight the top-level Info buffer correctly (with my choice of font, at least).
Before finally disabling nls for help2man, I had to edit the dir file manually to make it usable.
I'd appreciate an explanation at least even if this won't be changed; it will help me prepare a workaround for the future.
I attach the dir file as it is before my manual editing.


Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 Ian Zimmerman 2017-11-06 17:19:11 UTC
Created attachment 502818 [details]
Dir file generated when installing with nls on