On Sat, 13 Oct 2001, Florian Weimer wrote:
> texi2dvi includes the source file directory in the TeX search path. > This is quite unusual for programs processing -I options (such as C > compilers), and even makeinfo doesn't do that. This is done on purpose: many documents come with their own version of texinfo.tex, and it might not be possible to TeX them with a different version of TeX macros. (In fact, IIRC the GNU project has in its standards a requirement to include texinfo.tex in the source distribution.) From experience, lots of manuals, especially in packages whose development rate is not too fast, cannot be built with texinfo.tex different from what was used originally. It seems like the amount of incompatible changes in texinfo.tex is quite high, and lots of different versions are floating around, so it's impossible to predict what version will be installed on the target machine. So I think removing the source file directory from the TeX search path in the default mode of operation would be a grave mistake. Perhaps an option to override that would be a good idea. makeinfo doesn't need to consult texinfo.tex, that's why it doesn't add the source directory to the -I list. Btw, can you tell why does this cause you problems? _______________________________________________ Bug-texinfo mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-texinfo
