Bug#666427: [grub-common] Info manual for grub-mount missing

Colin Watson cjwatson at debian.org
Thu Jan 3 10:34:50 UTC 2013


tags 666427 fixed-upstream
thanks

On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 01:06:06PM -0400, Filipus Klutiero wrote:
> According to grub-mount's manpage:
> 
> >SEE ALSO
> > The full documentation for grub-mount  is maintained as a Texinfo
> >manual. If the info  and grub-mount  programs are properly
> >installed at your site, the command
> >info grub-mount
> >
> > should give you access to the complete manual.
> 
> However, the command only opens the manpage in info.

Thanks for your report.  I've committed info documentation for
grub-mount upstream.

2013-01-03  Colin Watson  <cjwatson at ubuntu.com>

	* docs/grub.texi (Invoking grub-mount): New section.
	Reported by: Filipus Klutiero.  Fixes Debian bug #666427.

> This seems to be a general problem with manual pages of grub
> commands. I just reported #666031. Colin sent a message that he
> fixed this, which indicated that the info page didn't exist. It
> seems that these references are from a template applied blindly.
> These references should be removed if an info page does not actually
> exist (although, adding documentation would be even more
> appreciated).

It is indeed automatic; but I prefer to spend time writing info
documentation rather than figuring out how to suppress the references
for just the cases that don't yet have info documentation. :-)

-- 
Colin Watson                                       [cjwatson at debian.org]



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