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# Installing Texinfo-4.6

    Estimated build time:           0.2 SBU
    Estimated required disk space:  12 MB

## Contents of Texinfo

(Last checked against version 4.2.)

The Texinfo package contains programs used for reading, writing and converting Info documents, which provide system documentation.

Texinfo installs the following:

### Program Files

info, infokey, install-info, makeinfo, texi2dvi and texindex

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## Texinfo Installation Dependencies

(Last checked against version 4.0.)

Bash: sh
Binutils: ar, as, ld, ranlib
Coreutils: basename, cat, chmod, echo, expr, hostname, install, ln, ls,
mkdir, mv, rm, sleep, tr
Diffutils: cmp
GCC: cc1, collect2, cpp0, gcc
Grep: egrep, fgrep, grep
Make: make
Sed: sed
Texinfo: makeinfo

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## Installation of Texinfo

Prepare Texinfo for compilation:

    ./configure --prefix=/usr

Compile the package:

    make

This package has a testsuite available which can perform a number of checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the following command will do so:

    make check

Install the package:

    make install

And install the components belonging in a TeX installation:

    make TEXMF=/usr/share/texmf install-tex

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