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- Please Emacs, use -*- text -*- mode when editing this file.
-
- * The file RELEASE contains information about what has changed
- since the last release.
-
- * The file INSTALL contains instructions on how to install Info.
- (Type "./configure" and then "make".)
-
- This is the README file GNU Info version 2.8. This marks the first
- non-beta release.
-
- Thu Jan 21 14:50:52 1993
-
- ----------------------------------------
- Version 2.7 beta, Wed Dec 30 02:02:38 1992
- Version 2.6 beta, Tue Dec 22 03:58:07 1992
- Version 2.5 beta, Tue Dec 8 14:50:35 1992
- Version 2.4 beta, Sat Nov 28 14:34:02 1992
- Version 2.3 beta, Fri Nov 27 01:04:13 1992
- Version 2.2 beta, Tue Nov 24 09:36:08 1992
- Version 2.1 beta, Tue Nov 17 23:29:36 1992
-
- Info 2.0 is a complete rewrite of the original standalone Info I wrote
- in 1987, the first program I wrote for rms. That program was
- something like my second Unix program ever, and my die-hard machine
- language coding habits tended to show through. I found the original
- Info hard to read and maintain, and thus decided to write this one.
-
- The rewrite consists of about 12,000 lines of code written in about 12
- days. I believe this version of Info to be in much better shape than
- the original Info, and the only reason it is in Beta test is because
- of its short life span.
-
- Info 2.0 is substantially different from its original standalone
- predecessor. It appears almost identical to the GNU Emacs version,
- but has the advantages of smaller size, ease of portability, and a
- built in library which can be used in other programs (to get or
- display documentation from Info files, for example).
-
- I eagerly await responses to this newer version of Info; comments on
- its portability, ease of use and user interface, code quality, and
- general usefulness are all of interest to me, and I will appreciate
- any comments that you would care to make.
-
- A full listing of the commands available in Info can be gotten by
- typing `?' while within an Info window. This produces a node in a
- window which can be viewed just like any Info node.
-
- So, please send your comments, bug reports, and suggestions to
-
- bfox@ai.mit.edu
-
- Thanks for beta testing this software.
-
-