Debian bug report logs - #959, boring messages

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Subject: Bug#959: install-info --remove leaving trash in /usr/info/dir
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PACKAGE: dpkg
VERSION: 0.93.42
PACKAGE_REVISION: 0

I noticed today that install-info is leaving trash in /usr/info/dir
wien removing or upgrading packages with descriptions which
install-info wraps over multiple lines in /usr/info/dir.

Examples of such packages include ed and sharutils.

mitchell@mdd.comm.mot.com (Bill Mitchell)

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Subject: Bug#959: Acknowledgement (was: install-info --remove leaving trash in /usr/info/dir)
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Subject: Bug#959: marked as done (was: install-info --remove leaving trash in /usr/info/dir)

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PACKAGE:  dpkg
VERSION:  0.93.42
PACKAGE_REVISION:  0

I noticed today that install-info is leaving trash in /usr/info/dir
wien removing or upgrading packages with descriptions which
install-info wraps over multiple lines in /usr/info/dir.

Examples of such packages include ed and sharutils.

mitchell@mdd.comm.mot.com (Bill Mitchell)

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From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson)
To: Bill Mitchell <mitchell@mdd.comm.mot.com>
Subject: Bug#959 acknowledged by developer (was: install-info --remove leaving trash in /usr/info/dir)
References: <m0sKRJo-0000XRZ@chiark.al.cl.cam.ac.uk> <Pine.SUN.3.91.950607212405.19876A-100000@bb29c>
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