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@@ -43,6 +43,20 @@ makefile variable holds the location of the root of your TeX tree if, for
example, you plan to install a TeX package later on.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
+<para>The Info documentation system uses a plain text file to hold its list of
+menu entries. The file is located at <filename>/usr/share/info/dir</filename>.
+Unfortunately, due to occasional problems in the Makefiles of various packages,
+it can sometimes get out of step with the Info manuals actually installed on the
+system. If ever you need to recreate the
+<filename>/usr/share/info/dir</filename> file, the following optional commands
+will accomplish the task:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput>cd /usr/share/info
+rm dir
+for f in *
+do install-info $f dir 2>/dev/null
+done</userinput></screen>
+
</sect2>
</sect1>