Tue Sep 24 21:18:36 UTC 201920190924211836

a/e2fsprogs-1.45.4-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
ap/cups-filters-1.25.6-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
ap/texinfo-6.7-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
l/gst-plugins-base-1.16.1-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
l/gst-plugins-good-1.16.1-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
l/gst-plugins-libav-1.16.1-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
l/gstreamer-1.16.1-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
n/ethtool-5.3-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
n/php-7.3.10-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
  This update fixes bugs and a security issue:
  MBString: Fixed bug #78559 (Heap buffer overflow in mb_eregi). (cmb)
  For more information, see:
    https://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php#7.3.10
  (* Security fix *)
x/libXvMC-1.0.12-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
x/libmypaint-1.4.0-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
  Shared library .so-version bump.
xap/gimp-2.10.12-x86_64-2.txz:  Rebuilt.
  Recompiled against libmypaint-1.4.0.
extra/pure-alsa-system/gst-plugins-good-1.16.1-x86_64-1_alsa.txz:  Upgraded.

5 files changed, 145 insertions, 323 deletions

diff --git a/source/ap/texinfo/dir b/source/ap/texinfo/dir
deleted file mode 100644
index 122b25fd4..000000000
--- a/source/ap/texinfo/dir
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,314 +0,0 @@
-This is the file .../info/dir, which contains the
-topmost node of the Info hierarchy, called (dir)Top.
-The first time you invoke Info you start off looking at this node.
-
-File: dir,	Node: Top	This is the top of the INFO tree
-
-  This (the Directory node) gives a menu of major topics.
-  Typing "q" exits, "?" lists all Info commands, "d" returns here,
-  "h" gives a primer for first-timers,
-  "mEmacs<Return>" visits the Emacs manual, etc.
-
-  In Emacs, you can click mouse button 2 on a menu item or cross reference
-  to select it.
-
-* Menu:
-
-GNU packages
-* Diff: (diff).                 Comparing and merging files.
-
-Printing Tools
-* PreScript: (a2ps) PreScript.     Input language for a2ps
-* a2ps: (a2ps).                    PostScript Generating Utility
-* card: (a2ps) card.               Print Reference Cards
-* fixnt: (a2ps) fixnt.             Fixing Microsoft NT PostScript Files
-* fixps: (a2ps) fixps.             Fixing Some Ill Designed PostScript Files
-* ogonkify: (ogonkify).            Ogonkify
-* pdiff: (a2ps) pdiff.             Produce Pretty Comparison of Files
-* psmandup: (a2ps) psmandup.       Printing Duplex on Simplex Printers
-* psset: (a2ps) psset.             Inserting calls to setpagedevice
-
-Libraries
-* AA-lib: (aalib).              An ASCII-art graphics library
-* History: (history).       The GNU history library API
-* RLuserman: (rluserman).       The GNU readline library User's Manual.
-* Readline: (readline).       The GNU readline library API
-
-Emacs
-* Ada mode: (ada-mode). The GNU Emacs mode for editing Ada.
-* Autotype: (autotype). Convenient features for text that you enter frequently
-                          in Emacs.
-* CC Mode: (ccmode).   Emacs mode for editing C, C++, Objective-C,
-                          Java, Pike, and IDL code.
-* CL: (cl).		Partial Common Lisp support for Emacs Lisp.
-* Dired-X: (dired-x).   Dired Extra Features.
-* EUDC: (eudc).   A client for directory servers (LDAP, PH)
-* Ebrowse: (ebrowse).   A C++ class browser for Emacs.
-* Ediff: (ediff).       A visual interface for comparing and merging programs.
-* Emacs: (emacs).	The extensible self-documenting text editor.
-* Emacs FAQ: (efaq).	Frequently Asked Questions about Emacs.
-* Emacs MIME: (emacs-mime).   The MIME de/composition library.
-* Eshell: (eshell).     A command shell implemented in Emacs Lisp.
-* Forms: (forms).	Emacs package for editing data bases
-			  by filling in forms.
-* Gnus: (gnus).         The newsreader Gnus.
-* IDLWAVE: (idlwave).	Major mode and shell for IDL and WAVE/CL files.
-* MH-E: (mh-e).		Emacs interface to the MH mail system.
-* Message: (message).   Mail and news composition mode that goes with Gnus.
-* PCL-CVS: (pcl-cvs).	Emacs front-end to CVS.
-* RefTeX: (reftex).	Emacs support for LaTeX cross-references and citations.
-* SC: (sc).		Supercite lets you cite parts of messages you're
-			  replying to, in flexible ways.
-* Speedbar: (speedbar).        File/Tag summarizing utility.
-* VIP: (vip).		An older VI-emulation for Emacs.
-* VIPER: (viper).       The newest Emacs VI-emulation mode.
-                          (also, A VI Plan for Emacs Rescue
-                           or the VI PERil.)
-* Widget: (widget).      Documenting the "widget" package used by the
-                           Emacs Custom facility.
-* WoMan: (woman).       Browse UN*X Manual Pages `Wo (without) Man'.
-
-Miscellaneous
-* As: (as).                     The GNU assembler.
-* Bfd: (bfd).                   The Binary File Descriptor library.
-* Binutils: (binutils).         The GNU binary utilities.
-* CVS: (cvs).          Concurrent Versions System
-* Fdutils: (fdutils).        Fdutils: Linux' floppy utilities
-* File utilities: (fileutils).  GNU file utilities.
-* Finding Files: (find).        Listing and operating on files
-                                that match certain criteria.
-* Flex: (flex).         A fast scanner generator.
-* Gpm: (gpm).   A server wich hands mouse events to non-X programs.
-* Ld: (ld).                       The GNU linker.
-* Mtools: (mtools).        Mtools: utilities to access DOS disks in Unix.
-* Shar utilities: (sharutils).          GNU shar utilities.
-* Shell utilities: (sh-utils).          GNU shell utilities.
-* Standards: (standards).        GNU coding standards.
-* Text utilities: (textutils).          GNU text utilities.
-* UUCP: (uucp).                 Transfer mail and news across phone lines.
-* addr2line: (binutils)addr2line. Convert addresses to file and line
-* ar: (binutils)ar.               Create, modify, and extract from archives
-* basename: (sh-utils)basename invocation.      Strip directory and suffix.
-* bison: (bison).	GNU Project parser generator (yacc replacement).
-* c++filt: (binutils)c++filt.	  Filter to demangle encoded C++ symbols
-* cat: (textutils)cat invocation.               Concatenate and write files.
-* chgrp: (fileutils)chgrp invocation.           Change file groups.
-* chmod: (fileutils)chmod invocation.           Change file permissions.
-* chown: (fileutils)chown invocation.           Change file owners/groups.
-* chroot: (sh-utils)chroot invocation.          Specify the root directory.
-* cksum: (textutils)cksum invocation.           Print POSIX CRC checksum.
-* comm: (textutils)comm invocation.             Compare sorted files by line.
-* cp: (fileutils)cp invocation.                 Copy files.
-* cpio: (cpio).                 Making tape (or disk) archives.
-* csplit: (textutils)csplit invocation.         Split by context.
-* cut: (textutils)cut invocation.               Print selected parts of lines.
-* cxxfilt: (binutils)c++filt.     MS-DOS name for c++filt
-* date: (sh-utils)date invocation.              Print/set system date and time.
-* dc: (dc).                   Arbritrary precision RPN "Desktop Calculator".
-* dd: (fileutils)dd invocation.                 Copy and convert a file.
-* df: (fileutils)df invocation.                 Report filesystem disk usage.
-* dir: (fileutils)dir invocation.               List directories briefly.
-* dircolors: (fileutils)dircolors invocation.   Color setup for ls.
-* dirname: (sh-utils)dirname invocation.        Strip non-directory suffix.
-* dlltool: (binutils)dlltool.	  Create files needed to build and use DLLs
-* du: (fileutils)du invocation.                 Report on disk usage.
-* echo: (sh-utils)echo invocation.              Print a line of text.
-* env: (sh-utils)env invocation.                Modify the environment.
-* expand: (textutils)expand invocation.         Convert tabs to spaces.
-* expr: (sh-utils)expr invocation.              Evaluate expressions.
-* factor: (sh-utils)factor invocation.          Print prime factors
-* false: (sh-utils)false invocation.            Do nothing, unsuccessfully.
-* fmt: (textutils)fmt invocation.               Reformat paragraph text.
-* fold: (textutils)fold invocation.             Wrap long input lines.
-* gasp: (gasp).                     The GNU Assembler Preprocessor
-* gprof: (gprof).                Profiling your program's execution
-* grep: (grep).                   print lines matching a pattern.
-* groups: (sh-utils)groups invocation.          Print group names a user is in.
-* head: (textutils)head invocation.             Output the first part of files.
-* hostname: (sh-utils)hostname invocation.      Print or set system name.
-* id: (sh-utils)id invocation.                  Print real/effective uid/gid.
-* install: (fileutils)install invocation.       Copy and change attributes.
-* ipc: (ipc).           System V style inter process communication
-* join: (textutils)join invocation.             Join lines on a common field.
-* ln: (fileutils)ln invocation.                 Make links between files.
-* logname: (sh-utils)logname invocation.        Print current login name.
-* ls: (fileutils)ls invocation.                 List directory contents.
-* m4: (m4).			A powerful macro processor.
-* mail-files: (sharutils)mail-files invocation. Send files to remote site.
-* mailshar: (sharutils)mailshar invocation.     Make and send a shell archive.
-* md5sum: (textutils)md5sum invocation.         Print or check message-digests.
-* mkdir: (fileutils)mkdir invocation.           Create directories.
-* mkfifo: (fileutils)mkfifo invocation.         Create FIFOs (named pipes).
-* mknod: (fileutils)mknod invocation.           Create special files.
-* mv: (fileutils)mv invocation.                 Rename files.
-* mysql: (mysql).               MySQL documentation.
-* nice: (sh-utils)nice invocation.              Modify scheduling priority.
-* nl: (textutils)nl invocation.                 Number lines and write files.
-* nlmconv: (binutils)nlmconv.     Converts object code into an NLM
-* nm: (binutils)nm.               List symbols from object files
-* nohup: (sh-utils)nohup invocation.            Immunize to hangups.
-* objcopy: (binutils)objcopy.	  Copy and translate object files
-* objdump: (binutils)objdump.     Display information from object files
-* od: (textutils)od invocation.                 Dump files in octal, etc.
-* paste: (textutils)paste invocation.           Merge lines of files.
-* pathchk: (sh-utils)pathchk invocation.        Check file name portability.
-* pr: (textutils)pr invocation.                 Paginate or columnate files.
-* printenv: (sh-utils)printenv invocation.      Print environment variables.
-* printf: (sh-utils)printf invocation.          Format and print data.
-* ptx: (textutils)ptx invocation.               Produce permuted indexes.
-* pwd: (sh-utils)pwd invocation.                Print working directory.
-* ranlib: (binutils)ranlib.       Generate index to archive contents
-* readelf: (binutils)readelf.	  Display the contents of ELF format files.
-* remsync: (sharutils)remsync invocation.       Synchronize remote files.
-* rm: (fileutils)rm invocation.                 Remove files.
-* rmdir: (fileutils)rmdir invocation.           Remove empty directories.
-* sed: (sed).                   Stream EDitor.
-* seq: (sh-utils)seq invocation.                Print numeric sequences
-* shar: (sharutils)shar invocation.             Make a shell archive.
-* shred: (fileutils)shred invocation.           Remove files more securely.
-* size: (binutils)size.           List section sizes and total size
-* sleep: (sh-utils)sleep invocation.            Delay for a specified time.
-* sort: (textutils)sort invocation.             Sort text files.
-* split: (textutils)split invocation.           Split into fixed-size pieces.
-* strings: (binutils)strings.     List printable strings from files
-* strip: (binutils)strip.         Discard symbols
-* stty: (sh-utils)stty invocation.              Print/change terminal settings.
-* su: (sh-utils)su invocation.                  Modify user and group id.
-* sum: (textutils)sum invocation.               Print traditional checksum.
-* sync: (fileutils)sync invocation.             Synchronize memory and disk.
-* tac: (textutils)tac invocation.               Reverse files.
-* tail: (textutils)tail invocation.             Output the last part of files.
-* tee: (sh-utils)tee invocation.                Redirect to multiple files.
-* test: (sh-utils)test invocation.              File/string tests.
-* touch: (fileutils)touch invocation.           Change file timestamps.
-* tr: (textutils)tr invocation.                 Translate characters.
-* true: (sh-utils)true invocation.              Do nothing, successfully.
-* tsort: (textutils)tsort invocation.           Topological sort.
-* tty: (sh-utils)tty invocation.                Print terminal name.
-* uname: (sh-utils)uname invocation.            Print system information.
-* unexpand: (textutils)unexpand invocation.     Convert spaces to tabs.
-* uniq: (textutils)uniq invocation.             Uniquify files.
-* unshar: (sharutils)unshar invocation.         Explode a shell archive.
-* users: (sh-utils)users invocation.            Print current user names.
-* uudecode: (sharutils)uudecode invocation.     Restore file from 7-bits.
-* uuencode: (sharutils)uuencode invocation.     Force binary file to 7-bits.
-* vdir: (fileutils)vdir invocation.             List directories verbosely.
-* wc: (textutils)wc invocation.                 Byte, word, and line counts.
-* who: (sh-utils)who invocation.                Print who is logged in.
-* whoami: (sh-utils)whoami invocation.          Print effective user id.
-* windres: (binutils)windres.	  Manipulate Windows resources
-* yes: (sh-utils)yes invocation.                Print a string indefinitely.
-
-GNU admin
-* Autoconf: (autoconf).         Create source code configuration scripts
-
-Individual utilities
-* aclocal: (automake)Invoking aclocal.          Generating aclocal.m4.
-* autoconf: (autoconf)autoconf Invocation.
-                                How to create configuration scripts
-* autoconf-invocation: (autoconf)autoconf Invocation.
-                                                How to create configuration 
-                                                  scripts
-* autoheader: (autoconf)autoheader Invocation.  How to create configuration 
-                                                  templates
-* autom4te: (autoconf)autom4te Invocation.      The Autoconf executables 
-                                                  backbone
-* automake: (automake)Invoking Automake.        Generating Makefile.in.
-* autoreconf: (autoconf)autoreconf Invocation.  Remaking multiple `configure' 
-                                                  scripts
-* autoscan: (autoconf)autoscan Invocation.      Semi-automatic `configure.ac' 
-                                                  writing
-* autoupdate: (autoconf)autoupdate Invocation.  Automatic update of 
-                                                  `configure.ac'
-* awk: (gawk)Invoking gawk.           Text scanning and processing.
-* cmp: (diff)Invoking cmp.                      Compare 2 files byte by byte.
-* config.status: (autoconf)config.status Invocation.
-                                                Recreating configurations.
-* configure: (autoconf)configure Invocation.    Configuring a package.
-* diff: (diff)Invoking diff.                    Compare 2 files line by line.
-* diff3: (diff)Invoking diff3.                  Compare 3 files line by line.
-* ifnames: (autoconf)ifnames Invocation.        Listing conditionals in source.
-* libtoolize: (libtool)Invoking libtoolize.     Adding libtool support.
-* patch: (diff)Invoking patch.                  Apply a patch to a file.
-* sdiff: (diff)Invoking sdiff.                  Merge 2 files side-by-side.
-* tar: (tar)tar invocation.                     Invoking GNU `tar'
-* testsuite: (autoconf)testsuite Invocation.    Running an Autotest test suite.
-
-GNU programming tools
-* Libtool: (libtool).           Generic shared library support script.
-This is libtool.info, produced by makeinfo version 4.11 from libtool.texi.
-* automake: (automake).		Making Makefile.in's
-
-Software development
-* Autoconf: (autoconf).         Create source code configuration scripts.
-* Automake: (automake).         Making GNU standards-compliant Makefiles.
-
-Utilities
-* Bash: (bash).                     The GNU Bourne-Again SHell.
-* Enscript: (enscript).		    GNU Enscript
-* Gzip: (gzip).                 The gzip command for compressing files.
-* ZSH: (zsh).                     The Z Shell Manual.
-
-Programming
-* Cpp: (cpp).		       The GNU C preprocessor.
-* cvsclient: (cvsclient).      The CVS client/server protocol.
-* g77: (g77).                  The GNU Fortran compiler.
-* gcc: (gcc).                  The GNU Compiler Collection.
-
-GNU Packages
-* Gawk: (gawk).           A text scanning and processing language.
-* Gawkinet: (gawkinet).    TCP/IP Internetworking With `gawk'.
-* Make: (make).            Remake files automatically.
-* Tar: (tar).			Making tape (or disk) archives.
-
-Programming & development tools.
-* Gdb: (gdb).                     The GNU debugger.
-* Gdb-Internals: (gdbint).	The GNU debugger's internals.
-
-User Interface Toolkit
-* GDK: (gdk).		The General Drawing Kit
-* GTK: (gtk).		The GIMP Toolkit
-
-GNU Gettext Utilities
-* Gettext: (gettext).                           GNU gettext utilities.
-* gettextize: (gettext)gettextize Invocation.   Prepare a package for gettext.
-* msgfmt: (gettext)msgfmt Invocation.           Make MO files out of PO files.
-* msgmerge: (gettext)msgmerge Invocation.       Update two PO files into one.
-* xgettext: (gettext)xgettext Invocation.       Extract strings into a PO file.
-
-Library of useful routines for 'C' programing
-* GLIB: (glib).        useful routines for 'C' programming
-
-GNU libraries
-* Libc: (libc).                 C library.
-* gmp: (gmp).                   GNU Multiple Precision Arithmetic Library.
-
-Indent Code Formatter
-* Indent: (indent).		C code formatter.
-
-Texinfo documentation system
-* Info: (info).                 Documentation browsing system.
-* Standalone info program: (info-stnd).    Standalone Info-reading program.
-* Texinfo: (texinfo).           The GNU documentation format.
-* install-info: (texinfo)Invoking install-info. Update info/dir entries.
-* makeinfo: (texinfo)makeinfo Preferred.        Translate Texinfo source.
-* texi2dvi: (texinfo)Format with texi2dvi.      Print Texinfo documents.
-* texindex: (texinfo)Format with tex/texindex.  Sort Texinfo index files.
-
-Development
-* libext2fs: (libext2fs.info).  The EXT2FS library.
-
-C library code
-* Regex: (regex).                  Regular expression library.
-
-General Commands
-* Screen: (screen).             Full-screen window manager.
-
-Net Utilities
-* Wget: (wget).         The non-interactive network downloader.
-
-World Wide Web
-* Wget: (wget).         The non-interactive network downloader.
-
-Games
-* xboard: (xboard).         An X Window System graphical chessboard.
diff --git a/source/ap/texinfo/doinst.sh b/source/ap/texinfo/doinst.sh
index ab42f74f4..729cdcc09 100644
--- a/source/ap/texinfo/doinst.sh
+++ b/source/ap/texinfo/doinst.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # If no dir file exists, we'll assume it's a fresh installation and create one
-# Otherwise, we'll throw out the new copy to preserve what's already installed
+# Otherwise, we'll throw out the new copy to preserve what's already installed.
+# To update your own /usr/info/dir, see: man update-info-dir
 if [ -e usr/info/dir ]; then
   # If there is no topmost node, this dir file is broken, so replace it:
   if ! grep -q "Node: Top" usr/info/dir ; then
@@ -8,4 +9,9 @@ if [ -e usr/info/dir ]; then
 else
   mv usr/info/dir.new usr/info/dir
 fi
-
+# If these are the same, then remove usr/info/dir.new:
+if [ -r usr/info/dir -a -r usr/info/dir.new ]; then
+  if diff usr/info/dir usr/info/dir.new 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+    rm usr/info/dir.new
+  fi
+fi
diff --git a/source/ap/texinfo/texinfo.SlackBuild b/source/ap/texinfo/texinfo.SlackBuild
index d7cc724c8..ed6325480 100755
--- a/source/ap/texinfo/texinfo.SlackBuild
+++ b/source/ap/texinfo/texinfo.SlackBuild
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Copyright 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2018  Patrick J. Volkerding, Sebeka, Minnesota, USA
+# Copyright 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2019  Patrick J. Volkerding, Sebeka, Minnesota, USA
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PKGNAM=texinfo
 VERSION=${VERSION:-$(echo $PKGNAM-*.tar.xz | rev | cut -f 3- -d . | cut -f 1 -d - | rev)}
-BUILD=${BUILD:-2}
+BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 
 # Automatically determine the architecture we're building on:
 if [ -z "$ARCH" ]; then
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
   --libdir=/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX} \
   --mandir=/usr/man \
   --infodir=/usr/info \
-  --disable-static \
   --docdir=/usr/doc/texinfo-$VERSION \
   --disable-perl-xs \
   --build=$ARCH-slackware-linux || exit 1
@@ -102,13 +101,28 @@ CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 make $NUMJOBS || make || exit 1
 make install DESTDIR=$PKG || exit 1
 
-# Be sure this is "fresh"
-zcat $CWD/dir.gz > $PKG/usr/info/dir
-mv $PKG/usr/info/dir $PKG/usr/info/dir.new
-
 gzip -9 $PKG/usr/info/*info*
 gzip -9 $PKG/usr/man/man?/*
 
+# Add update-info-dir script and manpage originally from Debian:
+mkdir -p $PKG/usr/sbin
+cp -a $CWD/update-info-dir.gz $PKG/usr/sbin
+gzip -d $PKG/usr/sbin/update-info-dir.gz
+chown root:root $PKG/usr/sbin/update-info-dir
+chmod 755 $PKG/usr/sbin/update-info-dir
+mkdir -p $PKG/usr/man/man8
+cp -a $CWD/update-info-dir.8.gz $PKG/usr/man/man8
+chown root:root $PKG/usr/man/man8/update-info-dir.8.gz
+chmod 644 $PKG/usr/man/man8/update-info-dir.8.gz
+
+# Eliminate stale /usr/info/dir:
+rm -f $PKG/usr/info/dir
+
+# Run update-info-dir to get a current /usr/info/dir, then install it into the
+# package as .new:
+sh $PKG/usr/sbin/update-info-dir
+cp -a /usr/info/dir $PKG/usr/info/dir.new
+
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/texinfo-$VERSION
 cp -a \
   ABOUT-NLS AUTHORS COPYING* INSTALL INTRODUCTION NEWS README* TODO \
diff --git a/source/ap/texinfo/update-info-dir b/source/ap/texinfo/update-info-dir
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea67bb107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/ap/texinfo/update-info-dir
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# update-info-dir
+# create a dir file from all installed info files
+# Copyright 2009, 2014 Norbert Preining
+# GPLv2
+
+INFODIR=/usr/info
+
+set -e
+
+#
+# since user's environment is taken over into root account when sudo-ing
+# we don't want that one's user LANGUAGE setting changes the messages in
+# the dir file. Unset LANGUAGE and reload /etc/environment to get
+# the system wide settings. See bug #536476
+unset LANGUAGE
+unset LANG
+if [ -r /etc/environment ] ; then
+  . /etc/environment
+fi
+if [ -r /etc/default/locale ] ; then
+  . /etc/default/locale
+fi
+
+Help ()
+{
+    echo "\
+SYNOPSIS: update-info-dir [-h,--help] [info-directory]
+
+(re-)creates the index of available documentation in info format
+(the file $(echo $INFODIR)/dir) which is usually presented by info browsers
+on startup."
+
+    exit 0
+}
+
+
+if [ "$1" = "-h" ] || [ "$1" = "--help" ]; then
+    Help
+fi
+
+if [ -n "$1" ] ; then
+  INFODIR="$1"
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d "$INFODIR" ] ; then
+  echo "Not a directory: $INFODIR." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -r "$INFODIR/dir" ] ; then
+  rm -f "$INFODIR/dir.old"
+  cp $INFODIR/dir $INFODIR/dir.old
+fi
+
+# we have to remove the dir file not make install-info being surprised
+rm -f "$INFODIR/dir"
+
+errors=0
+find "$INFODIR" -type f | while read file ; do
+  case $file in
+    */dir|*/dir.gz|*/dir.old|*/dir.old.gz|*-[0-9]|*-[0-9].gz|*-[1-9][0-9]|*-[1-9][0-9].gz|*.png|*.jpg)
+      # these files are ignored
+      continue
+      ;;
+    *)
+      install-info "$file" "$INFODIR/dir" || {
+        errors=$((errors+1))
+      }
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+if [ $errors -gt 0 ] ; then
+  exec >&2
+  echo
+  echo "Updating the index of info documentation produced $errors errors."
+fi
+
+exit 0
+
+# vim:set expandtab tabstop=2: #
diff --git a/source/ap/texinfo/update-info-dir.8 b/source/ap/texinfo/update-info-dir.8
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e14787dbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/ap/texinfo/update-info-dir.8
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+.TH UPDATE-INFO-DIR 8
+.\" NAME should be all caps, SECTION should be 1-8, maybe w/ subsection
+.\" other parms are allowed: see man(7), man(1)
+.SH NAME
+update-info-dir \- update or create index file
+from all installed info files in directory
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B update-info-dir
+.I "[options]"
+.B [directory]
+.br
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+Update, or create, the index file
+.I dir
+of available documentation in
+/usr/info/ (the default) or in given DIRECTORY. The
+index file
+.I info
+is the directory is usually presented by info browsers on startup.
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+.B \-h,--help
+Display help and exit.
+.PP
+.SH SEE ALSO
+emacs(1)
+info(1)
+install-info(1)
+.SH AUTHOR
+This manual page was written by Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at>,
+for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).
+
+This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution
+because the original script was designed for Debian packaging system.