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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/docguide.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/docguide.sgml index c9c9862564f..3cc1d60c498 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/docguide.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/docguide.sgml @@ -942,26 +942,19 @@ save_size.pdfjadetex = 15000 <title>Plain Text Files</title> <para> - Several files are distributed as plain text, for reading during - the installation process. The <filename>INSTALL</filename> file + The installation instructions are also distributed as plain text, + in case they are needed in a situation where better reading tools + are not available. The <filename>INSTALL</filename> file corresponds to <xref linkend="installation">, with some minor changes to account for the different context. To recreate the file, change to the directory <filename>doc/src/sgml</filename> - and enter <userinput>gmake INSTALL</userinput>. This will create - a file <filename>INSTALL.html</filename> that can be saved as text - with <productname>Netscape Navigator</productname> and put into - the place of the existing file. - <productname>Netscape</productname> seems to offer the best - quality for <acronym>HTML</acronym> to text conversions (over - <application>lynx</application> and - <application>w3m</application>). + and enter <userinput>gmake INSTALL</userinput>. </para> <para> - The file <filename>HISTORY</filename> can be created similarly, - using the command <userinput>gmake HISTORY</userinput>. For the - file <filename>src/test/regress/README</filename> the command is - <userinput>gmake regress_README</userinput>. + In the past, the release notes and regression testing instructions + were also distributed as plain text, but this practice has been + discontinued. </para> </sect2> |