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The @code{install-info} command cannot parse these files, so you will
have to add their entries to @code{/usr/info/dir} by hand.
+Even if the dir file already exists, you may have to update it when
+you install new Cygwin packages. Some packages update the dir file
+for you, but many don't.
+
@subsection Why do I get a message saying Out of Queue slots?
"Out of queue slots!" generally occurs when you're trying to remove