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I would like to compress all info files in /usr/local/emacs/info using
compress(1) to save disk space.  As created by the emacs format-buffer
command, they are all plain text files and thus consume too much disk
space. As FSF issue more and more texinfo files for their softwares,
plain text file would become less and less acceptable if one has a 
small hard disk (110 Meg for now).

I would be thankful to anyone who would tell me whether there 
is a way to enable emacs load compressed info files (ie. with .Z
extension) without hacking emacs src. (I have no space to build it).

I imagine the info.el is in need of modification too. I don't know
elisp, so hints and/or patches for modifying it would be nice.

I already checked gnu.emacs.sources and didn't find anything there.
So I am turning to this group for help.

Thanks in advance to anyone who responses.  Emails most welcome,
please send your message to the address below.

Chin Fang
Mechanical Engineering Department
Stanford University
fangchin@portia.stanford.edu

ps. I use emacs 18.55 on a 20Mhz i386 box running ESIX RevD with 
    8 megs, if this matters. (I believe not)