diff --git a/print/Makefile b/print/Makefile
index 6c7eb2cbd963..8ea4dbd46fc2 100644
--- a/print/Makefile
+++ b/print/Makefile
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@
     SUBDIR += p5-PostScript-Simple
     SUBDIR += p5-Text-PDF
     SUBDIR += p5-XML-ApacheFOP
+    SUBDIR += pkg-texinfo
     SUBDIR += panda
     SUBDIR += papersize-default-a4
     SUBDIR += papersize-default-letter
diff --git a/print/pkg-texinfo/Makefile b/print/pkg-texinfo/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0600b2af290c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/print/pkg-texinfo/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# $FreeBSD$
+
+PORTNAME=	texinfo
+PORTVERSION=	5.2
+CATEGORIES=	ports-mgmt
+MASTER_SITES=	GNU
+PKGNAMEPREFIX=	pkg-
+
+MAINTAINER=	bapt@FreeBSD.org
+COMMENT=	Minimal version of texinfo
+
+LICENSE=	GPLv3
+LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
+
+USES=		tar:xz
+
+PLIST_FILES=	bin/ginstall-info \
+		bin/ginfo
+
+GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--disable-nls
+CONFIGURE_ENV=	PERL=${TRUE} ac_cv_path_PERL=${TRUE}
+
+BUILD_WRKSRC=	${WRKSRC}/gnulib/lib
+
+post-build:
+		cd ${WRKSRC}/install-info; ${SETENV} ${MAKE_ENV} ${MAKE_CMD} ${MAKE_FLAGS} ${MAKEFILE} ${_MAKE_JOBS} ${MAKE_ARGS}
+		cd ${WRKSRC}/info; ${SETENV} ${MAKE_ENV} ${MAKE_CMD} ${MAKE_FLAGS} ${MAKEFILE} ${_MAKE_JOBS} ${MAKE_ARGS}
+
+do-install:
+		${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/install-info/ginstall-info ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/ginstall-info
+		${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/info/ginfo ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/ginfo
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/print/pkg-texinfo/distinfo b/print/pkg-texinfo/distinfo
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..49716d4d2c3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/print/pkg-texinfo/distinfo
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+SHA256 (texinfo-5.2.tar.xz) = 5471ef683a64588a7cfef46ef2bdd3fbcbca89d847e10832612293f105e44eda
+SIZE (texinfo-5.2.tar.xz) = 3812944
diff --git a/print/pkg-texinfo/files/patch-install-info_install-info.c b/print/pkg-texinfo/files/patch-install-info_install-info.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c9252d8193ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/print/pkg-texinfo/files/patch-install-info_install-info.c
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+--- install-info/install-info.c.orig	2013-01-07 00:18:56.000000000 +0100
++++ install-info/install-info.c	2013-02-19 09:15:24.000000000 +0100
+@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
+ #define TAB_WIDTH 8
+ 
+ static char *progname = "install-info";
++static char *default_section = NULL;
+ 
+ struct spec_entry;
+ struct spec_section;
+@@ -146,6 +147,8 @@ struct option longopts[] =
+   { "calign",    required_argument, NULL, 'C'},
+   { "debug",     no_argument, NULL, 'g' },
+   { "delete",    no_argument, NULL, 'r' },
++  { "defentry",  required_argument, NULL, 'E' },
++  { "defsection",  required_argument, NULL, 'S' },
+   { "dir-file",  required_argument, NULL, 'd' },
+   { "entry",     required_argument, NULL, 'e' },
+   { "name",      required_argument, NULL, 't' },
+@@ -543,6 +546,10 @@ Options:\n\
+  --debug             report what is being done.\n\
+  --delete            delete existing entries for INFO-FILE from DIR-FILE;\n\
+                       don't insert any new entries.\n\
++ --defentry=TEXT     like --entry, but only use TEXT if an entry\n\
++                      is not present in INFO-FILE.\n\
++ --defsection=TEXT   like --section, but only use TEXT if a section\n\
++                      is not present in INFO-FILE.\n\
+  --description=TEXT  the description of the entry is TEXT; used with\n\
+                       the --name option to become synonymous with the\n\
+                       --entry option.\n\
+@@ -1857,6 +1864,8 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
+   struct spec_entry *entries_to_add = NULL;
+   struct spec_entry *entries_to_add_from_file = NULL;
+   int n_entries_to_add = 0;
++  struct spec_entry *default_entries_to_add = NULL;
++  int n_default_entries_to_add = 0;
+ 
+   /* Record the old text of the dir file, as plain characters,
+      as lines, and as nodes.  */
+@@ -2041,6 +2050,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
+           }
+           break;
+ 
++	case 'E':
+         case 'e':
+           {
+             struct spec_entry *next
+@@ -2055,12 +2065,18 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
+             next->text_len = olen;
+             next->entry_sections = NULL;
+             next->entry_sections_tail = NULL;
+-            next->next = entries_to_add;
+             next->missing_name = 0;
+             next->missing_basename = 0;
+             next->missing_description = 0;
+-            entries_to_add = next;
+-            n_entries_to_add++;
++	    if (opt == 'e') {
++		next->next = entries_to_add;
++		entries_to_add = next;
++		n_entries_to_add++;
++	    } else {
++		next->next = default_entries_to_add;
++		default_entries_to_add = next;
++		n_default_entries_to_add++;
++	    }
+           }
+           break;
+ 
+@@ -2127,6 +2143,10 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
+           }
+           break;
+ 
++	case 'S':
++	  default_section = optarg;
++	  break;
++
+         case 's':
+           {
+             struct spec_section *next
+@@ -2315,7 +2335,7 @@ There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent perm
+         {
+           input_sections = (struct spec_section *)
+             xmalloc (sizeof (struct spec_section));
+-          input_sections->name = "Miscellaneous";
++          input_sections->name = default_section ? default_section : "Miscellaneous";
+           input_sections->next = NULL;
+           input_sections->missing = 1;
+         }
diff --git a/print/pkg-texinfo/pkg-descr b/print/pkg-texinfo/pkg-descr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aaa6e657f89f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/print/pkg-texinfo/pkg-descr
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Stripped down version of texinfo (only install-info part) to handle installation
+of GNU info files
+
+WWW: http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/