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From: Ian Barton <lists@wilkesley.net>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Problem Installing Info Files
Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 11:35:42 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4FBCBD7E.3060207@wilkesley.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.01.1205230618130.15236@freire1.furyyjbeyq.arg>

On 23/05/12 11:19, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> Try:
> sudo make .install-info while in the org directory and see what happens.
> On Wed, 23 May 2012, Ian Barton wrote:
>
>> When I run make install I am getting the following error:
>>
>> make -C doc install
>> make[1]: Entering directory `/home/ian/Dropbox/.emacs.d/src/org-mode/doc'
>> if [ ! -d ~/.emacs.d/src/info ]; then mkdir -p ~/.emacs.d/src/info; else true;
>> fi ;
>> install -p org ~/.emacs.d/src/info
>> install-info --infodir=~/.emacs.d/src/info org
>> ~/.emacs.d/src/info/dir: could not read (No such file or directory) and could
>> not create (No such file or directory)
>> make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
>> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/ian/Dropbox/.emacs.d/src/org-mode/doc'
>> make: *** [install-doc] Error 2
>>
>>
>> The ~/.emacs.d/src/info exists and is writable. The file
>> /.emacs.d/src/org-mode/doc/org exists and looks like an info file. I have
>> install-info installed.
>>
>> Running:
>>
>> install-info --infodir=~/.emacs.d/src/info org
>>
>> from the directory containing org gives the following error:
>>
>> ~/.emacs.d/src/info/dir: could not read (No such file or directory) and could
>> not create (No such file or directory)
>>
>> However, the org info file is copied into the directory. So it appears to be a
>> problem with install-info. I have now run out of ideas.
>>
>> Ian.

Thanks, tried that but got same error. In any case the directory is 
owned by me, so it shouldn't be a permission problem.

next prev parent reply	other threads:[~2012-05-23 10:35 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-05-23 10:11 Problem Installing Info Files Ian Barton
2012-05-23 10:19 ` Jude DaShiell
2012-05-23 10:35   ` Ian Barton [this message]
2012-05-24 18:51     ` Achim Gratz
2012-05-23 10:35 ` suvayu ali
2012-05-23 13:31   ` Ian Barton
2012-05-23 22:29     ` Achim Gratz

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