From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Xiao-Yong Jin Subject: Re: Re: install and info Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:03:29 -0400 Message-ID: <87ljwxsqlq.fsf@columbia.edu> References: <87wsgiaqjw.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> <87prm9svk5.fsf@columbia.edu> <1aiqs1q1u9.fsf@development.richardriley.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KnxzK-0008UZ-QL for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:03:42 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KnxzH-0008Sz-U6 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:03:42 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=53654 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KnxzH-0008Ss-Nc for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:03:39 -0400 Received: from brinza.cc.columbia.edu ([128.59.29.8]:46290) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KnxzH-0008Qj-7i for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:03:39 -0400 Received: from lattice (dyn-209-2-216-8.dyn.columbia.edu [209.2.216.8]) (user=xj2106 mech=PLAIN bits=0) by brinza.cc.columbia.edu (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id m99G3afV001817 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT) for ; Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:03:37 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <1aiqs1q1u9.fsf@development.richardriley.net> (Richard Riley's message of "Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:29:02 +0200") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Richard Riley writes: > Xiao-Yong Jin writes: > >> Richard Riley writes: >> >>> Bernt Hansen writes: >>> >>>> On three systems I have access to the info files are in /usr/share/info >>>> >>>> - Debian >>>> - FreeBSD >>>> - Ubuntu >>> >>> Debian and Ubuntu should be the same I would think since Ubunti is >>> Debian based. >>> >>> But there is an org which ships with emacs. I would expect the info file >>> from that to be there. >>> >>> If one installs from CVS/git should it not be in /usr/local/share/info ? >>> >>> I really am not sure personally and frequently have had issues with >>> other packages and the installation and location of Info files. >>> >> >> This is the real problem. I guess most of the package >> managers are not happy with conflicting files from different >> packages. Gentoo, archlinux and FreeBSD are all not happy >> with this. So I just decided to install info files some >> where in my home directory and prepend that to my $INFOPATH. >> >> Xiao-Yong > > Did you have a local "dir" file too or put in a link into one of the > others? Yes, I have a local "dir" file. In my case, % echo $INFOPATH /home/jin/etc/info: % ls /home/jin/etc/info/ dir emacs-w3m-ja.info emacs-w3m.info emms org > > I suspect this is getting a little OT now and more "How does info work" > :-; But it's reassuring to hear that others scratch their heads a little > too. I have lots of unresolved dir links since I removed (uninstalled > properly) emacs 22 and 21 and went for CVS Emacs 23 and that only adds > to my info woes ... As long as the file `dir' is in your $INFOPATH, it will be searched before the one(s) in your system. And that's how I override the system's while keep the system happy. Xiao-Yong -- c/* __o/* <\ * (__ */\ <