From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Achim Gratz Subject: Re: Problem Installing Info Files Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 20:51:39 +0200 Message-ID: <87sjepe7k4.fsf@Rainer.invalid> References: <4FBCB7D9.2010602@wilkesley.net> <4FBCBD7E.3060207@wilkesley.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:33200) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SXd8d-0005Z1-4o for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 24 May 2012 14:51:56 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SXd8a-0003Vh-Ie for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 24 May 2012 14:51:54 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:33341) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SXd8a-0003Uy-BZ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 24 May 2012 14:51:52 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1SXd8X-0000iv-5H for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 24 May 2012 20:51:49 +0200 Received: from pd9eb358d.dip.t-dialin.net ([217.235.53.141]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 24 May 2012 20:51:49 +0200 Received: from Stromeko by pd9eb358d.dip.t-dialin.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 24 May 2012 20:51:49 +0200 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Ian Barton writes: > Thanks, tried that but got same error. In any case the directory is > owned by me, so it shouldn't be a permission problem. What are the permissions on the directory and what is the OS? Unless install-info has a bug on your system, it should create a "dir" file if it cannot find one. It seems that it has tried to do that, but failed. Regards, Achim. -- +<[Q+ Matrix-12 WAVE#46+305 Neuron microQkb Andromeda XTk Blofeld]>+ Factory and User Sound Singles for Waldorf rackAttack: http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#WaldorfSounds