From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bernt Hansen Subject: Re: install and info Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:30:45 -0400 Message-ID: <87skr5c2uy.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> References: <87wsgiaqjw.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> 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 1KnvbR-0000rl-3y for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:30:53 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KnvbP-0000qD-4s for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:30:52 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=47063 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KnvbO-0000q0-RH for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:30:50 -0400 Received: from mho-02-bos.mailhop.org ([63.208.196.179]:50061) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KnvbO-0005oH-U1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:30:51 -0400 In-Reply-To: (Richard Riley's message of "Thu\, 09 Oct 2008 15\:08\:46 +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: Richard Riley Cc: org-mode 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. Yes they should be but I thought I'd list it for completeness :) I've never messed with info files before (from an installation point of view) but I was under the impression that the top level 'dir' file needs to be edited to include new documentation in the tree and that file lives in whatever the standard info directory is on your system. I think you can create new documentation in other locations but you still need to reference it from the 'dir' file if you want it to be easy to locate. > > 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. Me either. I'm just trying to provide additional information in case it's useful. -Bernt >> >> Carsten Dominik writes: >> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> I'd be happy to change the default to >>> >>> infodir = $(prefix)/share/info >>> >>> >>> if this is a better default for most systems. Is it better? So could >>> people on >>> different systems out there please check where the standard info >>> directory is located? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> - Carsten >>> >>> On Oct 8, 2008, at 3:20 PM, Richard Riley wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> There might be an inconsistency in the install process. Well, on my >>>> debian system. >>>> >>>> In the Makefile we have >>>> >>>> ,---- >>>> | # Where local software is found >>>> | prefix=/usr/local >>>> | >>>> | # Where local lisp files go. >>>> | lispdir = $(prefix)/share/emacs/site-lisp >>>> | >>>> | # Where info files go. >>>> | infodir = $(prefix)/info >>>> `---- >>>> >>>> Now I dont pretend to even begin to understand how the info system >>>> works >>>> but a "sudo make install-info" does not work because (a) it puts the >>>> file into /usr/local/info and my system appears to expect it in >>>> /usr/local/share/info. In addition the install info command appears to >>>> be broken: >>>> >>>> ,---- >>>> | if [ ! -d /usr/local/info ]; then mkdir -p /usr/local/info; else >>>> true; fi ; >>>> | cp -p doc/org /usr/local/info >>>> | install-info --info-file=doc/org --info-dir=/usr/local/info >>>> | Usage: install-info [ ...] [--] >>>> `---- >>>> >>>> Hopefully someone can shed some light. I think it used to work but am >>>> not sure if I was picking up a local info file before. >>>> >>>>