From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bernt Hansen Subject: Re: install and info Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:41:55 -0400 Message-ID: <87wsgiaqjw.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> References: 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 1KnuqA-0004eD-QT for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:42:02 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Knuq9-0004dL-RR for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:42:02 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=43523 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Knuq9-0004dC-Kt for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:42:01 -0400 Received: from mho-02-bos.mailhop.org ([63.208.196.179]:53181) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Knuq8-0001ip-TY for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:42:01 -0400 In-Reply-To: (Carsten Dominik's message of "Thu\, 9 Oct 2008 07\:45\:08 +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: Carsten Dominik Cc: org-mode , Richard Riley On three systems I have access to the info files are in /usr/share/info - Debian - FreeBSD - Ubuntu -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. >> >> >> -- >> We are becoming the servants in thought, as in action, of the >> machine we have created to serve us. ~John Kenneth Galbraith >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Emacs-orgmode mailing list >> Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. >> Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org >> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode