From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: install and info Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 07:45:08 +0200 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v929.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KnoKp-0003Cf-DR for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:45:15 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KnoKn-0003Bc-Ai for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:45:14 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=39493 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KnoKn-0003BY-5q for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:45:13 -0400 Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com ([64.233.182.191]:37827) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KnoKm-0008BX-N0 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:45:12 -0400 Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id c7so1826150nfi.26 for ; Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:45:11 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: 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 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