From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jude DaShiell Subject: Re: Problem Installing Info Files Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 06:19:02 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: References: <4FBCB7D9.2010602@wilkesley.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:43962) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SX8es-0003TQ-0D for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 May 2012 06:19:15 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SX8em-0006Of-Js for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 May 2012 06:19:09 -0400 Received: from shellworld.net ([69.60.117.94]:59037 helo=server1.shellworld.net) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SX8em-0006OI-F7 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 May 2012 06:19:04 -0400 In-Reply-To: <4FBCB7D9.2010602@wilkesley.net> 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: ian@manor-farm.org Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Try: sudo make .install-info while in the org directory and see what happens. On Wed, 23 May 2012, Ian Barton wrote: > When I run make install I am getting the following error: > > make -C doc install > make[1]: Entering directory `/home/ian/Dropbox/.emacs.d/src/org-mode/doc' > if [ ! -d ~/.emacs.d/src/info ]; then mkdir -p ~/.emacs.d/src/info; else true; > fi ; > install -p org ~/.emacs.d/src/info > install-info --infodir=~/.emacs.d/src/info org > ~/.emacs.d/src/info/dir: could not read (No such file or directory) and could > not create (No such file or directory) > make[1]: *** [install] Error 1 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/ian/Dropbox/.emacs.d/src/org-mode/doc' > make: *** [install-doc] Error 2 > > > The ~/.emacs.d/src/info exists and is writable. The file > /.emacs.d/src/org-mode/doc/org exists and looks like an info file. I have > install-info installed. > > Running: > > install-info --infodir=~/.emacs.d/src/info org > > from the directory containing org gives the following error: > > ~/.emacs.d/src/info/dir: could not read (No such file or directory) and could > not create (No such file or directory) > > However, the org info file is copied into the directory. So it appears to be a > problem with install-info. I have now run out of ideas. > > Ian. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- Jude