From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ian Barton Subject: Re: Problem Installing Info Files Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 14:31:34 +0100 Message-ID: <4FBCE6B6.50402@wilkesley.net> References: <4FBCB7D9.2010602@wilkesley.net> Reply-To: ian@manor-farm.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:52568) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SXBfJ-0008S7-M5 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 May 2012 09:31:55 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SXBf9-00014v-Iw for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 May 2012 09:31:48 -0400 Received: from mail2.wilkesley.net ([109.74.196.44]:35631 helo=li40-130.members.linode.com) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SXBf9-00014X-DH for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 May 2012 09:31:39 -0400 Received: from [192.168.0.183] (unknown [217.146.125.41]) (Authenticated sender: lists@wilkesley.net) by li40-130.members.linode.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 1FEB5357FA6 for ; Wed, 23 May 2012 14:31:36 +0100 (BST) In-Reply-To: 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 On 23/05/12 11:35, suvayu ali wrote: > Hello Ian, > > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Ian Barton wrote: >> 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) > > I think your info setup is a bit different. It would help if you could > describe it briefly. In any case, I would recommend you take a look at > this FAQ; maybe the answer is already there. :) > > > > GL > I have found the problem, the clue was in the error message:) When I was using Debian/Ubuntu I got fed up of trying to get the info file to install in the "correct" place. Using a large bit of duck tape, I put it in: ~/.emacs.d/src/info org then defined the following key binding: (global-set-key (kbd " i") (lambda () (interactive) (info "~/dropbox/.emacs.d/src/org-mode/doc/org"))) Since this isn't an info directory it doesn't contain a "dir" file for install-info to update, so make-info complains. I have now stuck some duck tape on the Makefile and changed make-info to a simple "cp" command to get the file into the place where I want it. Ian.