From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Achim Gratz Subject: Re: Problem Installing Info Files Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 00:29:21 +0200 Message-ID: <87wr42wmym.fsf@Rainer.invalid> References: <4FBCB7D9.2010602@wilkesley.net> <4FBCE6B6.50402@wilkesley.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:48006) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SXK3m-00039b-FX for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 May 2012 18:29:39 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SXK3j-0001M6-Rn for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 May 2012 18:29:38 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:52019) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SXK3j-0001Lj-Ka for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 May 2012 18:29:35 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1SXK3g-0003TO-P4 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 24 May 2012 00:29:32 +0200 Received: from pd9eb358e.dip.t-dialin.net ([217.235.53.142]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 24 May 2012 00:29:32 +0200 Received: from Stromeko by pd9eb358e.dip.t-dialin.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 24 May 2012 00:29:32 +0200 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 Ian Barton writes: > 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: [...] > 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. Why not remove the duck tape altogether and let 'make install' stick the info file where it belongs? Regards, Achim. -- +<[Q+ Matrix-12 WAVE#46+305 Neuron microQkb Andromeda XTk Blofeld]>+ Wavetables for the Terratec KOMPLEXER: http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#KomplexerWaves