Problem Installing Info Files

Problem Installing Info Files

[Ian Barton]

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.

Re: Problem Installing Info Files

[Jude DaShiell]

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 <jdashiel-at-shellworld-dot-net>
<http://www.shellworld.net/~jdashiel/nj.html>

Re: Problem Installing Info Files

[Ian Barton]

On 23/05/12 11:19, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> 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.

Thanks, tried that but got same error. In any case the directory is 
owned by me, so it shouldn't be a permission problem.

Re: Problem Installing Info Files

[suvayu ali]

Hello Ian,

On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Ian Barton <lists@wilkesley.net> 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. :)

<http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#update-info-manual-to-latest>

GL

-- 
Suvayu

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Re: Problem Installing Info Files

[Ian Barton]

On 23/05/12 11:35, suvayu ali wrote:
> Hello Ian,
>
> On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Ian Barton<lists@wilkesley.net>  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. :)
>
> <http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#update-info-manual-to-latest>
>
> 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 "<f9> 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.

Re: Problem Installing Info Files

[Achim Gratz]

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.
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Re: Problem Installing Info Files

[Achim Gratz]

Ian Barton writes:
> Thanks, tried that but got same error. In any case the directory is
> owned by me, so it shouldn't be a permission problem.

What are the permissions on the directory and what is the OS?  Unless
install-info has a bug on your system, it should create a "dir" file if
it cannot find one.  It seems that it has tried to do that, but failed.


Regards,
Achim.
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