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Info files moved to share/info.
author | Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> |
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date | Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:13:34 +0000 |
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502 several versions of Emacs for any mix of machines and | 502 several versions of Emacs for any mix of machines and |
503 operating systems installed at the same time; this is | 503 operating systems installed at the same time; this is |
504 useful for sites at which different kinds of machines | 504 useful for sites at which different kinds of machines |
505 share the file system Emacs is installed on. | 505 share the file system Emacs is installed on. |
506 | 506 |
507 `/usr/local/info' holds the on-line documentation for Emacs, known as | 507 `/usr/local/share/info' holds the on-line documentation for Emacs, |
508 "info files". Many other GNU programs are documented | 508 known as "info files". Many other GNU programs are |
509 using info files as well, so this directory stands | 509 documented using info files as well, so this directory |
510 apart from the other, Emacs-specific directories. | 510 stands apart from the other, Emacs-specific |
511 directories. | |
511 | 512 |
512 `/usr/local/man/man1' holds the man pages for the programs installed | 513 `/usr/local/man/man1' holds the man pages for the programs installed |
513 in `/usr/local/bin'. | 514 in `/usr/local/bin'. |
514 | 515 |
515 Any version of Emacs, whether installed or not, also looks for Lisp | 516 Any version of Emacs, whether installed or not, also looks for Lisp |
531 for its Lisp files by giving values for `make' variables as part of | 532 for its Lisp files by giving values for `make' variables as part of |
532 the command. See the section below called `MAKE VARIABLES' for more | 533 the command. See the section below called `MAKE VARIABLES' for more |
533 information on this. | 534 information on this. |
534 | 535 |
535 8) Check the file `dir' in your site's info directory (usually | 536 8) Check the file `dir' in your site's info directory (usually |
536 /usr/local/info) to make sure that it has a menu entry for the Emacs | 537 /usr/local/share/info) to make sure that it has a menu entry for the |
537 info files. | 538 Emacs info files. |
538 | 539 |
539 9) If your system uses lock files to interlock access to mailer inbox files, | 540 9) If your system uses lock files to interlock access to mailer inbox files, |
540 then you might need to make the movemail program setuid or setgid | 541 then you might need to make the movemail program setuid or setgid |
541 to enable it to write the lock files. We believe this is safe. | 542 to enable it to write the lock files. We believe this is safe. |
542 | 543 |
598 installed at the same time; this is useful for sites at which | 599 installed at the same time; this is useful for sites at which |
599 different kinds of machines share the file system Emacs is | 600 different kinds of machines share the file system Emacs is |
600 installed on. | 601 installed on. |
601 | 602 |
602 `infodir' indicates where to put the info files distributed with | 603 `infodir' indicates where to put the info files distributed with |
603 Emacs; it defaults to `/usr/local/info'. | 604 Emacs; it defaults to `/usr/local/share/info'. |
604 | 605 |
605 `mandir' indicates where to put the man pages for Emacs and its | 606 `mandir' indicates where to put the man pages for Emacs and its |
606 utilities (like `etags'); it defaults to | 607 utilities (like `etags'); it defaults to |
607 `/usr/local/man/man1'. | 608 `/usr/local/man/man1'. |
608 | 609 |