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Info files moved to share/info.
author Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
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