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Clarify use of site-init.el.
author Karl Heuer <kwzh@gnu.org>
date Wed, 24 May 1995 20:50:54 +0000
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123 distribution, but using `configure' is supposed to be simpler. See 123 distribution, but using `configure' is supposed to be simpler. See
124 the section called "CONFIGURATION BY HAND" below if you want to do the 124 the section called "CONFIGURATION BY HAND" below if you want to do the
125 configuration yourself. 125 configuration yourself.
126 126
127 4) Look at `./lisp/paths.el'; if some of those values are not right 127 4) Look at `./lisp/paths.el'; if some of those values are not right
128 for your system, edit the file `./lisp/site-init.el' containing Emacs 128 for your system, set up the file `./lisp/site-init.el' with Emacs
129 Lisp code to override them; you probably don't want to edit paths.el 129 Lisp code to override them; it is not a good idea to edit paths.el
130 itself. YOU MUST USE THE LISP FUNCTION `setq' TO ASSIGN VALUES, 130 itself. YOU MUST USE THE LISP FUNCTION `setq' TO ASSIGN VALUES,
131 rather than `defvar', as used by `./lisp/paths.el'. For example, 131 rather than `defvar', as used by `./lisp/paths.el'. For example,
132 132
133 (setq news-inews-program "/usr/bin/inews") 133 (setq news-inews-program "/usr/bin/inews")
134 134