tags 446376 - moreinfo
thanks
Reuben Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> (a) the environment variable INFOPATH is set, or
>
> This is correct, I do. This seems to be the problem. However, I'm not
> sure how to get around it. I set INFOPATH because I install some
> programs in my home directory. I can't find a way to discover the
> system's implicit INFOPATH, other than:
>
> strings /usr/bin/info|grep /usr/local
>
> but this of course does not include the emacs-22 directories.
>
> Hence, I can't see how to both set an INFOPATH (needed for my
> user-installed programs) and still have access from within Emacs to
> the emacs-22/* files.
Why not include the emacs-22 directory in the INFOPATH list? If you
don't want to do it for all info readers, here is a snippet for your
.emacs that will add it in only in Debian's emacs22:
(let ((info-path (getenv "INFOPATH")))
(when (and info-path
(boundp 'debian-emacs-flavor)
(equal debian-emacs-flavor 'emacs22)
(not (string-match "/usr/share/info/emacs-22" info-path)))
(setenv "INFOPATH" (concat "/usr/share/info/emacs-22:" info-path))))
> Using the standalone info reader, I don't have this problem: it seems
> to search subdirectories, so it finds the emacs-22/* files under
> /usr/share/info.
But if you have multiple Emacs versions installed, it will pick up a
random one, though the file names are included in the dir entry:
* Emacs FAQ: (emacs-21/efaq). Frequently Asked Questions about
Emacs.
* Emacs FAQ: (emacs-22/efaq). Frequently Asked Questions about
Emacs.
If I choose the first entry, info still displays the FAQ for emacs22.
Cheers,
Sven
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